It was back in the 1940’s when dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane, or DDT as it is more commonly known, was labelled a miracle pesticide, and won Swiss chemist Paul Müller a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Now experts are saying that this widely banned pesticide is the best bet to save millions of lives threatened with malaria, a disease …
British electrical retailer Currys has launched an off-the-shelf solar energy product in three of its stores, namely West Thurrock, Fulham and Croydon. The panels, manufactured by Sharp, are priced at £1000 each, making a solar heating system for an average 3-bedroomed family home around the £9000 mark, including installation. A system like this will cut …
For two seasons, Green Ground Zero has proudly hosted a television show called Built Green TV. During that time Neil Chambers, host of the show, has interviewed some of the most incredible thinkers, writers, designers and leaders in the environmental field. Past guests include Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Paul Polizzotto, Susan Szenasy, David Kirkpatrick, Mark Cox, …
Cape Town’s oldest and most famous hotel, The Mount Nelson, is tackling climate change by feeding its restaurant leftovers to thousands of worms in South Africa’s biggest worm farm yet. The hotel has reduced its food waste by 70% and its gardens are enjoying the “worm tea” treats and vermi-compost that the new hotel employees …
The Hayes fire station in West London is the first in the UK to install a wind turbine, which will supply around 8% of the station’s annual electricity needs. The way that the rooftop wind turbine can be connected to the local electricity grid means that each unit of electricity generated from the turbine displaces …
Last week a reporter from The Mirror walked up to an unattended nuclear waste train in a NorthWest London depot and planted a fake bomb on the train. “The gate was open, there were no security guards… I walked up to the train and planted my bomb.” Tom Parry, reporter “I’m appalled. Every one of …
Although better than the Bush plan of doing nothing, the Kyoto Protocol has its share of problems. The European Union in particular has relied on market mechanisms to achieve the goal of holding carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2012. The plan works like this: Governments and Treaties set the level of emissions allowed by …
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The Co-operative Bank has launched a new product, ecoinsurance, to help make driving greener. This is the first of its kind in the UK, and works by offsetting some of your carbon emissions caused by driving, but without any additional cost to you, so it’s very competitive. The additional benefits of ecoinsurance are discounts for …