It was the pinup renewable energy project of the early 2000s, a barrage across the mighty Severn estuary. Second highest tides in the world, providing enough clean, green power to provide 5% of the UK’s energy needs. And a new 11 mile (15 km) road and rail link between England and Wales as well. The… Continue reading
Browsing Category Environment
The LED street light revolution cuts cost as well as carbon
LED streetlights have appeared in my village, one of the first pieces in the jigsaw which will depict a truly low carbon future, as seen from my doorstep. They come not so long after the first electric car was spotted here. While electric cars are still a better-off person’s indulgence, that essential street light above your… Continue reading →
How to turn bright ideas to address climate change into viable companies
We cannot possibly know to what extent good ideas and smart technology might help us mitigate the effects of climate change, and even slow it down. Just as in the 1980s we had no inkling of how developments in computer chips and electronics would enable vast numbers of us to communicate with one another instantly… Continue reading →
New hope for bees as living walls start to climb
In the four years since I’ve been tweeting, by far the greatest interest in anything I have had to say came when I posted this photograph I took on Sloane Square in London in July 2014, with this message. “J.Crew’s Bee Wall on its new store on Sloane Square, with Buglife, See more at: http://www.buglife.org.uk/news-%26-events/news/jcrew-partners-buglife-save-bees#sthash.mwzggfC0.dpuf …… Continue reading →
Formula E: next big crowd-pulling event to line our city streets?
Tour de France cyclists in The Mall, July 7th, 2014 Elite cycling – the new, hot draw on the street Tour de France is sure to return – but where? Could Formula E be next big mass spectator sport? Have we seen the start of a mass spectator event culture in Britain? The astonishing success of… Continue reading →
Could new clean, green trolleys spark up city centre transport?
Public transport belongs in the heart of the world’s historic towns and cities. But what sort of transport? Underground trains are best. Then, as you move above ground, the cleaner, the better. Trams, gliding elegantly through ancient streets, are one clean public transport solution. But creating a new system in an old city can… Continue reading →