Ever been standing at the bus stop and thought to yourself: “My word, what I would give to have a wooden USB stick for my every day data storage and memory requirements,”? Well brothers and sisters, now you can. Paul from Flashsticks.co.uk (that’s flashsticks.co.uk) makes
Geologists in the US are claiming that certain types of rock can act as a sponge for carbon dioxide. According to Columbia University, the rock called peridotite can turn the gas into solids, such as as calcite. The university site says: “Peridotite comprises most or all of the rock in
The law firm Eversheds sent us this email: “It is reported today that BP is to drop its wind farm and other renewable schemes in Britain to concentrate its spending programme on the US. Michelle Thomas, head of the Clean Energy and Sustainability team at international law firm Eversheds, comments:
As we all know, electric bicycles are not more eco-friendly than regular bicycles. But they are better than motorbikes, scooters, cars and freight trains. So Greenbang decided to give one a go. This beautiful model here (a Kalkhoff Pedelec) was kindly lent to us by 50 Cycles (that’s 50
Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a Swedish power company that has just agreed to buy one of the biggest planned wind farms in the UK. The Thanet wind farm is set to deliver 300 MW, which is quite a hefty chunk of electricity. The largest coal power electricity station generates about 4000 MW.
recycling
Household recycling – and anything to do with bin collections – is a subject guaranteed to get Daily Mail readers frothing at the mouth but the latest government figures claim 90 per cent of councils are now meeting or exceeding recycling targets. The headline stats for last year, revealed by Environment minister
Some of the world’s biggest IT companies are failing to embrace a low carbon economy and tackle climate change, both within their own organisations and in developing products that will help their clients cut their carbon footprint. That’s probably not a shock to most readers of Greenbang, with
Jurdy Bama is up to some post election mischief…
Obama
So Obama made it. It feels like the scene in Star Wars after the emperor dies and all people start partying. Greenbang would most certainly be on the ewok planet – the outdoor party looked most fun. Obama has managed to oust an oaf who has turned the world upside down
Here’s this week’s Jurdy ‘toon. Enjoy…
Llangurig
The number of wind farms spouting the UK hills is staggering. Following a conversation Greenbang had with a stock broker last night, you have to wonder if it’s just because of the generous government subsidies that exist for wind that make it profitable. But would it be profitable without
