Don’t get left behind…
It is said that the advent of the transistor killed off all the old valve manufacturers. They stood still and got wiped out by the...
Sustainable Consumption with Tim Jackson
Feb 11, 2009
I attended an excellent seminar at Newcastle University last Friday. Professor Tim Jackson was the keynote speaker and the reason why I was there –...
Book Review: Sustainability By Design
Jan 9, 2009
Warning: don't be fooled by the cute sunflower on the cover, or the modest page count, John Ehrenfeld's Sustainability by Designis the most intellectually rigorous...
On the Rebound?
Oct 8, 2007
Last week I made reference to the 'rebound effect'. I like to illustrate this concept with a little story. Back in December 2003, I wrote...