August 18, 2014
California, Drought and some Crazy Politics
There’s this crazy American billionaire called Tim Draper, who’s currently spending tens of billions of dollars on raising signatures amongst the voters of California to hold a…
August 11, 2014
Wildlife Gardeners Alert!
It would be untrue to say that I’m a keen gardener – I just never have been. And I’m not particularly green-fingered either, even with indoor plants. Hardy herbs are about as good…
July 10, 2014
Sustainable Palm Oil: Another Step Along the Road
In the highly controversial world of palm oil and its impact on the world’s forests, a rather important thing happened on Tuesday. But I very much doubt that you will have heard…
July 4, 2014
Why do Ed and Greg hate solar energy?
Today is Solar Independence Day. And I feel angry – at this Government’s incomprehensible failure to seize hold of the opportunity to promote the UK’s solar industry as one of the…
June 30, 2014
Urban Bloody Seagulls
Seagulls are much on my mind at the moment. Urban bloody seagulls! Of which we would appear to have a huge number in Cheltenham, many of which would appear to like nothing more…
April 25, 2014
Reflections on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Part 3 – IPCC: Please Don’t Mention the ‘P’ Word!
In case you think I’ve just gone soft on the IPCC in every respect, let me just tell you that it’s as pathetic on the link between population and accelerating climate change as…
April 4, 2014
The Conservation Volunteers Has A New President!
So here’s a new thing in my life: I’ve just become President of The Conservation Volunteers (Press Release attached). Not completely new, mind you. I’ve been a Vice President for…