Bottom up not top down

by EdwardMilford 6. August 2010 09:36
Two years ago, we decided to sponsor a book for a change. During a visit to Luang Prabang in Laos, I came across the organization ‘Big Brother Mouse’. As a poor country with a relatively small population and numerous different languages there were virtually no books for children other ... [More]

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Nutritionism and publishing

by EdwardMilford 28. June 2010 10:12
The Royal Society of Arts in London is a very active organisation with an extensive series of free lunchtime talks. The well-known writer and thinker on food issues, Michael Pollan, spoke there earlier this week during a visit to the UK. He’s a very engaging speaker with a refreshingly down ... [More]

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Whatever happened to that global warming?

by EdwardMilford 26. May 2010 08:01
Recent opinion polls, both in the UK and elsewhere, have shown that more people now doubt that global warming is happening than a couple of years ago. The flurry of controversy about email records, referred to as these things must be as ‘Climategate’, has certainly sown the seeds of do... [More]

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Keeping your eyes open

by EdwardMilford 17. February 2010 09:16
On a car journey recently, I was surprised to notice a high-visibility jacket abandoned by the side of the road. I didn’t recall seeing one lost before; however, by the end of the journey an hour or so later I had seen a couple more. I concluded it was just an example of me noticing somethin... [More]

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Seeing the trees for the wood

by EdwardMilford 12. February 2010 06:55
Our stand at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last month had four, 100 W incandescent spotlights; they were switched on before we got there and were always still on when we left. The temperature outside during the day was typically a comfortable 20 oC, yet I was sometimes grateful for t... [More]

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I wonder if he meant us?

by EdwardMilford 4. February 2010 07:22
The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) has just been held in Abu Dhabi. This was the third time it has been held, and the event attracts an impressive array of speakers; it is the only event I have been to that has a panel just for royalty! More significant, of course, was the array of sixteen nati... [More]

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Worth waiting for ...

by EdwardMilford 23. December 2009 07:38
Some books take a long time to gestate! Back in 2004 we saw an excellent looking Swedish publication called ‘Byggekologi’. It looked like something that could do well in English, but not only would it need translating and then adapting for an international market, but it was also in co... [More]

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Down with Fuel!

by EdwardMilford 14. December 2009 07:22
Though it can sound very pernickety at times, accurate use of language often helps when thinking through complex issues. I was reminded of this when long-standing energy thinker and campaigner (and Earthscan author) Walt Patterson gave the annual UK-ISES David Hall memorial lecture last week. ... [More]

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For every complex problem, there is a simple solution – but it’s wrong

by EdwardMilford 13. October 2009 02:50
Eskom dominates the energy scene in South Africa.  As the incumbent utility, it owns over 40GW of generating capacity, almost all of it coal-fired, making it on its own reckoning one of the top 10 utilities in the world. It also had the decency to be the major sponsor of the ISES Solar World ... [More]

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Passion helps

by EdwardMilford 12. October 2009 02:48
Over the years I have become a little cynical about conference opening ceremonies. These are all too often a few formulaic words of welcome from a rather bored civic functionary, a conference chair telling you how wonderful it’s all going to be followed by a worthy but dull recitation of fam... [More]

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