Category Archives: Environment

The i-Bin is here!

Posted on December 23, 2013 by ianchisnall

At a time of year when our household waste is at a peak, it is fascinating to read of this innovation being installed in London Streets. The bin which compacts rubbish so that it can contain more rubbish than other bins … Continue reading →

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Bags and Fags

Posted on November 28, 2013 by ianchisnall

This morning two stories have reappeared, both are based on decisions taken personally by David Cameron and both relate to attempts to impact our  behaviour. They show an incoherence at the heart of our Government. This morning it appears that David Cameron is reconsidering his earlier decision to abort the … Continue reading →

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I would do more but …..

Posted on November 27, 2013 by ianchisnall

At the beginning of November I wrote about the challenge of persuading people to recycle and reuse their surplus goods and waste materials, when the Government has appointed a Minister whose social background is so different to the people he is attempting … Continue reading →

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Mr Cameron, time for a small change?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

Over the last few months, one of the Ministers in the Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has managed to gain more column inches than the subject he is supposed to be promoting. He is in effect … Continue reading →

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Energy needs better regulation

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

The news reports from yesterdays Energy Select Committee in Parliament appear to have generated more questions than answers. One of these is why did the six largest companies  send senior executives rather than the CEO or Chairman of each of these companies to … Continue reading →

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We must talk about all of the Waste

Posted on October 14, 2013 by ianchisnall

The Government has launched a new loan fund to enable a small number of farmers to build small scale Anerobic Digestion units on their farms. The funding is a modest £3M and the Farmers can apply for up to £400,000 … Continue reading →

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A concerning global perspective

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ianchisnall

I spent last weekend in Merseyside, visiting parents and in laws. We left Sussex on Thursday which felt warm for the time of year and when we arrived in the North West there was a distinct reduction in temperature compared … Continue reading →

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A little local difficulty

Posted on September 29, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to twitter and facebook, Brighton Council and the Brighton Festival have been discussing proposals for a development in the Royal Pavilion Gardens that will bring to an end the lovely café run by David Sewell and his family. A café … Continue reading →

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How to ensure we do get a green government

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to this article and the report that lies behind it, the three political parties which will soon be plying us with all sorts of sophisticated and crude mechanisms to attract our votes are all struggling to get a grip on … Continue reading →

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Carrier bags and Student Rags

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ianchisnall

Since I began blogging, there have inevitably been a number of topics that have occurred more than once, however usually these are topics with a degree of significance. Todays topic, although a matter I have written about in the last week … Continue reading →

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