Our changing world

2021-08-17

It seems trite to moan about recycling soft plastics in Cambridge NZ when across the world people are dealing with such crises as the earthquake in Haiti, unprecedented rainfall and flooding in Japan,

Recycle - is it or isn't it?

2020-12-15

We had the annual work do at our house last week; and very pleasant it was too.

Good news - or is it?

2020-12-01

Scanning through the news this morning, I noticed an article on BBC News which claimed 'One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI.

Plastic - How fantastic?

2020-11-02

Great news: Plant-based milk bottles. Fonterra have announced new fully recyclable milk bottles made from sugarcane.

It's not our problem.

2020-09-15

Broadly speaking, my brief is to write a weekly column, with the odd digression, on environmental issues.