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renewable supergrid

as a counterpoint to the previous gloomy predictions – i think that this project is a great idea: Sun, wind and wave-powered: Europe unites to build renewable energy “supergrid”: from the Guardian

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George Monbiot on UK Feed in Tariffs

George Monbiot on UK Feed in Tariffs

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all or nothing organic

excellent commentary from simon fairlie on organic farming

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douthwaite on the money

today’s further revelations about the banking disaster in ireland come as no surprise. what frustrates me most is the ignorance of the potential solutions. comments on various news forums range from...

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home based

after 6 years of distance learning courses with the organic college it was time to call it a day and hand over the reins. so i resigned and the last pay cheque arrived yesterday. the courses are...

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a spectacular year of climate science

Thanks to Rob for his link to this post: A stunning year in climate science reveals that human civilization is on the precipice. Certainly puts ‘climategate’ in its place. Well worth a read although...

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It can be done…

Thanks to Richard Heinberg for pointing me at Lester Brown’s ‘Earh Policy Institute’ site. Some great articles there. Especially this one about how America changed it’s entire manufacturing industry in...

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Why aren’t the IMF telling the US what to do?

The IMF have prescribed Ireland the same kind of medicine that they’ve been prescribing to poor countries for years. This is because every person in Ireland owes about €20,000. (Ireland owes about €100...

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Solving the Euro crisis

Superb analysis from Richard Douthwaite. Long but well worth a read… His conclusion? The austerity measures currently being implemented across Europe are dangerous and unnecessary. An injection of...

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GU10 SMD LED

We get a lot of grey days here in West Cork. Especially in November. I might live in a beautiful place, but taking a photo a day outside is going to be challenging. My home office has big windows...

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