Modern electricity supply is a complex and large system. Power failures are usually a result of problems with the electric grid than rather than power generation. We can buy energy-efficient lights, but the changes we can make are small because of the system. Unless we move to small-scale technologies, it will be impossible for us as individuals to make decisions about energy generation and use.  > more

British food production reels from crisis to crisis. The whole food system, from the seed to your plate, has become controversial. Food production is a complex system involving large corporations, supermarkets, government agencies and the European Union. How can we get the food we want, at a reasonable price and in a way we find acceptable?  > more