This Tuesday I went to my first Clean TX Power Lunch at Austin’s Chamber of Commerce. The event ran from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, featuring Jorge R. Piñon from the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy and UT Austin. Piñon did a great job running through Mexico’s rapidly evolving energy sector. It was interesting … Continue reading
Today was the start of summer term for my Science Journalism MA at City University London. It’s the final stretch before I’m done with the postgrad studies, to be let loose into the ‘real world’. This final term is dedicated to our MA projects, a dissertation of sorts. We had a choice between specialising in … Continue reading
This is a re-post from Elements, a website that I contribute to on a regular basis. This post is an opinion piece on the fracking debate written by Rachel Stubbins and myself. Last week the Government lifted its ban on hydraulic fracturing commonly known as ‘fracking’ – which came into force last year after reports of seismic … Continue reading
This summer Singapore opened Gardens by the Bay, a government strategy to raise the country’s quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city. The Supertree Grove (below right) is one of several attractions in the park, including the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. The Grove is made up of 18 Supertrees, 25 to … Continue reading
Today is the start of Week Two working at Planet Positive as their new Sustainability Communications Intern. So far it’s been great! The team is swell and fun to work with. We’re only eight or so people in the office at a time – there’s a cozy vibe. Up to now, I’ve been working primarily … Continue reading
Please welcome this blog’s first guest post by Corentin Gault, Offshore Wind Environmental Analyst: Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air, the famous and controversial book by Professor David MacKay from Cambridge University is dedicated to: “Those who will not have the benefit of two billion years’ accumulated energy reserves.” I read the book a … Continue reading
My first visit to Parliament last Wednesday almost felt like my first day at Hogwarts. The stone work and furnishing in the Palace of Westminster has a medieval air, it’s a real blast to the past. The architectural style of the building is known as perpendicular gothic, in case you were wondering, and the Palace is classified as … Continue reading
Katherine Portilla 