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Remember the Live Debate idea I talked about? Here are the results which I posted on TalkClimateChange last week…

We recently kicked off a debate on our discussion forums on the pro’s and con’s of nuclear power. Pitting Rod of Atomic Insights and Matt from TalkClimateChange against each other, we asked if nuclear power really is […]

A brief summary of my posts from this week.

EcoWorldly
Titanic’s Shipyard Builds Record Tidal Generator - An interesting headline, but not a great story to be honest.
British Busses: Actually Worse Than British Trains? - a topic that I have wanted to get off my chest for a while. Received some nice feedback from it too.

TalkClimateChange
Sir […]

 A guide to systematically troubleshooting your blog’s performance by focusing on the measures that make a difference.
This post was originally published on ProBlogger.
Apparently it’s really easy to get zillions of subscribers to your blog - Just follow a few simple steps, work hard and write good stuff. I know this, because I read it […]

Have been trying out a new idea to fully exploit the green options forums:
Following the news this week about the British Government potentially starting a significant nuclear development program together with France we thought it would be interesting to have an experts debate on this subject – so we are trying out “The Live […]

This post was originally published on TalkClimateChange - and earned a mention in the WallStreetJournal Blog.
Fans of the British Television Series “Yes Minister” will be familiar with the trials of Government Minister Jim Hacker at the hands of dastardly civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby, frequently demonstrating the futility of promoting progress in a […]

This post was originally published on TalkClimateChange.
TalkClimateChange began six months ago with our Forums, which have since hosted a lively debate on all aspects of the climate discussion – a debate which has inspired the TalkClimateChange blog read by several thousand people each week.
To continue to provide you with a lively debate, we’ve become […]

This post was originally published on EcoWorldly.
How was your journey to work this morning?
Several weeks ago, EcoWorldly investigated public transport options around the world in a series of articles which concluded that public transport can be a pleasant, effective and extremely viable form of transportation.
During the week we looked at many positives, from bus travel […]

I find myself increasingly fascinated by the potential for blogging and believe we are going through an exciting time right now with many possibilities over the next years.
With this in mind I recently undertook a marketing analysis of the network blog space with a view to making potential strategy recommendations.
Some examples of this […]

The Sahara desert is a truly vast environment - with sand dunes reaching 180 meters high, scorching temperatures and fierce sand storms it provides a real test for any method of transportation.
So how, does the eco-option for crossing this massive and barren landscape stack up against more modern technologies? This is a question posed […]

This post was originally published on ProBlogger.

Image by Aaron Jacobs
Blogging is often more of a lifestyle choice than a hobby or a business model, and that choice often has its cost. Time spent writing content is the easy part - the total time and energy commitment for researching, tweaking, ferreting out new stories, obsessively checking […]

This post was originally published on EcoWorldly.
The conclusion of our planes, trains and automobiles race across Europe. (Read Part II)
With the Green Team finally on their way towards England, the Blue Team about to miss the boat and the Red team fuming in traffic the competition is heating up.
16:40 – Red Team, M3, South […]

This post was originally published on EcoWorldly.
Part II of our planes, trains and automobiles race across Europe. (Read Part I)
With the Red Team grounded in Zürich whilst our eco-racers make their way steadily through France things are looking bleak for air travel.
11.45 - Red Team, Zürich Airport (still)
Finally I am sitting in seat 27B, sandwiched […]

This post was originally published on EcoWorldly.
High speed trains, jet engines, or solid German engineering? What gets you there faster, in more style and with less stress? There is only one way to find out.
Air travel is widely regarded as the bad boy of the green world, yet it is essential for many of […]

This post was originally published on ProBlogger.
Creative lapses are one of the biggest blog killers out there. Every blogger spends time staring at a blank screen searching for inspiration at some point, and few niches provide a steady stream of juicy news on which a blogger can instantly provide outpourings of captivating opinion.
Over time I’ve […]

This post was originally published on TalkClimateChange.

A mostly sentimental post, with possible lessons for climate changers.
I’ve just spent the morning making arrangements for my wedding later this year. As I do this, I realise that there are some lessons in the experience for the climate change debate, which can perhaps be forged in to some […]