We often see new cars advertised against the background of a beauty spot, the implication being that you have the freedom of such wonderful places if you buy that particular model. It is a spurious and somewhat insincere message if, like most people, you live in a town or city and must drive many miles… Continue reading
Browsing Category Environment
UK company Iceotope finds way to cool down data server – saves power, cuts Co2
The most surprising piece of video I’ve seen recently is of a smartphone immersed in a beaker of some clear liquid, photographing the TV camera that was filming it. Link here This is what TV viewers saw, and I’m sure they were amazed. Doesn’t everybody know that if you drop your mobile phone into water,… Continue reading →
Cities sign deal for a low carbon future
Boris Johnson may have built a great big snowman of denial on the Department of Climate Change’s lawn, but the fact remains: the overwhelming consensus among scientists is that Global Warming is real, and we need to act. Where, though, is that action going to come from? It must come from government clearly, as… Continue reading →
Masdar – future city in the desert reaches its zero-energy present
This is a revised version of an article I wrote in 2008. A number of the features described have already been built. ———- Imagine a new city about the size of Exeter where they will not use a drop of oil, an ounce of fossil fuel, or produce a breath of carbon dioxide to change the… Continue reading →
Hertz offer electric cars for hire – by the hour
You want to drive an electric car, but they cost too much. So that’s it then, for a few more years at least and prices come right down. Or you are a tourist, and you really want to find a green way around the sites. So it’s a Boris Bike, or regional equivalent, or nothing?… Continue reading →
Now rural England revolts over solar power
Anybody who proposes a windfarm, or even a single wind turbine, in the countryside these days can expect a tough battle with the locals. Let the proponents advance any of the standard arguments – the need for urgent action to combat global warming, a quick and cost-effective response to the coming energy crisis, the fact… Continue reading →