The Green Economy IS Happening
Last Thursday, on the last full day of my Cumbrian holiday, I took the elder two boys back to Hodbarrow nature reserve and, after...
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...
Why is it so difficult?
Sep 1, 2011
I had lunch on Monday with a cousin of mine who runs a medium size farm. For a long time he has been interested in...
Glen Bennett, EAE Ltd
Jul 29, 2009
Yesterday I interviewed Glen Bennett, founder and MD of EAE Ltd, a Scottish leaflet marketing business. This video, made by young people as part of...
A thought for Friday: Do you think…
Jul 10, 2009
... when this was built in 1770, did people complain about shadow flicker, bird strikes or aesthetic impacts, or did they just see at as...
“Nice idea, but it will never work”
Jun 1, 2009
There is a lovely story (probably apocryphal*) of a student taking a design proposal to the head of Cambridge University Engineering Department. The Prof looked...
As seen on TV…
Nov 19, 2008
I spent yesterday lunchtime shivering my extremities off and squinting into the sun on Blyth Quayside while being interviewed for BBC TV's Countryfile programme. The...
Weekly Tip #34: Blowing in the wind
Nov 17, 2008
This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Wind is currently the most cost effective source of...
Blowing in the Wind?
Sep 5, 2007
Last week I saw a presentation from a representative of the New and Renewable Energy Centre, NaREC. They've been testing a Windsave micro-wind turbine on...
Global Wind Turbine Shortage
Jul 18, 2007
According to the Guardian, there is a world shortage of wind turbines, which the paper is "blaming" on George Bush giving tax credits to stimulate...