We’re going to the Big One – Friday 21st April 2023
The invitation is for everybody to Unite to Survive at ‘The Big One’ – a four-day [...]
Apr
Wild about Wilding (Jan23)
We organised the very first Wilding Weekend in June 2022, at our home in [...]
Jan
Second Wilding Weekend in June 2023 (Jan23)
Come to our next Wilding Weekend on 17th and 18th June 2023. We’ll be [...]
Jan
Our new Environment Minister is a disaster (Nov22)
I couldn’t believe it when I saw this video of Thérèse Coffey, the new [...]
Nov
Dale Vince trounces Nigel Farage in debate about renewables (Mar22)
If you want to understand why investing in renewables makes sense listen to this. [...]
Mar
Let’s stop needing printers (Dec21)
The biggest problem with printers is that they’re not made to last. Good Business [...]
Dec
Cop26 The Time to Act is Now (Nov21)
Al Gore was forthright. He said that at the Paris COP in 2015, the [...]
Nov
Insects are on the menu and they’re better for the planet (Nov21)
Let’s start with pet food. If you want to feed your dog insects – [...]
Nov
Laughing gas in hospitals & dental practices should be banned (Oct21)
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas has a global warming impact that is [...]
Oct
My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)
I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great [...]
Oct
Eco-anxiety is disempowering (Oct21)
Schools should do more a lot more to prevent eco-anxiety from becoming the biggest [...]
Oct
My Green Life (May21)
When I was a baby my brother painted me green.. Perhaps a sign of [...]
May
Net zero is not good enough or soon enough! (May21)
I consider myself to be a pragmatic environmentalist – with realistic aspirations. But I [...]
May
Peat in compost is environmental vandalism (Mar21)
That’s what Monty Don says and I agree. But it’s incredibly common. UK gardeners [...]
Mar
Clover Hogan is a Force of Nature (Mar21)
If you haven’t come across Clover, have a look at her most recent Ted [...]
Mar
Is the EU’s Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive better for the environment (Feb21)
No. I don’t think it is – at least not all of it. Mid 2021 [...]
Feb
Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent (Feb21)
Very interested to see this FT article lamenting the lack of directors with expertise [...]
Feb
READY, STEADY, STOP AT BIG YELLOW (Jan21)
I was excited to join the board of the Big Yellow in March 2020 [...]
Jan
2007 Video of Julia talking about how we can all make a difference
The New Green Consumer Guide, written by me, was published in 2007, nearly 20 [...]
Dec
Green Consumer Compilation – TV Clips with Julia Hailes from 1988-90
Many people will be surprised to know how much interest there was about green [...]
Nov
TV Clips of Julia Hailes talking about The Young Green Consumer Guide published in 1990
One of the things that surprised us was that the style of The Young [...]
Nov
TV clips CFCs and the ozone layer – 1988/89 Julia Hailes campaigning for ozone-friendly aerosols etc (Posted Nov20)
The campaign to remove CFCs from aerosols was one of the most successful that [...]
Nov
TV Clips compilation of Julia Hailes talking about waste and packaging – 1988-1990.
Recycling was probably the most popular green consumer issue because people could really understand [...]
Nov
ANIMALS TURN HUMAN…(May20)
A role reversal. Imagine humans behaved like animals and vice versa. What would we [...]
May
COVID 19 MAY BE THE BOILING FROG WE NEED (MAR20)
I remember referring to the boiling frogs analogy in speeches about 20 years ago. [...]
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 [...]
Mar
Turning the Big Yellow green
I’ve just been appointed a board member of FTSE 250 company The Big Yellow [...]
Nov
SMART METERS ARE SMART (Sep19)
My son, Monty, has worked out how we can save over £2,000 per annum [...]
Sep
I love electric bikes (Jun19)
Sailing through the countryside. Exploring hidden routes. Getting some much needed exercise… It’s wonderful. [...]
Jun
I’m feeding my dog insects! (Apr19)
The brilliant thing about this is that it’s better for the planet – and [...]
Apr
Watching ‘Blue’ made people angry (Dec18)
It was difficult to decide which part of the film made me more angry. [...]
Dec
Battle of the Quooker – hot water tap (May18)
Most people complain that their husband / male partner, doesn’t help enough with the [...]
May
Behind the Scenes in Paradise (Feb17)
I’m hoping that my eco-footprint, on our luxury holiday staying at the Six Senses [...]
Feb
Was our luxury holiday good or bad for the environment? (Feb17)
A friend of mine argues that the impact of long-distance flying to exotic [...]
Feb
Shipping needs to be greener…(Aug16)
When I was in Hong Kong, I was horrified by the smog shrouding the [...]
Aug
Venice is sinking (Mar16)
It felt apocalyptic. Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags. Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s [...]
Mar
I’ve made friends with my heating controls (Mar13)
I’ve often been asked for top tips in greening your home. One of my [...]
Mar
How efficient are energy efficiency schemes? (Jun12)
I wrote this article in June 2012 but am only posting it on [...]
Jun
Washing up tips with Fairy (May12)
Procter & Gamble (P&G), manufacturers of Fairy liquid, asked me to write some consumer [...]
May
My eco-renovated flat is available for rent (Apr12)
Eco-renovated flat – Main room – Jan12 I bought my flat, near Portobello [...]
Apr
Chilling Facts about supermarket refrigeration and cooling systems (Mar11)
The Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIA) Chilling Facts campaign began in 2008. Since then – [...]
Mar
Geo Mission – Environmental Sponsorship (Mar11)
I first met Pen Hadow when we were fellow judges for Morgan Stanley’s Great Britons 2004. [...]
Mar
Western Gazette (Feb11)
I’ve written regular articles for the Western Gazette including ones covering: Closing Shop [...]
Feb
Shops aren’t closing doors (Feb11)
I went into Jessops in Yeovil on a cold winter evening. The [...]
Feb
Ecotricity Advisory Board (Dec10)
Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity set up an Advisory Board in 2010. [...]
Dec
Bristol Council are wheelchair crazy (Sept10)
I told the taxi driver at Bristol station that I didn’t want to [...]
Sep
Ecotricity Advisory Board (Jul10)
The inaugural meeting of Ecotricity’s Advisory Board was held at Bordeaux Quay restaurant in [...]
Jul
My goldfish died along with Labour – Here’s my coalition manifesto (May10)
Zac Goldsmith, formerly editor of the Ecologist, gets elected in Richmond Chris [...]
May
M&S listening to underwear concerns! (Mar10)
Mike Barry – Head of Sustainable Business at M&S I buy most of [...]
Mar
Eco driving simulator (Mar10)
I crashed. The Energy Savings Trust brought their eco driving simulator to the M&S [...]
Mar