Britain planning laws may be revised to make it easier for micropower generation. In an interview with The Observer, Planning Minister, Yvette Cooper said, “It is patently absurd that you should be able to put a satellite dish on your house, but have to wrestle with the planning process for small-scale micro-generation, which is no …
Surfers spend so much time with nature it’s no wonder they are doing what they can to look after the environment. Surfers Against Sewage (or the SAS campaign as they are also known) have been campaigning for clean waters since 1990. A group of surfers, fed up with suffering repeated ear, throat and gastric infections …
People who consider themselves alternative, holistic or green may have found a new spiritual home online with Holistic Local, the webs latest social networking venue and established directory for over 4,000 alternative businesses. The popularity of web-based social networking sites like MySpace and Friendster, where users make friends and contacts according to preferences declared …
Regular readers will know that I am against the idea of a new generation of nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom, or anywhere else on the planet for that matter. I much prefer the option of putting as much spending into renewables as the govenment has ploughed into nuclear to make it work for …
Sir Menzies Campbell, Liberal Democrat leader, has branded the move by the UK government towards a new generation of nuclear power stations unaffordable, unecessary and a bad deal for taxpayers. “Taxpayers are already liable to pay up to £90bn to clean up after the existing generation of nuclear power stations. “The taxpayers are picking up …
Check out Gusse.org, a website where everything having to do with urban sustainability is at your fingertips in an Amazon-like searchable form. According to the info sheet: “Gusse is an online place where the world can collectively discuss, review and apply the best ideas for sustainable cities.” Gusse.org (pronounced gus-ee) was launched by the University …
Good for you. Good for the environment. The EcoSystem just makes sense. The EcoSystem Duo is the next-generation of energy efficient PC from Jinglehorse. This second generation EcoSystem is designed to utilize the tremendous power and efficiency of the Intel Core Duo processor to create a fast, reliable, and environmentally friendly dual-core system capable of …
Justin Rowlatt is continuing his year of living as ITV Newsnight’s Ethical Man, but is struggling to come up with more water saving ideas to satisfy his viewers. Can you help him? Give him your tips at the Ethical Man’s water ideas shortage page.
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