I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron One of my favourite West Wing episodes is “Take Out the Trash Day“. It is about burying developments you’d rather not want anyone knowing about. On 18 December 2014 the European Commission announced that “President Juncker appoints Dr Edmund Stoiber Special Adviser for Better Regulation; First Vice-President Timmermans announces reform of the Impact Assessment Board.” … Read more
There is a lot of good advice from Peter Thiel in Zero to One. I recommend reading it. Every environmentalist should read chapter 13, ‘Seeing Green’. It gives some great advice on what it will take make clean technology successful. He also explains why too many green firms flop. 7 Basic Questions To … Read more
I am clearing out some old papers and came across some old reports on the Implementation of EU Environmental Law. Well, to be fair, the reports are so old they refer to Community Environmental law. In light of the new direction in Europe of doing very little, if anything, on the environmental front, and … Read more
If you missed Monday 29 September’s European Parliamentary’s confirmation hearings of Malta’s Karmenu Vella I wanted to provide a recap. He’s been given the reponsibiltiy for both the Environment agenda and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. A mamouth task made only easier by a seemingly clear signal from the new Commission to do little new on … Read more