A Big Shout Out to SolarAid!
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
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...