Nick Palmer
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environment |
| Occupation | Consulting/lobbying |
| Location | Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Age 67 greenlightconsulting(at)googlemail (dot)com Environmentalist; Thinker; Hang glider pilot; Free-range human; Over 40 years of environmental campaigning and knowledge; Current member of Jersey States' Energy Policy Forum; Spokesman for J-CAN (Jersey Climate Action Network); Member of JIT (Jersey in Transition); Cold Fusion Advocate (but sceptical); Particularly interested in how to modify ordinary economics and business models when they start to fail as we approach the limits of growth (when the world puts up a "house full" notice) - which is now; Anaerobic digestion is ace! Married to the fantastic Alma Catherine; Two step-children and numerous pets + new pseudo-grandchild; Grow my own veg organically. |
| Interests | ecological economics, Hang gliding, sustainable living, gadgets, saving the world |
| Favorite movies | Blade Runner, The Lake House, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Amelie, Total Recall, 2001 a Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange, Silent Running, Raising Arizona, Peggy Sue got married, Jean de Florette, Back to the Future, The 11th Hour, A Beautiful Mind, The Shawshank redemption, Groundhog Day, Forrest Gump, Sleepless in Seattle, Pretty Woman, Starman, Titanic |
| Favorite music | Kate Bush, "modern" folk, Indian music, Opera arias, Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Pachelbel's Canon, Schubert, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Manu Chao, Joanna Newsom, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Bob Dylan early'ish, Cockney Rebel, Dusty Springfield, Barenaked Ladies, They might be Giants, Alan Price Georgie Fame, The Seekers, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, Patty Larkin, Jane Siberry, Dolly Parton,Emmylou Harris, Tony Bennet, Enya, Jim Reeves, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Abba, Doris Day, Connie Francis, Smoky, Ace of Base, Incredible String Band, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Paul Simon, |
| Favorite books | Collapse by Jared Diamond, Ecological economics by Daly and Farley, Cities in Flight by James Blish, Something Bright by Zenna Henderson, Beam us Home by James Tiptree junior, The Furies by Keith Roberts, Unicorn Magic by Daniel Counihan, |