The Green Economy IS Happening
Last Thursday, on the last full day of my Cumbrian holiday, I took the elder two boys back to Hodbarrow nature reserve and, after...
My Prediction for 2014: The Year of the Resource Crunch
Dec 31, 2013
Back in 2009/10 when I was writing The Green Executive, I interviewed 18 senior sustainability practitioners to generate fresh case studies. I asked all of...
A Big Shout Out to SolarAid!
Dec 24, 2013
My eldest son Harry came home a couple of weeks ago and announced that he wanted to collect money for "poor people in Africa." This...
Smash the System!
Dec 16, 2013
You might have noticed these little fellas popping up around the country - self contained keep left signs which rely mainly on their reflective properties...
Are we winning?
Nov 8, 2013
Regular readers may have noticed a rather upbeat tone to my posts here recently. And for good reason. Renewables starting to take big chunks out...
Green: The New Normal
Oct 25, 2013
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