A clever device to beat the oil price hike…
With turmoil continuing in the Gulf hitting oil prices again, various bodies are mooting lists of potential measures to reduce consumption. While some of these...
Beer, frites and cycling: and an important Sustainability lesson from my weekend in Flanders
Mar 4, 2025
So I'm back from a long weekend criss-crossing Flanders by bike to catch the Opening Weekend cycle races which (used to) herald the start of...
The most efficient machine ever invented…
Sep 23, 2024
I was idly scrolling through Twitter the other day when I saw the question "What is the most under-rated invention?" answered by the Black Swan...
Build it and they’ll come – and ride on it
Jun 19, 2024
Yesterday I experienced my first London rush hour for many years. Things have changed quite a bit since my days of riding the Tube twice...
So, I cycled to an automotive event…
Mar 28, 2023
Last Thursday night, I was invited to the North East Automobile Association (NEAA) Annual Awards at Ramside Hall outside Durham as I was one of...
My cargobike is changing my life… despite much of the infrastructure
Dec 5, 2022
I've banged on about my cargo-bike on here before, but I recently made this video about the bike, why it solves my big green transport...
Sustainability thoughts from the UK Local Elections
May 9, 2022
I suppose you could also call this blog "why I haven't blogged for goodness knows how many weeks." Regular readers will know that I'm a...
The Future of Transport?
Mar 21, 2022
Last week I finally got hold of my new mode of transport – a Tern GSD cargobike. It’s the same length as a normal bike,...
Making Sustainability Easy (pt 357)
Apr 26, 2021
I'm still up to my eyeballs in the local election campaign. One of the issues we are campaigning on is the very poor recycling system...
How can your business help deliver the 15 Minute City?
Sep 21, 2020
More than half of the world's population live in cities, predicted to grow to two thirds by 2050. Therefore much of the debate on Sustainability...