The Plashing Vole

I read a horrifying newspaper article yesterday about a global warming tipping point: that several recording stations will never again dip ...

I wrote to my MP about the UK Government's 'relaxed' attitude to environmental emissions and climate change, asking him to vote ...

I wrote to my MP, Paul Uppal, asking him to vote for an amendment setting a maximum carbon production ceiling target by 2030.  He voted ag...

Good morning, readerinos! After yesterday's mammoth editing session (I reduced a paper from 19000 to 8500 words - each one soaked in blo...

Everyone's going on about how adorable that Star Wars VW advert is. So here's an even cuter one.

David Cameron, 14th May, 2010: " I want this to be the greenest government ever " (with video). "There is a fourth minister ...

David Cameron : we're going to make this the 'greenest government ever'. Caroline Spelman : we're going to be the 'gree...

I'm not a parent, perhaps mercifully ("Shut up, and eat your Guardian"), but even a neutral observer like me is surely right t...

This is utterly shocking. Neal sent me a video of a new and expanding energy source: pump chemicals down into the water table to extract nat...

Despite the constant stream of greenwash, the UK is repeatedly proved to be the dirtiest country in Europe. Despite having abolished heavy i...

Have a good weekend everybody. Try not to inhale too much volcanic ash. I intend to read my extensive collection of cataclysm literature (us...

Your ever-so-pure bottled water is a major contributor to global warming and environmental degradation. In the UK, where the tap water is cl...

I also want one of these - if they're as good as claimed. The Bloom Box is a block of fuel cells which claim to be twice as efficient...

Britain's juniper bushes are declining and only the scientists who spend most of their time designing more efficient holocausts can save...

Hello campers. I'm looking forward to 12 hours in the office today. Why have I been here since 8 a.m.? Because this idiot took home the ...

I've detailed the joys of Stoke recently. I left out its history of far-right politics, the massive unemployment, its sheer, defiant ugl...

I'm not joking. The only levity to be gained from this very credible  report  (abstract only) is that by the time we hit 6C above norm (...

I posted earlier about The Guardian being banned from reporting that an MP it couldn't name was asking a parliamentary question it cou...

There's a piece on Chinese power generation in today's Guardian : it says that China has very inefficient stations at the moment, b...

Yes, David Mitchell not only shares my opinions, he writes about them much better. This week's column was on cricket, holidays and air ...