Mmmm, seaweed. Not just good for keeping sushi from falling apart and smelling a bit funny on Britain’s beaches: it’s also apparently a future carbon sink. The Associated Press says: A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon
Die, cars, die! Actually, Greenbang feels kind of bad for saying that. Like being disloyal to the Transformers. Or sticking two fingers up at Herbie. Perhaps Greenbang needs a lie down. In the meantime, it’s worth considering news out of Queensland, Australia. There the local government has got the
Love it or hate it, chances are you’ll be seeing it everywhere soon. No, not Santa’s grinning face, although chances are you will be seeing that too – Greenbang is talking wind turbines. The Beeb says: All UK homes could be powered by offshore wind farms by 2020 as
Popular face of all things green, inconvenient and truthful, Al Gore, has picked up his Nobel Peace Prize. Picking up the gong, The Grauniad says, Gore said: “Without realizing it, we have begun to wage war on the Earth itself. Now, we and the Earth’s climate are locked in
Oxford University has got the right hump with the British Government over its pollution figures. The university says Britian is emitting 19% more greenhouse gasses than in 1990, as opposed to the government’s calculation of emissions being down by 15%, The Times reports: The report, Too Good To Be
Fancy a change? Some climate change? News from Bali then. The UN have published the draft agreement based on the first week of discussions. You can see it by clicking on these words
Tired of dry, flat and dead hair? Take two bottles into the shower? Well, it looks like you can’t win either way, as we’re damaging the environment with our soapy hair products, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) say. News Medical have this to say: The substances found
Unless you’ve gone all ostrich, you’ve probably heard the world and his wife mentioning hydrogen fuel cell cars. But unless you’ve got supernaturally good eye sight, you’ve probably not seen your local petrol pump distributing hydrogen alongside the diesel, unleaded, chocolate bars and jazz mags. But
If you’re a VC and you’re drawing up your New Year’s resolutions, then you might be adding ‘spend more on green tech’ to your list. The folks over at Wired have a word of caution though: “In 2008, you’re going to see a lot of (clean-tech)
Greenbang also had the opportunity to visit Australia recently. A great trip – thanks for asking. Aside from sending a few postcards and working on her tan, Greenbang also got a chance to hear some interesting information. Are you sitting comfortably? Then Iet’s begin. On a trip to see glowworms,
Imagine a world where recycling is rewarded with free beer. No beautiful daydream this: Greenbang has been to this utopia and is here to tell you the good news. Being a fan of the tunes, Greenbang has just spent the weekend at a music festival where she got the chance
Don’t bother going for that run today if you live in Hong Kong, because it might just do you more harm than good, particularly if you have heart or lung problems. Reuters reports it’s had one of its most polluted days of the year. Pollution-monitoring stations registered “very
