I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Smoking – No 1 Pariah? I have just finished reading Charles Murray’s latest book about the state of white America. An interesting observation is that smoking has a pariah like status for America’s upper middle class. I suspect that similar views are held by Europe’s upper middle class. His central premise is that America’s upper middle … Read more
I get the feeling that the DG Environment has last its way. From a political and legislative power house of the Commission in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century, it has backed away. Until a 7th Environmental Action Programme is adopted, the only clear, although not perhaps coherent record of what Europe’s … Read more
Recently I switched to the Belgacom for TV, movies and internet but I hardly use it for phone calls. Skype has stepped in with crystal clear calls. I use it for calling family and friends. The quality of the line is excellent. For more details, click here: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/homepage It is great for work. I used … Read more
For the last 3 years I have become increasingly concerned about the gap between the zeal in europe for passing new environmental laws to combat environmental problems and the seeming lack of much or any enforcement on the ground. It came to my attention on the WEEE directive, a much needed directive I worked on … Read more