greenwash
Oil and energy giant Shell has received a slap on the wrist from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over an advert that appeared in the Financial Times under the headline “We invest today’s profits in tomorrow’s solutions” and touting Shell’s sustainability credentials. The ad went
birds
The way nature somehow has its own calendar never ceases to amaze and impress. Examples such as the mass spawning of turtles, bats and crabs in various locations are simply breathtaking. Having seen all sorts of wild life, such as squirrels and hedgehogs, not hibernating it’s already clear that
fotowatio
Greenbang must have been having a quick nap when this happened earlier this month, but it’s a bit of a doozy so it’s worth mentioning. So there Greenbang was, telling you all about this company and that company picking up a mere $10m here and a tiny $23m
department of energy
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has just announced a pot of money for hydrogen car development. According to the release there will be, “10 cost-shared hydrogen storage research and development projects, which will receive up to $15.3m over five years (see below), subject to annual appropriations.” Which isn’
ford
Has the American car maket finally realised that great things can come in small packages? A release that came into Greenbang’s inbox this morning suggests that they might have – well, Ford might have at least. The company has unveiled a new Fiesta, which will be built in Germany and
funding
Apparently, in the US of A, it’s rather common practice to put some weird additive in the beer to turn it green on St Patrick’s Day. Greenbang wonders why anyone would do such a thing to beer unless it was a punishment or it had gone radioactive, but
biofuels
The beautiful love child of Allied Carpets and Simple Minds – VC bunch Allied Minds – has teamed with the love child of George Washington and a University – the University of Washington – to form a new biofuels outfit. The biofuels in question will be the rising star of such things as algae,
GE Energy
What’s smarter than a roomful of Mensa members doing a super hard sudoku with one hand and getting a triple word score in Scrabble with the other and then working out the 23rd digit of pi at the same time? A smart grid. What’s smarter than a smart
investment
Remember the heady days of June 2008? Things are so different, you know? Life was simpler. People knew their neighbours and they weren’t afraid to leave their doors open. And that Marine Renewable Power, the renewables company set up by Eddie O Connor, the brains behind Airtricity, was just
energy
So you’ve got your low emissions PC from Fujitsu. Looks a bit bare on its own doesn’t it? So what about a nice greener-than-green monitor to go with it, hmmmm? Yes, those cunning folks over at Fujitsu have dreamt up a so-called zero watt monitor. What does that
Fizzy soft drink and snack peddler PepsiCo has published its first environmental sustainability performance report for its UK and Ireland operations, detailing progress it has made in reducing its carbon footprint and setting some bold targets for the future. Some of PepsiCo’s brands, aside from Pepsi Cola, include Walkers,
