I’ve recently been conducting some telephone interviews for my research, talking with representatives from across the microgeneration industry. The general outlook was pretty positive but one respondent said he was nervous that microgeneration might get lost in the shuffle once everyone gets “totally sidetracked by this nuclear debate”. Talk about timing – that same week the BBC was packed with stories about the UK’s future energy supply gap, the roots of the problem, and most controversially rumours that Blair is `convinced’ on nuclear.
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Tanis and I went to see Franz Ferdinand in Cardiff last week. Wow. What a fantastic rock show. The venue was a little bit squished and there were people passing out left and right from the heat and sweat but the Etch-a-Sketch stage set and sing-alongs made it all worth while.
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I spent quite a bit of time this afternoon reading the various responses to the Government’s recent consultation on microgeneration and the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). The proposals haven’t exactly been given a warm welcome and there are lots of comments like “we have serious concerns about x” and “we urge the DTI to reconsider y“.
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So we didn’t win the demo vote on BBC Oxford this week. Beat by a band of 13 year-olds with a bass player whose bass is “bigger than he is”. Good for them though…I think I could just about bang out “Blowin’ in the Wind” at 13, nevermind write my own material.
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I think every doctoral student must have a moment, usually just before they finish their thesis, when they find out that someone else has already done their research. That moment for me is now.
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About three years ago, me and some friends decided to form a band. At the time I was in Sri Lanka, the bass player was in Geneva, the guitarist was in Boston and the drummer in Winnipeg but that wasn’t going to stop us. We practiced our seperate parts and then played one gig to the rapturous applause of 20 before going our separate ways.
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