S/Hola from Spain! (Part 2)
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...
The Silent Green Majority
Sep 21, 2012
Photo: Critical Mass protest in Budapest 2007, source: becherpig Just dig these new public perception stats on renewable energy released by UK's Department of Energy &...
Osborne vs Davey: The Big Fight!
Jul 25, 2012
So in the big green battle in the UK's Coalition Government, it looks like round 1 to Energy and Climate Change Secretary (and my political...
Sustainability Champions, Subsidy Junkies and Green Canoeing
Jun 29, 2012
I gave two keynote speeches this week: one at The Value of Sustainability organised by Newcastle University Business School and TADEA, the other at the...
Are we on the cusp of Energy 2.0?
Jun 13, 2012
The Facebook/Twitter/Flickr/YouTube/Wordpress revolution of the last 5-7 years has famously been dubbed Web 2.0. Web 1.0 was like a huge electronic catalogue of information to...
Book Review: Mad Like Tesla by Tyler Hamilton
Jun 7, 2012
As soon as I walked into the meeting room, I knew I had made a mistake. The huge table was at least 6 inches deep...