April is shaping up to be another interesting month on Isonomia, with the Admin desk buoyed up by a very positive March, and some interesting material coming together for the next few weeks.
- Continuing the growth in interest in the site, Isonomia had its highest ever number of page views in a single day last month, driven by the release of Martin Steiner and Ulrich Wiegel’s Reimagining Greenhouse Gases.
- Theirs was also the most viewed article of the month. Other strong performers were James Fulford’s Pickles’ free lunch (there always seems to be interest when we discuss Eric’s policies), Phillip Ward’s piece on Defra’s approach to separation of materials for recycling, and Peter Jones’s reflection on whether environmental consultants like him are part of the problem.
- Phillip now holds the title of our most read contributor, showing the virtues of producing articles regularly (authors take note!). It was great to have a contribution from Peter Jones OBE during the month, too, and we’ll have more new authors in April.
- We also reached the landmark of publishing our 50th article – not bad after just five months in full stride. Our articles are provng to have quite long lifespans, too – for example, Thomas’s Vergunst’s I shop therefore I am? was published back in January and continues to come up frequently on search engine results. Clearly, Selfridges’ Christmas advertising campaign has stuck in people’s minds…
- Isonomia joined Twitter in March (@IsonomiaBlog) and has picked up a few followers already. The Admin desk now has an outlet to highlight articles and tweets that may be interesting to Isonomia readers – and to let the twitterati know when new articles are released.
- Isonomia articles are getting noticed – Clash of the Hierarchies was picked up as special report on Let’sRecycle, and Peter Jones OBE’s piece on ROC banding later appeared on E2B Pulse. Meanwhile, the other Peter Jones’s latest article got an approving reference in the Progression Partnership blog. Look out internet, the Isonomians are coming!
Thanks to all our authors and our many readers from the UK and from around the world. Keep coming back for more informative and challenging pieces this month – the Admin desk is excited about Phillip Ward’s analysis of the green measures in the Budget, and is looking forward to a piece from Wayne Hubbard of LWARB on his organisation’s rolling loan fund. Articles are also in train from Dominic Hogg and Rob Gillies.
However, we’d also be glad to hear from you if you’d like to offer an informed but accessible viewpoint on any issue in the environment sector. Our goal is to create a space where thoughts on topics from across the environment sector can be expressed and explored, enabling communication and cross fertilisation of ideas. Whether it’s waste or water, enforcement or emissions – whatever’s on your mind, get in touch.
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