Phil Sturgeon

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Phil Sturgeon

Phil Sturgeon

Software Engineer gone ferril. Digital nomad since 2018 (bike/van). Now dedicated to woodland creation and restoration, as co-founder of UK climate chairty Protect Earth.

Restoring ancient woodlands the violent way, fixing boats and making my niece happy

Restoring ancient woodlands the violent way, fixing boats and making my niece happy

I really enjoyed chronicling my chaos in the last post and and apparently so did you! You've asked me for more and I am happy to oblige, but due to all the chaos I am a week behind. Thankfully I found an hour by a fire with a

Living in a tiny electric van for three years

Living in a tiny electric van for three years

In October 2022 I bought a small electric van, a Nissan E-NV200, that became affectionately known as the Struggle Bus. Getting a campervan was an upgrade from living entirely on a bicycle for a few years, which was a life changing experience. I was free-range hauling ass around Europe for

Sustainable Bikepacking Kit List

Sustainable Bikepacking Kit List

How can we get out into nature and have a nice time without kicking the ecosystems we ride through in the face?

Rosebank oil & gas drilling banned, deposit return scheme in UK, Lynx on the rise, and Texas swaps coal for solar

Rosebank oil & gas drilling banned, deposit return scheme in UK, Lynx on the rise, and Texas swaps coal for solar

Good climate news in weird dark fascist times: no new oil and gas at rosebank or jackdaw oil fields, a UK deposit return scheme, and recovering lync populations in Portugal.

Why is Dale Vince Lying About Heat Pumps?

Dale Vince has been lying about heat pumps for days so he can sell more vegan gas. WTF does that even mean?

Help Protect Earth Plant 100k Trees this Winter!

Help Protect Earth Plant 100k Trees this Winter!

We need your help to plant 100,000 trees this year, as 60,000 spade ready projects have no funding and will have to be delayed until next winter.