Green Building Ezine Archive

The ticking clock – 83 years, 7 months

by Gideon Richards - 26th May 20167th January 2017 3964

The Paris Committee of the Parties (COP) COP 21

On Thursday the 21st April, 2016 the UK witnessed for the first time a reigning monarch have a 90th birthday and while it was obviously a historic event and celebrated by many, the day was also potentially more significant for the planet but almost unnoticed by the mainstream media.

Offgrid in India

by Gideon Richards - 23rd November 20157th January 2017 3050

A concentrate solar test scheme in India

It is not typical for me to write in the first person about my experiences of travelling abroad, however, sitting at 33,000ft somewhere half way between New Delhi and London, I find myself considering all the stark differences between India and the UK. No, I am not about to

Green Amber Rudd? NOT

by Gideon Richards - 12th July 20158th January 2017 2630

Did Amber Rudd, the new Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, in her first fortnight, put DECC at serious risk of a legal challenge from the wind industry? In her first interview with the Sunday Times after the election she announced her support and desire