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===Retirement===
In 2005, Rampling announced his retirement from DJing with the initial intention of running a restaurant, although he changed tack to focus on his property business and the 'low carbon economy'. In 2007 he returned to music and began making some on-off appearances at selected clubs. In 2008 he published a self-help ebook entitled "Everything you need to know about DJing and success". He has since returned to regular DJing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dannyrampling.com|title=Danny Rampling's website|website=Dannyrampling.com|access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> Rampling is a keen [[eco-entrepreneur]] and built ten eco-friendly carbon reductive houses in [[St Leonards-on-Sea]], [[Hastings]], East Sussex, England.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/jul/25/careers-after-fame|title=Life after the limelight|first=Claire|last=Hughes|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=25 July 2009|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> Along with business partner Simon Hinton they launched 'Green Town Revolution', a reward and offset system to encourage individuals and small businesses to offset their [[Greenhouse gas emissions|{{CO2}} emissions]]. 'Carbon Neutral DJ' with [[Norman Jay]] MBE is GTR's first project.
 
In an interview with [[The Guardian]] in 2009, Rampling said that he was working in property development. While he does still occasionally DJ, Rampling said that "the lifestyle involves a lot of touring, flying around the world, spending weeks away from home and when you have kids it's not easy."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/jul/25/careers-after-fame|title=Life after the limelight|first=Claire|last=Hughes|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=25 July 2009}}</ref>