How green are Britain’s richest small towns? #9 Bray
The penultimate location in WealthInsight’s top 10 ranking of the richest small towns in Britain is Bray, which around 350 millionaires call their home. Located in the Maidenhead area of Berkshire, around 30 miles west of London, the town hosts two of the four UK restaurant that have three Michelin...
June’s top 10 green crowdfunding projects
Crowdfunding is a democratic form of financing that allows people to direct their money towards the projects they consider most important, innovative and socially useful. We listed some of our favourite crowdfunding initiatives that focused on sustainability, the environment and education, among other things, in April and May. And here’s our top...
Can we have capitalism back now, please?
In light of the G8 arrests yesterday, it’s time we took capitalism back from those who have hijacked it and its definition. The founding fathers of capitalism, Smith and Hayek, wrote complex treatise on free markets and economics. They were of their time and their argument bounded by the...
We need expert problem-solvers to build the cities of the future
Economist Peter Henry, dean of New York University’s Stern School of Business, tells Big Think why the future of cities simply must be sustainable. The definition of discipline is the idea of following a pragmatic growth strategy that is vigilant and flexible and values what’s good for a country as...
How green are Britain’s richest small towns? #8 Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge, eighth on WealthInsight’s ranking of the richest small towns in Britain, is an affluent village in Cheshire, which has around 350 millionaires among its only 4,400 inhabitants. Fifteen miles south of Manchester, it is one of three points in the county’s so-called ‘golden triangle’ along with Prestbury...
Green versus grey infrastructure
Ben Goldsmith, partner at sustainable investment group WHEB, writes why green trumps grey when it comes to infrastructure. Climate chaos, natural resource scarcity, demographic changes and macroeconomic burdens are challenging governments, especially urban areas, to deal with massive infrastructure issues. Emerging economies need to build new infrastructure and mature...
How green are Britain’s richest small towns? #7 Hale
Travelling from the south-east of England to Greater Manchester, seventh on WealthInsight’s ranking of the richest small town in Britain is Hale, which boasts 350 millionaires among its 15,300 inhabitants. Hale is located nine miles south-west of Manchester and according to the Sunday Times, is one of the wealthiest...
‘Devastatingly beautiful’ climate change film Chasing Ice now available on DVD
One of Blue & Green Tomorrow’s favourite films from the past year or so, Chasing Ice, is out on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday June 10. If you didn’t manage to catch this must-watch documentary on the big screen, now’s your chance. After bagging numerous awards and securing rave...
Is trash media responsible for a lack of positive role models?
Writer, owner of Larger Family Life and mum of 12 Tania Sullivan ponders the lack of positive influences for our children in the media. During the filming of 16 Kids and Counting, I was repeatedly interviewed on our choice to limit the amount of television our family watches. My answer that there...
How green are Britain’s richest small towns? #6 Marlow
Another week; another five small towns to profile. Consultancy firm WealthInsight said Marlow in Buckinghamshire was the sixth richest small town in Britain, but how does it rank on green issues? Marlow, located on the Thames 33 miles west of London, has around 400 millionaires among its 14,000 inhabitants....
‘If an election were held tomorrow, Ed Miliband would win by a landslide’
The headline for this piece is taken from a Daily Telegraph article from Wednesday. We imagine our readers will either be horrified or rejoice at the news. With 100 weeks to go until the next UK general election, we look at how the coalition is doing on its agreement...
Welcome to planet Ocean
Today is World Oceans Day. Canada first proposed the event at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. It was celebrated unofficially every year on the June 8 until the UN officially recognised it in 2008. The idea is to understand and honour the world’s oceans and the role...
TED talks: Sylvia Earle’s TED Prize wish to protect our oceans
Tomorrow is World Oceans Day – a UN initiative that aims to celebrate and enhance understanding planet Earth’s oceans. To that end, this week’s featured TED talk is from legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle. Filmed in February 2009, she shares some fascinating anecdotes and images from her long career – while...
Environmentalism: does active mean effective?
In the wake of events surrounding campaign group No Dash for Gas, Nick Slawicz takes a look at the changing face of environmental activism. The recent case of No Dash for Gas – the environmental activists who occupied an EDF power station for a week and were spared jail on...
Leo Johnson and the power of people
While his siblings Boris, Rachel and Jo actively sought out and seemingly enjoy the political and media limelight, Leo Johnson is content working in sustainability. He talks to Alex Blackburne about his career. There is a lot more to Leo Johnson than his public profile would suggest. A member...
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