Our new Environment Minister is a disaster (Nov22)

I couldn’t believe it when I saw this video of Thérèse Coffey, the new[...]

02
Nov
Venice is sinking (Mar16)

It felt apocalyptic.  Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags.  Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s[...]

01
Mar
EU WEEE Regulation is Bonkers (Jan12)

For anyone that doesn’t know, ‘WEEE’ stands for ‘Waste  Electrical & Electronic Equipment’ –[...]

20
Jan
My goldfish died along with Labour – Here’s my coalition manifesto (May10)

  Zac Goldsmith, formerly editor of the Ecologist, gets elected in Richmond   Chris[...]

12
May
Yarlington Housing (Mar10)

I was the key note speaker at the Yarlington Housing Annual meeting, held in[...]

01
Mar
House of Commons Generation Green Manifesto (Feb10)

Greg Barker, Shadow Minister for Climate hosted the reception at the House of Commons. [...]

01
Feb
Amsterdam declaration – Club of Rome conference (Nov09)

Club of Rome conference delegates   Gorbachev looking a bit grim, arriving at Club[...]

07
Nov
Pig heaven (Jun09)

A friend of mine called Sarah has bought three not so little piglets. They’re[...]

23
Jun
A Trip to Waste Tip (Jun08)

Dimmer landfill site near Castle Cary in Somerset is unusual.  It has a rather[...]

22
Jun
Street light rant (Feb08)

There’s been some discussion recently about councils turning off lights between midnight and dawn.[...]

17
Feb
EU Bureacratic nightmare… (May07)
20th May 2007

It’s been a long time since I’ve done any work for the EU. I[...]