Are we ready for cloud living?
No, not living in the sky like that city at the end of The Empire Strikes Back where Harrison Ford gets immobilised in chocolate. Have...
Is BP a villain? Or are we?
Nov 8, 2010
I'm writing this on Sunday evening as I'll be looking after an ill child on Monday morning when this post will go live. I've just...
Don’t get left behind…
Aug 26, 2009
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...