Green: The New Normal
If I told you about a country where, last quarter, more than a third of all electricity was generated from low carbon sources, which one...
All Hail the Green Collar Worker!
Sep 20, 2013
Yesterday I presented the concept of Green Jujitsu to the North East Recycling Forum. The event was part-sponsored by waste giants SITA, and I found...
Is fracking unethical?
Aug 16, 2013
I like to think of myself of one of the new breed of pragmatic environmentalists, who have freed themselves from the shackles of traditional big...
Is there a Hype Cycle for Clean Tech?
Jul 1, 2013
I was at an European Parliament event on low carbon vehicles last Friday at the new Gateshead College campus adjacent to the Nissan factory. It...
Sunrise Industry
Apr 17, 2013
The view from Casa Lobo, Salobreña, Spain
S/Hola from Spain! (Part 2)
Apr 10, 2013
My first impression of Spain on this holiday was a huge amount of installed solar PV capacity, then, when we got to our villa, we...
(S)Ola! from Spain (Part 1)
Apr 8, 2013
This is our first ever family holiday by 'plane. Like good greenies, we've avoided flying for ages but we're desperate to get some sun and...
Green is Cool.
Mar 15, 2013
Home cleaning products company Method has announced new packaging made from recycled plastic. So what? Well the plastic comes from the ocean, not only saving...
A Silky Demonstration of Sustainability
Oct 8, 2012
We had a lovely family day out at Alnwick Gardens yesterday. Part of the kids' (and certain adults'...) entertainment was an animal show featuring scorpions,...
Creative Destruction and Sustainability
Sep 28, 2012
We're in the midst of party political conference season and one thing you will notice in any discussion about sustainability and climate change is the...