Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

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News Archive: 2009

Hong Kong was dirty (Dec09)

Photo I took of the smog in Hong Kong – it should have been a sunny day!   Air conditioning in Hong Kong is having a huge impact on climate

Radio 4 – Costing the Earth (Dec09)

This half hour programme looks at how some people are responding the the threat of climate change as we approach the Copenhagen summit in December 2009. It includes interviews with

Somerset produces less waste (Nov09)

Somerset has the lowest amount of waste going to landfill per head in the UK – an average of between 160kg and 165kg per head. This is significantly less than

We need more Bedzeds (Nov09)

Bedzed – Beddington Zero Energy Design   William Steel, Generation Green Think Tank member   Did you know that cats give off about 10 watts of heat and dogs about

Recycling plastic mountains (Nov09)

Omer Kutluoglu – Plastics recycling entrepreneur In the UK we throw away mountains of plastic waste and use lots of plywood. Apart from a small amount of plastic bottles and

Amsterdam declaration – Club of Rome conference (Nov09)

Club of Rome conference delegates Gorbachev looking a bit grim, arriving at Club of Rome conference Gorbachev was the most high profile speaker but others on the platform included the

Somerset Waste Partnership (Nov09)

“Julia brings a fresh and challenging perspective to the issue of packaging. She’s keen to puncture the myths and misconceptions consumers have about packaging but she doesn’t let the retailers

Morgan Stanley Testimonial (Nov09)

“Just a quick thank you for your talk yesterday. It hit just the right note! Have had some great feedback from several attendees.” Jean-Philippe Pare, Vice President (Nov07)

The Age of Stupid film (Oct09)

I’ve just watched this film at a screening in the nearby village of South Petherton. The village hall was jam packed, although I was one of the few who had

Big Green Home Show (Oct09)

“I had to drop you a line to say ‘a huge thank-you’ to you for being such a fantastic guest speaker – you were absolutely superb!…. You made a very

Water refill stations are coming (Oct09)

I generally carry a water bottle around with me when I’m travelling. It saves on buying bottled water on the move. Anyone who has read previous blogs of mine will

Solar powered lighting is good (Oct09)

My outside light is great. It’s a solar powered security light, with a movement sensor. I’ve had it up for a few months now and it’s works really well. It