Sustainability musings from the West Coast of Scotland
I'm busy wading through a wall of e-mails following a wonderfully relaxing half-term holiday on the Craignish peninsula. Our rented old farmhouse overlooked an overlapping...
Things that hack me off about Sustainability #367
Sep 3, 2019
First real day back at work after a summer of short breaks, DIY, part-work/part-staycation. Speaking of which, I can't stand the way the word 'staycation'...
To deliver Sustainability, we need to use Capitalism, not destroy it
May 24, 2019
So Sustainability continues to ride high in the UK news, despite the wet blanket of Brexit smothering our politics for the last three years. Parliament...
Targeted Sustainability interventions hit the spot…
May 17, 2019
Here's a wee story from the local election campaign trail. I have two routes to school with the kids – along the road or along...
Is your Sustainability Engagement interesting?
Jan 14, 2019
You might think that I'm exactly the kind of person who would drag the whole family to an event on ocean plastic pollution on a...
Why crying ‘DOOM!’ won’t save the planet
Nov 5, 2018
Much debate has been sparked by David Attenborough saying that we shouldn't be too alarmist about the environment if we want to get people on...
One glimmer amongst the Budget gloom
Oct 31, 2018
I missed the live UK Budget announcements as I was out at a nature reserve in Norfolk, celebrating the middle one's birthday by, amongst other...
Getting down and dirty on waste…
Oct 24, 2018
I spent a very enjoyable hour yesterday morning picking litter as part of a Surfers against Sewage event. I find litter picking extremely therapeutic and...
Is the waste hierarchy past its sell-by date?
Oct 22, 2018
On Friday, I got into a LinkedIn debate regarding plastic waste. I took issue (politely!) with the other person saying 'recycling is not the answer'...
This is where plastic pollution will hurt business
Oct 10, 2018
As is my habit, I picked up 6 pieces of plastic litter this morning on my way to buy a paper – a water bottle,...
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