Tag Archives: green
Lightbulbs, windmills, common sense and Ecobuild
I found myself at Ecobuild last week, not so much for the eco as for the build. Thought I’d listen in to a debate they were having that day – here’s the info: 11.45 – 12.30 Climate change – behavoural … Continue reading
Another look at domestic wind turbines
Just an interesting collection of articles for anyone thinking of installing a domestic wind turbines or who thinks that the government is doing the right thing by throwing away millions in grants for these pointless adornments of the gullible (btw, … Continue reading
Channel 4 to be censured for fake “documentary”.
In March 2007, Channel 4 screened a fake/hoax documentary (fokumentary?) called The Great Global Warming Swindle. And a lot of people fell for it. Unfortunately, some of the more, shall we put it “cerebrally challenged” saw fit to embarrass themselves … Continue reading
Green / alternative energy. The good and the bad.
From time to time, I get someone saying “all renewables is rubbish, isn’t it?”. The most recent site I got pointed at was: http://www.greenliving.co.uk/Articles/theeconomiccasef.html I read that site and hung my head in despair. Now, we all know that small … Continue reading
TWO politicians speaking sense in one week?!
Admittedly, they are straight from the department of the bleedin’ obvious, but in the same week that Gordon Brown pointed out that… …each household could save £420 a year by not throwing away edible food. Approximately 4.1 million tonnes of … Continue reading
RICS report claims Solar Thermal energy takes 208 years to pay back
I saw a report in today’s (Saturday 13/oct/2007) Times, Mail or Telegraph that Solar Thermal energy takes 208 years to pay back. In fact, ALL of the figures in the report are drastically wrong – the figures and costs quoted … Continue reading
Global Warming – suddenly it all seems a bit futile…
From The Independent… In the next 24 hours, deforestation will release as much CO2 into the atmosphere as 8 million people flying from London to New York. Stopping the loggers is the fastest and cheapest solution to climate change. So … Continue reading
