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  • A strangely connected world

    This evening I thought I was attending an event as a spectator and ended up as a speaker.The event was the launch of Climate Answers - an organisation set up by Stephen Tindale the ex-boss of Greenpeace and ex-advisor to ex-Environment Minister Michael...

  • Flight

    This week was the first time I've been on a plane for over a year. Although it is possible to get to Northern Ireland by other routes, involving trains and boats, there certainly isn't a quick, cheap alternative to flying and so I flew. My share...

  • Hello Ed!

    A week ago I mentioned the book Sustainable Energy without the hot air by Cambridge academic David Mackay and said it ought to be compulsory reading for DECC civil servants and Ministers. Now it seems as though Professor Mackay is to be an advisor to...

  • Not all hot air - it's a legacy thing

    I've been reading a book for quite a while - some bits of it I've read about six times! Is this because the jokes are so good? or because I can't understand it? you might ask. The answer is closer to the latter suggestion because there really...
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