Keith Thomson

Environmental columnist

Keith Thomson is an environmental campaigner from Bradford who writes a weekly Enviro Watch column for the Telegraph & Argus

Keith Thomson is an environmental campaigner from Bradford who writes a weekly Enviro Watch column for the Telegraph & Argus

Latest articles from Keith Thomson

Merits of a simple life

* T&A environment columnist Keith Thomson sadly died this week, after an illness. His wife, Brenda, has asked that we publish this, his final column, in his memory.

Why using the internet is bad for the planet

Sitting in a 620 bus the other day I was pondering the benefits of using public transport rather than travelling in a private car that was producing far too much CO2. Apparently car drivers are responsible for over nine times as much CO2 as each seated passenger in a full bus.

Keep the ice frozen for our grandchildren's sake

The UK’s position about half way between the north pole and the equator, and bathed by the relatively warm waters of the Atlantic, means that while we do get a few winter days when the temperature drops below freezing it rarely lasts long.

Our destructive species wastes no time in ruining the planet

OUR earth planet has been in existence for over four and a half billion years, 4,500,000,000, and during that time change has taken place remarkably slowly, as continents formed, and the solar input increased. This led to the formation of very basic life forms well over three billion years ago.