Why is it so difficult?
I had lunch on Monday with a cousin of mine who runs a medium size farm. For a long time he has been interested in...
Wrestling with Olympic Dilemmas
Aug 10, 2011
Last night, I caught the BBC's mockumentary series Twenty Twelve about the arrangements for next year's Olympic games. There was a lovely scene where the...
Worried about Peak Oil? You might be 5 years too late.
May 3, 2011
In the last week, UK newspapers have been dominated by two pieces of news - the Royal Wedding and the death of Bin Laden -...
The Oil Conundrum? The Answer Is Easy.
Apr 11, 2011
While I've been on holiday, oil prices have continued to rise - now over $125 a barrel and heading fast for its previous pre-global crash...
A Postcard from Gaucin
Mar 28, 2011
I woke up early yesterday morning and got out onto the veranda of our holiday apartment before the rest of the family. A vulture wheeled...
Cost or opportunity?
Oct 6, 2010
There's a story in the Independent this week that upgrades to the UK's electricity grid will cost £32bn, part of an estimated £200bn that will...
It's the economy, stupid
Sep 29, 2010
Back in the early 1980s, I persuaded my parents to part with the princely sum of £399.00 for a BBC Micro Model B. My initial...
Time Now for Beyond Petroleum
Jul 26, 2010
So the hapless Tony Hayward is to go. I don't envy his reported replacement, Bob Dudley, in the least. He has to finalise the closing...
We all must go Beyond Petroleum, not just BP
Jun 7, 2010
Finally BP seem to be getting a grip, quite literally, on the source of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But with its stock value...
Smart Grids for Idiots
Jan 13, 2010
This morning I was reading the usual batch of letters to my local paper on how terrible renewable energy is, how global warming is a...