In June 2017, I met someone from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a conference. She seemed somewhat bemused at the changes that were starting to be made at her agency following Trump’s election.  Political ructions had happened plenty […]

Covid is continuing  to dominate our lives. I decided after the 1st UK lockdown that there was going to be a fundamental shift in teaching and it was not going to be possible to have face to face workshops any […]

When Douglas Adams wrote the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Britain hadn’t long joined the EU. The book became a sensation and it gradually turned into a series. The author described his tardiness in producing the promised sequels with the […]

The term ‘megadrought’ has started to be used more often in recent years. Continental climates have always suffered from these events but the frequency and severity is increasing. Why? A recent BBC programme, BBC World Service – Discovery, Megadrought in […]

Just when we all thought that the dust had settled, everything is set for change in the membrane market. In the 20 years since polymeric membranes made their dramatic entrance to the municipal market, there has been a gradual consolidation […]