Environmental infrastructure: what it could really cost
Drains, water, sewage works, landfill sites… usually best left to somebody else to sort out. Well, maybe once this was
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The Ventilator
Incorporating The Ranger's Blog
Ranger Rants
Blogger who falsely accused council officers of corruption ordered to pay £25K damages.
As a council officer and as a writer on the internet, I’ve been following the story of Jacqui Thompson and
Read moreShould we pay £375,000 to poke buzzards out of their nests?
Something’s gone badly wrong at the Greenest Government Ever. To say I’ve been profoundly disappointed at the environmental performance of the Coalition –
Read moreThoughts from an angry park ranger
Sometimes people online confuse The Ranger with a US Park Ranger – although he’s very far from it. In real
Read moreA challenge worth rising to
The Red Tape Challenge! Wow, this has got to be good! The government is asking us all to get together
Read moreLocal provenance food at Waitrose
Wahoo! The Isle of Wight has finally joined the middle class, and a branch of Waitrose has opened in East
Read moreDestroy all trim trails!
The trim trail. A circuit of exercise equipment spread throughout a park or path, for visitors to undertake regulated exercise
Read moreThe Telegraph confuses rare flowers with buttonholes
Oh deary deary. I’ve tried to hold off, really, I have. I’ve been stifling back a really moany post about
Read moreDo I need a driving licence to get a countryside job?
It’s possibly one of the most common question that people looking for a job ask The Ranger – both online
Read moreEco-everything: are eco-towns just greenwash?
OK, here’s a list of things. Check these out: Eco-car Eco-house Eco-plane It’s pretty easy to find examples of all
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