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Whose Carbon Is It Anyway?

10th September 2007

There was an interesting piece in the Observer about Tesco being attacked for under-stating their carbon footprint by Christian Aid. The supermarket giant has come...

Blowing in the Wind?

5th September 2007

Last week I saw a presentation from a representative of the New and Renewable Energy Centre, NaREC. They've been testing a Windsave micro-wind turbine on...

New Recycling Support for SMEs

3rd September 2007

WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) has launched the Recycling @ Work scheme to help Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)* find ways to...

So just what is waste?

31st August 2007

The home page on the Terra Infirma website proclaims "waste is a verb, not a noun". This was a little catchphrase I dreamt up while...

The Winds of Change…

29th August 2007

When watching footage of this month's Climate Camp, I couldn't help thinking it could be the mid-nineties all over again with the dreadlocked hordes descending...

Is life too short for life cycle assessment?

23rd August 2007

One phrase that immediately makes me suspicious is "A Life Cycle Assessment has shown that...".If you haven't come across Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) before, it...

The kids are alright

16th August 2007

It's all a bit silly season here at Terra Infirma Towers at the minute - the usual series of holidays with sudden intense bursts of...

UK’s renewables commitment looks doomed

13th August 2007

The Guardian has a big splash on the UK's renewables target today - and how it is likely to be missed by a mile. We're...

Off on holiday for a week…

3rd August 2007

...more posts the week after.

Happy Birthday To Us!

1st August 2007

Terra Infirma was established exactly a year ago today with the mission to bring sustainability to industry, communities and other organisations. In 12 months we...

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