Environmental Tips for Summer
So the World Cup seems to have come to a shuddering halt for England, but Wimbledon is on and we’re having some surprisingly warm weather. It must be summer! It’s easy when we get to this time of year to…
Category Sustainability
Are Roads About To Become The Green Energy Producers Of The World?
I was browsing the internet the other day, when I came across something that was so unusual, I was sure it had to be an April Fool’s joke doing a second round. It was a picture of a glowing road…
Could the Recession Have Created Natural Habitat for Wildlife?
It’s not hard to see how badly the recession has hit certain areas, a drive on the A12 to Colchester will show you a multitude of closed businesses in the high street and abandoned buildings on the side of the…
The Week in Fuel.
This week I have seen two articles from different sources regarding the fuel we put in our cars. The first article is from the BBC and is based on research conducted in America: it discusses the idea that removing lead…
The LED Streetlight Debate.
The battle of LED versus traditional debate has raged for some time. We’ve seen everything from LED headlights on cars to LED screens on televisions and washing machines. At the moment, however, there is a rather more widespread issue. Councils…
British Airways to use landfill to fuel planes.
BA to use landfill to fuel planes. I was excited to hear that biofuel may be finally making its way into the civil aviation industry thanks to British Airways shaking hands with the Solena Group. I was also pleased to…
Get Paid to Take a Cheaper and Greener Heating Fuel.
For the last few weeks we have seen a number of articles and ideas regarding greener, and cheaper, energy options. Recently we saw a suggestion of central heating being replaced by water straight from rivers and seas, heated by currents…
Scotland’s Home Grown Green Energy.
This week we’re working in Scotland, so on my way through the airports grabbed a copy of free magazine “Energy Matters” by CKD Galbraith. The magazine is unabashedly truthful in the way it admits that currently Energy is just one…
How a River Could Soon Heat Your House
We have known for many years now that using gas comes with its own problems. Currently there are political issues regarding gas supplies, but the main concern is that it is a natural fossil fuel and is being depleted when…
