I’ve been reading a little about about energy awareness and came across a great article by a lady called Dr Kathryn Janda asking what we’d do with the excess energy produced by our solar panels. The article talks about our overall energy usage. Whilst we might switch to energy efficient and energy generating homes over [...]
Is it time for society to reset the Politicians’ expectations?
March 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Optimism about the British economic recovery is at the mercy of many factors, not least of which is the pervading political philosophy that to solve the current problems we should foster economic growth. But what do we mean by economic growth in reality? Is it really all about increasing the Gross Domestic Product? Against a [...]
A Robin Hood Tax Makes Sense
April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A Robin Hood tax on banks could raise £20 Billion a year,
Are the trappings too much?
January 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes we add just a little bit too much to our life and what we think makes us “better” in fact may not be the case …
Giving What We Can
November 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
Tony Ord, an Oxford academic, has formed a society called Giving What We Can aimed at encouraging individuals to donate at least 10% of their earned income to what he calls “efficient charities”. This article takes a look at the wider implications of Tony’s society.
@ Home with Energy
July 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been increasingly thinking about energy for the home, how to make it greener, but also how to be more resilient to the likely challenges we face alongside Peak Oil and the like.
