Farmers are signing up to “plant” rows of mini-wind turbines in their hedgerows and on wasteland as part of an innovative new project to harness wind power without the usual objections over “unsightliness”. Personally I think that large wind turbines look graceful and beautiful on the horizon and account some of this opinion to the …
Our family car needs new back tyres and the quote from our local tyre dealership for a set of two run-of-the-mill type tyres was surprisingly expensive. My husband labours under the impression that retreads are of inferior quality and for that reason isn’t keen on us buying them, even though they would be an environmentally-friendly …
The push is on to find a technology that will reduce mercury emissions 90% by 2015 in the state of Michigan – a regulation more stringent than the national standard, which calls for a 70% reduction. They’re hoping a big part of the solution will be Toxecon, a new sysem designed to keep gaseous mercury …
Trevor Baylis (the inventor of windup technology) and Dick Strawbridge (the moustachioed tinkerer from BBC2’s It’s Not Easy Being Green) this week launched a nationwide search for the next big thing in energy efficiency. Trevor and Dick are part of the Powergen Energy Lab judging panel who will sift through entries from potting shed inventors, …
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This week saw oil giant BP launch their targetneutral scheme in an effort to encourage motorists to offset their carbon emissions. How? By registering as a targetneutral member, calculating the amount of CO2 you produce annually and paying a fee to support worldwide projects that reduce the equivalent amount of CO2 you produce by driving. …
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The TREE-ATHLON 2006 is a three-part event raising funds for tree planting in the bleaker parts of the UK’s cities and elsewhere in the world where trees are needed. To take part you need to run 5kms, tell the world what your urban tree wish is, and plant your own tree from seed. Registration is …
If wanting to read lots of celebrity gossip leaves you feeling a little guilty, you can ease your conscience and become greener while you’re indulging in a bit of celebrity eco-news with ecorazzi, a new blog dedicated to “green gossip”.
Forget Tupperware parties, stay-at-home-mothers are getting involved in selling a product that saves fuel and lowers vehicle emissions as a new home-based business. Tania-Maria Xavier is a stay-at-home-mom and one of the area managers at EcoEnergizer™‘s business distributorship team in the US. She is offering a new business opportunity to other parents.
Today is the last day to vote for the Green Park (Reading, UK) Wind Turbine in the BBC’s Unsung Landmarks poll. Don’t miss out! From grownupgreen: The BBC has drawn up a shortlist of the UK’s greatest unsung landmarks from over a thousand suggested by the public. Amongst the churches, bridges and remnants of our …