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Are you a failure?

0 Comments 18 January 2012

I’ve blogged about failure before, but my attention turned back to the topic after reading the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Notably, Steve Jobs had some very high profile failures. The first was his ignominious booting out of Apple – the company he had founded – followed swiftly by his reasonably unsuccessful tenure at [...]

On Writing

How to survive a recession by Tom Peters

0 Comments 13 January 2012

I know this has nothing to do with writing, technology or the environment but I still love it for reasons that will become obvious once you start reading. I can take no ownership either. It was written by the Business Guru Tom Peters back in 2008 during the last recession, which I’m not even sure [...]

On Writing

Steve Jobs’ six lives

0 Comments 12 January 2012

I’ve just finished reading Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography on my iPad and I have to say it granted me everything I could have wished for and more. Some of the reviews I’ve seen are quite critical, mainly because people have felt that the biography doesn’t offer any further insight into a man who has [...]

Future Earth

Future proofing our planet: can we do it?

0 Comments 10 January 2012

Now here’s a thought provoking start to your week: Rupert Read, a Philosopher at the University of East Anglia has suggested creating a new council responsible for protecting the Earth for future generations. Read’s report, Guardians of the Future, suggests that this new democratic body, to be known as Guardians of Future Generations, would have two [...]

On Writing

Michael Crichton’s Micro: How not to preserve a legacy

2 Comments 04 January 2012

As readers of A Rush of Green will know, I am a huge fan of Michael Crichton. In fact, he is the reason I became a writer in the first place. If you have read my debut eco-thriller The Human Race, you will know that Michael Crichton also helped to define the genre of my [...]

Future Earth

Have yourself a Merry Little Green Christmas…

0 Comments 23 December 2011

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Unfortunately it’s also the most wasteful. I recently declared that I want to aim to cut my carbon emissions to zero within the next ten years. There are few things more likely to ruin my chances than Christmas. What with sacks full of presents all wrapped in [...]

Future Earth

The Maldives: Struggling to keep afloat

0 Comments 21 December 2011

After recently watching the final instalment of Frozen Planet, I wrote a post about the impact of rising sea levels and how the melting of the sea-ice in the Poles will eventually come to affect each and every one of us. We are already seeing the perils of rising sea levels, with natural disasters including [...]

Future Tech

Eco-Cycology: Retailers recycling to appeal to consumers

0 Comments 16 December 2011

We all know the importance of recycling. It’s a message that has been driven down our throats for many years. Web campaigns and TV adverts have been financed; tips have been rebranded ‘recycling centres’; councils provide us with specially compartmentalised bins and refuse to remove bottles, tins and plastic bags that haven’t been properly categorised. [...]

On Writing

A Rush of Green: one year on

0 Comments 15 December 2011

It’s been almost a year since A Rush of Green launched – and what a year it’s been! When I pressed publish on my inaugural post back in December of last year, I had no idea how popular the blog would be and if anyone would be interested in my ramblings. Thankfully, it turns out [...]

Future Earth

Frozen Planet’s look at our warming planet

0 Comments 08 December 2011

Last night saw the final instalment of Frozen Planet air on BBC One here in the UK. This final episode has caused controversy across the world because of its moving visualisation of the rising temperatures of the North and South Poles – and what this means for everyone and everything on our planet.

On Writing

Blogs for thought

0 Comments 06 December 2011

With the sequel to The Human Race now safely tucked away in an editing suite, I’ve been enjoying reading plenty of environmental and science blog posts. Each of the five posts below really got me thinking, and I wanted to share them with my readers.

On Writing

Abstinence makes the heart grow stronger

0 Comments 02 December 2011

Has anyone seen the latest ‘Twilight’ movie, Breaking Dawn? I went recently with my wife. We thoroughly enjoyed the previous three movies and were really looking forward to the latest in the series, particularly as non-readers of the books. It has been a delight to have the plot revealed on screen and not be disappointed [...]

Future Tech

I’ve seen the future and its name is 3D Printing

0 Comments 30 November 2011

I’ve been aware of 3D printing technology for a while, but just recently it’s begun to get very interesting. It offers an incredibly exciting future where one-off manufacturing will be a reality and stock holdings will be a thing of the past. All that will be needed are raw materials from which to produce myriad [...]

Future Earth

All the time in the world?

0 Comments 23 November 2011

I saw a great movie over the weekend called In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and an unrecognisable Amanda Seyfried of Mamma Mia! fame. It’s directed by Andrew Niccol, to whom I already owe a debt of gratitude for helping me name my lead characters in The Human Race, Ethan and Uma. If you’ve seen Andrew [...]

Future Tech

Save money while saving the environment

1 Comment 21 November 2011

Last week I switched my electricity supplier to Good Energy, the only company in the UK to generate energy from clean and sustainable sources. The company uses wind, small-scale hydroelectric and solar power, but no fossil fuels or nuclear. The price of making the switch was miniscule – by my estimates, I will only pay [...]

Future Tech

Is Apple still rotten?

0 Comments 18 November 2011

Let’s give praise where praise is due: a new Greenpeace report seems to reveal Apple is greener than I thought. In my recent blog, ‘Where’s the Green in Apple’ I looked into the fact that it had refused to participate in The Carbon Disclosure Project. Add in the alleged poor safety record and well-documented environmental issues [...]

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Reviews of The Human Race

Unputdownable. Yes, I know it's not a word, but it definitely applies here, anyway. That's the word I'm going with, to describe The Human Race by O.C. Heaton. - Hira N. Hasnain

An outstanding first novel from O.C. Heaton that catapults him into the Best Seller league… - Justine Bond

"This is an exciting, fast-paced read. The Human Race is a book that is very easy to forget to put down. Bring on part two!" - L. H. Bowers

"If you are looking for a well-plotted and well-written thriller to while away the hours of a long flight, this offering might suit you very well." - David Bryson, Amazon Top 50 Reviewer

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