Gordon Brown, texture like sun, is going all green. Well the houses of Parliament are, according to The Guardian. A plan to slash the carbon footprint of the UK Government’s home by almost a third, using all sort of green technology, is going to cost around £20m – but the
Vroom! The man responsible for cars that can make your loved one whip down their strides quicker than you can say ‘I love you’, is turning his thoughts lightly to an eco-friendly supercar. Supercars are usually the reserve of engines that do more to harm the environment than Port Talbot,
Bills, bills, bills, sang the delightful Destiny’s Child back in the heady late 90s. I doubt they were thinking of the current spate of renewable energy bills battling their way through various parliaments, but hey, Greenbang most certainly is. First up, from the US, Congressman warns US Federal Bill
Whatever your opinions on refurbished PCs destined for developing countries – Greenbang is aware that they vary between “best thing since slice bread” to “chocolate teapot” – you know when everybody’s favourite monopolist Microsoft gets involved it’s a serious game. Microsoft has introduced a new software licence aimed specifically at
Plastic bags aren’t just for decorating canals and keeping away from children, you know. They can also be used for recycling steel. Aussie scientists have come up with a way of using the transparent annoyances to replace coke and coal in steelmaking. From an article in The Age here:
Today, Greenbang is thinking of itself as somewhat of an environmental Private Pike, from World War II groan-fest Dad’s Army. And why, you might ask? Greenbang is certainly no stupid boy. The catchphrase we’re hijacking today is: “DON’T PANIC! DON’T PANIC!” For Greenbang is here to
Kids today don’t even know they’re born. Give them $30 and they’d probably complain that it isn’t enough to buy the latest Wii game, ungrateful sods that they are. Happily, their elders and betters are on the scene to spend those all important $30 in a
Roof window manufacturer, Velux is about to go on a promotional spree evangelising its new venture into the solar energy market. The company is actually the largest roof window manufacturer in the UK, so it is nice to see them getting involved in this sort of thing. And making some
CHINA WATCH Even Batman’s not man enough to jump into Hong Kong’s harbour water. According to the the Guardian, there’s just too much nasty bacteria in it for the Dark Knight to survive a swim, so producers of the new film have given a big thumbs down
The Amstrad Emailer. White dog poo. Vanilla Ice’s recording career. All famous for sinking without a trace. Thankfully, Finavera Renewables wave energy test buoy is not set to join them. The $2 million test buoy was part of the company’s experiments into harnessing wave power for renewable energy
There’s no messing with Ford. When the finance boys drop their wallet on their table, the aftershocks are felt in New Zealand. And this time, their Richter scale registering spending is going on hydrogen. Ford and Daimler Chrysler are getting all cosy to create company who will be working
Solar power plants are like buses, aren’t they? You wait for one in the middle of a desert in the US and then three turn up in Spain. No? Anyone? Oh alright, to get to the point. According to the folks over at the Guardian, here: “Acciona Energy, which
