Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

About me

Julia Hailes

Aga saga (May07)

Probably the issue that got most response in both my interview and serialisation of The New Green Consumer Guide in the Telegraph, was about the aga. On the one hand

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Carbon footprint
Julia Hailes

Personal Carbon Allowances (May07)

In principle personal carbon allowances seem like a good idea. Everyone in the country would be allocated a certain amount of carbon that they could emit from their homes and

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Food
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Supper Party (Apr07)

Eighteen people to supper last Saturday night. Arranged it ages ago because I wanted to make some introductions. It was great fun preparing the mostly home-grown feast on the day,

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Family
Julia Hailes

Walking in the woods (Apr07)

I haven’t seen much of the sunny Spring weather over Easter but did manage a lovely walk on Lewesden Hill, outside Stoke Abbott in Dorset. Wonderful beech trees – and

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Biogas
Julia Hailes

Easter holidays (Apr07)

Juggling Easter holidays with work commitments is a lot easier with an au pair! Alex is Australian and only with me until mid June but she’s wonderful. Had lunch last

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Cleaning
Julia Hailes

A week away (Mar07)

When I say I’m going to be out of the office this week, people assume I’ll be on holiday. Actually this couldn’t be further from the truth. – I’m spending

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