Swimming in sewage (Aug22)

I was very surprised to be told by the Environment Agency that no-one should [...]

READY, STEADY, STOP AT BIG YELLOW (Jan21)

I was excited to join the board of the Big Yellow in March 2020 [...]

I Love Bjarke Ingels (Dec17)

Not literally, of course – I’ve never met him!  But, I have seen a [...]

Venice is sinking (Mar16)

It felt apocalyptic.  Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags.  Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s [...]

Incredible Edible was amazing (May11)

They’ve planted corn on the cob outside the police station. They’re lettuces in rose [...]

Hong Kong was dirty (Dec09)

Photo I took of the smog in Hong Kong – it should have been [...]

We need more Bedzeds (Nov09)

Bedzed – Beddington Zero Energy Design   William Steel, Generation Green Think Tank member [...]

Plugs, insurance, credit crunch, beetles and lunch (Jan09)

  Last week was busy. I flew from meeting to meeting. Not literally I [...]

Eco developments on the map (Oct07)

The market town of Langport on the Somerset Levels has been getting some good [...]

Steamy experience in Istanbul (Oct07)

One of the most fascinating experiences I had in Istanbul was having a Turkish [...]

The fabric of Istanbul (Sep07)

As my plane turned towards Istanbul I saw the dry landscape below. It was [...]

Shops and Shopping Centres (May07)

‘I don’t think I’m going to be very popular with this audience’, I admitted, [...]