Wilding has started… (Jul20)

Yesterday, the diggers and dumpers arrived, along with the wonderful Andrew George and his fellow[...]

08
Jul
ANIMALS TURN HUMAN…(May20)

A role reversal. Imagine humans behaved like animals and vice versa. What would we think[...]

05
May
How Covid-19 is Changing the world (Apr20)

The Covid Crisis is sowing the seeds of division - young vs old, local vs[...]

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10
Apr
COVID 19 MAY BE THE BOILING FROG WE NEED (MAR20)

I remember referring to the boiling frogs analogy in speeches about 20 years ago.  Some[...]

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19
Mar
Simply switching from plastics to other materials could actually increase carbon emissions. (Mar20)

This is the conclusion of a new report from the Green Alliance: Fixing the System[...]

11
Mar
Turning the Big Yellow green

I’ve just been appointed a board member of FTSE 250 company The Big Yellow Self[...]

29
Nov
Getting beds (Sep19)

I received an email last week giving me some shocking information about the number of[...]

22
Sep
SMART METERS ARE SMART (Sep19)

My son, Monty, has worked out how we can save over £2,000 per annum on[...]

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17
Sep
Going wild in Dorset (Sep19)

I’m tremendously excited about our new landscaping project… The central idea is wilding and I’m[...]

09
Sep
McDonalds are wrong to switch to paper straws (Aug19)

I can’t count the number of times when I’ve said I don’t want a straw[...]

09
Aug
Frightening floor paint may be greener than I thought…(Jul19)

I tried to order 10 litre pots, but was told that 5 litres would be[...]

31
Jul
Butterflies love this meadow

A wonderful place near me. It’s full of wild flowers. Butterflies and bees love it.[...]

29
Jun
I love electric bikes (Jun19)

Sailing through the countryside. Exploring hidden routes. Getting some much needed exercise…  It’s wonderful.  [...]

20
Jun
Speaking at Lyme Regis fossil festival (May19)

I had to walk right round the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis before finding the[...]

13
May
I’m feeding my dog insects! (Apr19)

The brilliant thing about this is that it’s better for the planet – and apparently[...]

06
Apr
Let’s hope Catholic bishops become extinct in Kenya (Feb19)

I can’t believe the latest nonsense from the Catholic Church in Kenya.  Bishop Kariuki is asking Christians[...]

10
Feb