There’s always one… (being negative about Sustainability)
Mrs K, aka Professor Karen Johnson, has appeared as a talking head in a Guardian video about soil health (see above). She's super excited getting...
Making Sustainability The New Normal
Jul 8, 2019
Yesterday afternoon I pulled on my lycra, got on my bike and headed off into Northumberland to watch the end of the Beaumont Trophy –...
Turtle-ly awesome Green Jujitsu
Jun 7, 2019
Today's 'green day' at our local primary school, so the younger two have gone dressed in green for an eco-themed day. Jimmy, middle child, has...
Sustainability in my local election campaign
May 7, 2019
Long time readers will know that I've always shared my time time running Terra Infirma Ltd with being an elected Councillor on Newcastle City Council....
Keeping Sustainability Simple, Stupid
Mar 25, 2019
Yesterday I was talking to somebody who was lauding the kerbside recycling system in the London borough where they used to live compared to what...
Engaging ‘difficult’ people in Sustainability
Mar 4, 2019
I've seen a couple of posts on social media recently where green-leaning people are getting frustrated with intransigent people they know, who just won't listen....
Cognitive Dissonance and Climate Change
Dec 10, 2018
It's been a rather depressing weekend for Sustainability, what with the US Government joining those beacons of liberty Russia and Saudi Arabia to downgrade the...
How to Accelerate Sustainability
Nov 26, 2018
I got into a Twitter conversation last week about how to change towards Sustainability rapidly. That exchange was mainly about national issues, but my examples...
Don’t talk to ME about Sustainability!
Nov 9, 2018
About 7 years ago, in my City Councillor days, I welcomed the introduction of a much beefed up Cycling Strategy (which I had instigated a...
Why crying ‘DOOM!’ won’t save the planet
Nov 5, 2018
Much debate has been sparked by David Attenborough saying that we shouldn't be too alarmist about the environment if we want to get people on...