Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Weekly Tip #16: My favourite slogan

2nd June 2008

This is the sixteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Treat the word ‘waste’ as a verb, never a...

Carbon Trust ‘could do better’, but can they?

29th May 2008

The UK's Committee of Public Accounts has criticised the Carbon Trust's ability to cut emissions as 'pretty small beer'. The committee has listed a number...

The Times Top 50 Businesses

28th May 2008

The Times has published a list of the 50 greenest businesses. Top of the List is JC Atkinson - a coffin manufacturer - I wouldn't...

Weekly Tip #15: Cold Comfort

27th May 2008

This is the fifteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:If you have cold rooms/refrigerators, make sure doors are...

A short intermission…

17th May 2008

... while I spend a week in Scotland recharging my own batteries. Hints, tips and news will return when I do!

Why environmental performance matters more, not less, in an economic downturn

15th May 2008

Two things happened to me yesterday that made me think about this:1. someone asked me if they thought the environmental sector would be hit by...

Update: Low Carbon Business Seminar – 26 June 2008

13th May 2008

Just a quick update on the low carbon business seminar I posted about last week:1. I have secured the early bird discount in perpetuity (hurrah!);2....

Weekly Tip #14: Down the drain…

12th May 2008

This is the fourteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:To avoid the risk of pollution incidences, map and...

Grey and Green

8th May 2008

I gave a presentation on climate change to the Ponteland chapter of the University of the Third Age (U3A) yesterday. A very interesting and interested...

Low Carbon Business Seminar – 26 June 2008