Mark’s Blog

I’ve recently been considering the wider and more long term impact that social media may begin to have on the blogosphere, and on the web-media business in general.
Social media will undoubtedly change things for everybody, from bloggers at the lower end of the media food chain to the global news corporations at the top. Like […]

This post was originally published on EcoWorldly.
Putting pen to paper for Bus Transportation Week I began to make a few notes about bus travel in Switzerland – the country that I usually cover on EcoWorldly. My notes read: reliable, clean, efficient.
Not much of a story there.
When there is not much happening in Switzerland and […]

 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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

This post was originally published on TalkClimateChange.

Two letters were written by two sets of credible scientists last week and addressed to the UN. One letter urged action to combat global warming by reducing Co2 emissions, and the other urged leaders to ignore the previous letter and focus on more pressing priorities instead. (see below for […]