Set aside “range anxiety”, clearly a big concern for many prospective buyers, for the moment, and there is still a big roadblock on the way to a much wider acceptance of electric cars. It’s that drivers are simply shifting the carbon dioxide generated in providing the energy to drive the car from the petrol… Continue reading
Little Chef takes charge of electric motoring
We remember them well, those worthy but dull roadside stops. They modernised Little Chef menus in recent years, and even dabbled in what passes for haute cuisine. Heston Blumenthal redesigned the fare at the Popham restaurant on the A303 near Basingstoke, with coq au vin and braised ox cheeks. But still the brand didn’t really stand out,… Continue reading →
Seattle building bids to be greenest in world
Not too far in the future we will look back at a certain building which was the first to successfully address, in its vision, construction and operation, one of the imperatives of the 21st-century. It would be so unambiguously planet-friendly that when we see it we will know at once that this is the model,… Continue reading →
New campaign aims to create lifeline nature reserves in UK gardens
Imagine a million acres of new nature reserves, scattered like countless pieces of a green mosaic all over Britain, and costing next to nothing to create. We are not talking special skills or complicated management. Anyone can build one of these wildlife havens. All you need is a garden. Entry level qualification is the ability… Continue reading →
Regions go it alone as Govt dithers on green growth
With the government rowing back on green growth – Chancellor George Osborne’s speech to the 2011 Conservative party conference, when he voiced his scepticism abaout green industries‘ ability to boost economic recovery – does it make more sense to look for sustainability progress in our cities and regions? This, after all, is what is… Continue reading →
Time to bin the plastic bag – Wales shows a lead
Is Britain turning into the land of the ban? And shouldn’t we applaud? Admittedly only quite modest things being stopped so far. We’re not moving towards (heaven forbid) banning the bomb, or outlawing Co2, or even the burka. However these small prohibitions do represent interesting initiatives for an essentially liberal and tolerant society. The next… Continue reading →