Mad copper fiasco in IT (Nov11)

Copper now sells for somewhere between £4000 a tonne and £5000 a tonne depending on[...]

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16
Nov
Nappy recycling makes sense! (Oct11)

Bronwen Jameson and Paul Richardson from Knowaste   The smell wasn’t very noticeable until I[...]

14
Oct
We need more computer re-use (Aug11)

We travelled up to Arnos Grove – an area of London I’d never been to[...]

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02
Aug
Walking into Slovenia (Jul11)

We walked over the mountains from Italy into Slovenia.   At the top the view was[...]

18
Jul
Haller in the Horn of Africa (Jul11)

I got a very encouraging email this week.   It was from Louise Piper, director of[...]

18
Jul
Baby care products (Jun11)

I first got involved in the debate about disposable nappies vs re-usables in the early[...]

01
Jun
Qualms about gold teeth…. (May11)

I’ve already got one gold crown and it looks like I’m due for some more.  [...]

27
May
Incredible Edible was amazing (May11)

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

14
May
Eco-scrutiny of my Eco-renovation

My London flat must be the most rigorously scrutinised property on the planet – in[...]

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08
Apr
Eco-building expansion (Mar11)

When Ecobuild started 5 years ago less than 200 people attended. This year they were[...]

07
Mar
Articles for the Financial Times (Mar11 & Jun11)

I’ve started writing for FT House & Home.  My first article, co-written with Fiona Harvey[...]

01
Mar
Chilling Facts about supermarket refrigeration and cooling systems (Mar11)

The Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIA) Chilling Facts campaign began in 2008. Since then – it’s[...]

01
Mar
Shops aren’t closing doors (Feb11)

    I went into Jessops in Yeovil on a cold winter evening. The door[...]

25
Feb
I’ve had laser eye treatment (Dec10)

It’s brilliant – I’m over the moon! I now have 20:20 vision again. I had[...]

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27
Jan
Laser Vision (Dec10)

It’s brilliant – I’m over the moon!  I now have 20:20 vision again.  I had[...]

29
Dec
Buying a second-hand green car….(Dec10)

My Audi A3 was a bit battered but I loved it. I particularly liked the[...]

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21
Dec