Will Bitcoin destroy the planet? (Dec17)
The energy impacts of mining Bitcoin spiral even more than its stock price Wow. The [...]
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I Love Bjarke Ingels (Dec17)
Not literally, of course – I’ve never met him! But, I have seen a documentary [...]
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The olive oil industry survives the cruise ships in Montenegro… (May17)
They are humungous. The cruise ships in Kotor were like vast beasts completely dwarfing the [...]
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Tesla is flying (Apr17)
The ‘flying’ Tesla Model X I showed my mother a photo of ‘Tess’ – [...]
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Tesla arrives on April’s Fools Day – Teething Problems (Apr17)
She’s called Tess… And she arrived today. Glistening, blue and beautiful. I’ve never been so [...]
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Was our luxury holiday good or bad for the environment? (Feb17)
A friend of mine argues that the impact of long-distance flying to exotic locations [...]
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Congestion charge exemption for hybrids is nonsensical (Jan17)
We bought a hybrid Volvo XC90 a few months ago. It was a mistake. On [...]
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Christmas cringe over disposable baking tray (Dec16)
Sometimes you hear something on the radio which makes you cringe. Just before Christmas this [...]
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The Shocking thing about helium balloons (Nov16)
Filln’away – essentially means fill the balloons and chuck the whole gas canister [...]
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Speech disaster to Bathroom Manufacturers… (Oct16)
My speech went down the plug hole! I spent ages preparing my speech. Had an [...]
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My Blog Returns Again… (Oct16)
My blog life has been rather quiet for a long time. There may be [...]
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Venice is sinking (Mar16)
It felt apocalyptic. Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags. Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s Square [...]
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Feeling guilty about Lidl lobsters (Nov14)
We bought a couple of lobsters from Lidl for £5.99 each and had them for [...]
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Blog coming alive again! (Nov14)
My blog is coming alive again. It's been asleep for quite some time!
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I’ve made friends with my heating controls (Mar13)
I’ve often been asked for top tips in greening your home. One of my best [...]
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My LED Lighting Saga (Mar13)
Remember the joke about how many men are needed to change a light bulb. The [...]
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