James Lovelock
Good to hear Professor James Lovelock who, at 90, is still making us think. “trying to save the planet is a lot of nonsense” I’ve always thought that.
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Scotland Rules the Waves – er, no it doesn’t!
Forgive me for continuing this thread on Scotland’s seabed but I’ve just caught sight of an interview on 16th March with Alex Salmond about Scotland’s marine renewables potential. Now I think that the progress made with marine renewables is very
Continue readingMore inaccuracies over the Crown Estate
In an article about marine energey in the Sunday Times business section titled “Alex Salmond’s bid to rule the waves”, Jane Bradley writes the following. According to Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister, this is the first step in a plan
Continue readingThe Crown – reserved or not
A comment on Joan McAlpine’s blog about the Crown Estate asks a good question – are crown estate matters not reserved? This is the source of much confusion. The Crown Estate Commission is reserved as are most Crown revenues. But
Continue readingIt’s Scotland’s Seabed
The Crown Estate Commission plays a strange role in the administration of parts of Scotland. I recently submitted evidence to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on the topic and today, had a letter published in the Herald newspaper
Continue readingWater Crisis in Kenya
An excellent series of reports on the water crisis in Kenya reminds me how valuable the BBC is as a media institution in the UK. Environmental stories, especially involving Africa, are too frequently ignored in the media but James Morgan
Continue readingTreefest 2009
I have a stall at this year’s Treefest in Inverleith park, Edinburgh on 18 & 19th July. I’m stall number 10 in the market place – Community land Rights – Andy Wightman. Come along and see me!
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