A collection of climate stories mostly — I was recently reminded by my daughter, that an alternative plant-based leather is now being made from cactus. What a positive, climate friendly story. The thought of being able to harvest buttery soft leather from prickly pear or Nopal cactus, if you prefer, in Mexico where it’s indigenous, thriving without…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Photo by img.ly on Unsplash The first time I remember hearing about Ozone, was when it made the headlines in the 1980s. Scientists had discovered a hole in it over Antartica. Ozone is oxygen with an extra atom. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere contains two atoms of oxygen…

A collection of climate stories mostly — How many miles of roads do you think the Romans built when they had an empire? 55,000 miles of them, which does seem quite a lot. But then at the height of their power in the 2nd century AD, the empire stretched from the Scottish Highlands in the north to…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Courtesy of Jack Sloop, Unsplash When we first sold our company in 2018, I got asked about our story a bit. The part people pay closest attention to is the secret bit, as they see it, at least. What did we do or know that helped make us successful. My…

A collection of climate stories mostly — mirror.co.uk Perhaps we’ve all heard enough about Covid-19 to last a lifetime? Jaundiced by the whole affair, my only interest of late was in the battle Baroness Hallett, the Chairperson of the inquiry had, to access Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages. The government finally lost its high court challenge to prevent…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Courtesy of the ABRP app The build-up to a holiday is important. The planning and preparation sometimes more fun than the holiday. It reminds me of childhood Christmases and great expectations when the bumper double week edition of the Radio Times magically appeared from Mum’s shopping bag. I’d studiously sit…

A collection of climate stories mostly — I’m late, I’m late! For a very important date! No time to say ‘hello, goodbye,’ I’m late, I’m late, I’m late! White Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland. I’m conscious when researching and writing this weekly, that it would get too depressing far too quickly if I only wrote about the on-going…

A collection of climate stories mostly — I try to avoid writing about the news, unless I happen to get there first, something I’ve managed once or twice. But the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is on the horns of a dilemma, where some of us get to participate. It’s the first time that a law about…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Courtesy of Sam Williams on Unsplash I was delighted when Andy Parsons, the Chief Executive at Cotswolds National Landscape, recently shared their latest commissioned report — Creating a Pathway to a climate-friendly Cotswolds. My first thought when I’d read the well written, easy to digest study was I wouldn’t want…