biofuel
Greenbang’s a bit, well, naive, which probably explains why she has always thought that the stock market works on the same principle as an airplane. In the same way that planes are kept aloft by their passengers’ belief in the miracle of flight, the stock market is kept aloft
energy
Greenbang has always held MIT in some respect. They walk in shadow, move in silence, guard against extraterrestrial violence. They’re the first, last and only line of defence against the worst scum of the universe, and to give them their due, they keep Will Smith in gainful employment. All
europe
Shell is shaping up to be the kind of oil company that, if it doesn’t get its own way, will hold it breath until it turns a slightly odd colour in the hope its indulgent parents will cave in and let it have its own way. It probably took
biofuels
A split is never an easy thing to go through. All that dividing the CDs, working out who takes the cutlery and the books, scratching eyes out of photographs (only recommended for those who really don’t take these sort of things well) and solace in heavy drink and copious
australia
Dear god people, it’s worse than we thought – it looks like not only is global warming going to plunge us into food riots and mass extinctions and all manner of unpleasantness but it looks we’ll have to survive this grim future in a state of sobriety. Yes, it’
hybrid
Here’s an interesting one. Apparently, there’s a problem with hybrid cars. They’re too quiet – a problem Greenbang would equate with rich people bemoaning that they have so much money, it gives them a headache thinking about how to spend it. But no, this dearth of noise really
energy
Like an itinerant millionaire without an heir, PSE&G (the utility, not the sponsors of Sesame Street) is seeking to give away millions. Like an itinerant millionaire without an heir that’s not altogether ready to shed his wealth, PSE&G is giving it away in the form
geothermal
Greenbang reckons that the CEO of Scottish Southern and Energy must be lighting a cigar in his office and possibly treating himself to an extra spin in his wheely chair – that’s how good a day it must be chez SSE, after the company scored an government approval for a
brazil
A story about a condom factory opening in the middle of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest? More childish minds would expect Greenbang to make smutty double entendres about Brazil nuts, magnificent erections, deep penetration or protecting wood, but Greenbang is better than that. Greenbang isn’t Benny Hill, after all. Greenbang
Matthew Neilson is the Head of Environmental Solutions for the Royal Mail. He’s keen to deliver the company’s green initiatives to our cyber door. He’s been kind enough to write us a piece on the subject. Here he is. He looks quite friendly. __ Everyone has a role
China Watch By Yan Yan, Beijing Aluminum Corporation of China (CHINALCO) , China’s largest alumina producer has made a promise to Australia: the mining plan in Queensland will not damage the environment or affect the endangered turtles; otherwise, the deal could be off, according to Chinadaily. The Aurukun bauxite project
polycarbonate
What do you do with your old CO2 emissions when you’ve finished with them? Put them in the garage along with all those old magazines you don’t know what to do with? Leave them in the hall for someone to trip up on? Tut. Well, there’s now
