The Future of Transport?
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...
The Stumbling & Humbling of Elon Musk
Oct 1, 2018
The electromagnetic pioneer Nikola Tesla gave us the AC motor, radio, robots, x-ray photographs and much more. However, he was clearly bonkers with bizarre aversions to...
Demand Sustainability – it’s the only way
Aug 21, 2017
We've had a steady stream of pro-electric vehicle news stories this summer – R&D investment, supplier pledges, far off in the future pledges to ban petrol/diesel...
Sustainability doesn’t get easier…
Jul 3, 2017
Eee, it's my favourite sporting event of the year, le grand boucle itself, the Tour De France. Setting off on Saturday from Dusseldorf, home to...
Evolve or die
Jun 7, 2017
I had an interesting (off-the-record) chat with a contact in the energy sector yesterday. I was left with the clear impression that the fossil fuel...
A Green Industrial Strategy for the UK? Ish.
Jan 23, 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has a reputation as something of an inscrutable sphinx and we only get glimpses of what makes her tick. When she stepped...
Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)
May 11, 2016
Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...
Getting smart on smart grids
Mar 4, 2016
The Smart-grid has always been more talked about than done, but now the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has announced that the UK could save up to £8bn...
There’s always an excuse to do nothing…
Jan 20, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, the wonderful Green Thinkers group I'm a member of considered Energy Without The Hot Air by David MacKay – a...