Could we make our towns and cities cooler (and obviously greener) by smothering them with growing plants? This is already being done, albeit on a very small scale, and to positive effect. Green roofs, especially, are becoming features of new buildings being built to high eco-specification, such as the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and… Continue reading →

As communities in southern England wrestle with the environmental implications of the proposed HS2, Britain’s second high-speed rail line, which could bring superfast trains are zipping past their homes at over 200 miles an hour, academics have produced what is claimed to be the first conclusive evidence that high-speed rail lines bring clear and significant… Continue reading →

Arla Foods today announced the location of its proposed £150 million (world’s first) billion litre milk dairy.It will be on a 70-acre site at Aston Clinton, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, UK (subject to planning consent by the local authority). The milk plant (we do drink an awful lot of cappuccinos and lattes) is also promised to be the first… Continue reading →

Suppose you one of those people who has to have a car to do the short trips — to the newspaper shop, to school, to the local library, to the station even. Now there’s a very low-cost electric powered driving option available. And if you generate your own power, it’s effectively free, if you discount… Continue reading →