Repeat after me: ‘Energy’ and ‘Electricity’ are different things…
One of the things that makes me mad is people who should know better mixing up 'energy' and 'electricity'. Of course electricity is a form...
Lies, Damn Lies and Life Cycle Assessment…
Jan 4, 2008
For some time, I've been vaguely aware of some 'research' that purported to show that a GM Hummer was more eco-friendly than a hybrid Toyota...
Happy New Year from Terra Infirma
Jan 2, 2008
As the fug of Xmas XS slowly dissipates, it is becoming clear that 2008 is looking like a vintage one for Terra Infirma. We have...
Merry Christmas to you all!
Dec 17, 2007
The Terra Infirma office will be going into hibernation mode tomorrow, so can I take this opportunity to wish all our readers, clients, project partners...
You’ll never see this picture on this website…
Dec 14, 2007
...oops, you just have!We're planning an overhaul of the Terra Infirma website in the New Year, so I've been spending 'idle' moments (I say "idle"...
RSC calls for more green product development
Dec 12, 2007
While most environmentalists are focussing on the big issue du jour, climate change and the talks in Bali, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has...
Bleak News from Bali
Dec 10, 2007
UK political orthodoxy has two main tenets when it comes to climate change: "yes, we can fix it, if only the Americans/Chinese/this month's scapegoat do...
Don’t sweat the little stuff
Dec 7, 2007
I've just been on the phone with someone in the commercial sector fretting over the use of paper plates in their canteen outside main meals...
Waste heat “will be zero carbon”
Dec 5, 2007
Another positive from the Local Government Association Climate Change conference. I asked the Audit Commission's carbon gurus about the use of heat from electricity generation...
Blears: “Merton Rule Not Under Threat”, but…
Dec 4, 2007
I'm at the Local Government Association Climate Change conference today and the Government's Communities Secretary Hazel Blears stated quite categorically that the Merton Rule was...