I’ve been flicking through a pile of press releases this morning. Amid the mass of ones for ‘green’ loo roll that’s now softer (yes, that actually gets sent to a business publication), there was one that stood out. A survey has been conducted by Fujitsu and looks at
The Economist’s debate on the food crisis is proving rather popular. In fact, we’ve been told it’s the biggest debate the publication has ever had. Surprisingly, they say there is an upside. The pro argument, set out by Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow at the Wolfensohn Centre for
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Here’s an interesting one from the folk over at Cleantech. Apparently, it seems, everyone’s favourite Swedish monolithic furniture flogger and Edmonton riot provoker Ikea is getting out its wallet and spanking a nice round €50 million on clean tech start ups. Presumably it just went into the shop
Anyone who saw Dragons Den the other night will recognise this chap, Peter Hopton, as he was kicked out with not a penny, nor a kind word for his efforts. So, as we’re always up to date with current affairs, here’s our interview with the man himself, telling
You’ve got to love infrared cameras. When used in nature programmes they deliver stunning effects. The Blair Witch-esque images are captivating. So, if a camera can pick up infrared and UV, then why can’t a solar cell? Instead, they solely absorb light from from the visible spectrum, ignoring
China has come in for a lot of criticism from the outside world of late. Hosting the Beijing Olympics means the spotlight is very much on the country’s poor record on both human rights and pollution. But – on the pollution side, at least – it’s not a completely fair
I’ve never really liked American cars. They are usually over-powered and, possibly because fuel is so cheap in the US, never seem to be engineered as well as cars in Europe and Japan. It often feels like you’re driving a big spongy mattress on wheels. Take the German
You’ll have probably, by now, read my rant at the expense of Caddy’s hydrogen 4×4. If not, then now’s your chance to do so. Are you back with me? Sitting comfortably? Good, I’ll begin. As you’ll have read, there is a need to look
Like all those jumping on the green bandwagon, the UK government has been prone to more than the odd headline-grabbing policy announcements which, on closer inspection, are nothing more than a bit of a gimmick. None more so than last year’s budget announcement that the Treasury planned to impose
Over the past months I’ve examined the relationship between the stick and the carrot. And, on virtually every occasion, the stick has beaten seven shades out of the carrot. But you have to love Australia for showing that the carrot still has the odd sucker punch left in him.
I love Spain’s cities, Barcelona in particular, but I still cannot get the images from when I was 10 years old on the Costa del Sol out of my head – drunk Englishmen charging down the streets in packs of 10. Hey viva Espana etc. Lovely. But Spain has changed
