Greenbang thought this reader comment from ‘Jonathan’ deserved a post of its own… I’m working with a coalition to make sure Congress sends the president a strong energy bill with meaningful changes for our environment and planet. This legislation would be a monumental step toward stopping global warming. Please
Dye-sensitised thin-film could make solar energy a viable renewable energy option, the manufacturer, G24i, argues. It combines material science and nanotechnology to generate renewable power in a process much like nature’s photosynthesis. The company says: The solar cells and products are extremely lightweight, durable and are unique in that
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Sainsbury’s has launched a cunning stunt to trial food deliveries on the River Thames. Greenbang remembers when supermarket Sainsbury’s complained to a magazine he used to write for. A reporter had called Lord Sainsbury a ‘grocer’, and the company wasn’t happy about it. Greenbang thought that was
Somerset County Council is hunting for a sustainable development officer, reviewing energy efficiency technologies. Sounds like good stuff. Details here: You will be required to plan, undertake and oversee a range of projects from small scale to large stand alone projects and be required to evaluate energy efficiency technologies, advising
We hear great stories about how computer-aided design (CAD) programs have revolutionised everything from the creation of Formula 1 cars to new types of aeroplanes. Now, they’re also getting around to helping us design buildings that are better for the environment. About time, we say. WorldChanging has a great
Greenpeace has launched an attatck on Boots and Somerfield, labelling them eco-villains for failing to make their bog paper environmentally friendly. The Independent has this: “Boots, the country’s largest chemist chain, stocks only one environmentally friendly tissue product despite promising in 1992 to source its timber and paper products
Check this out for clever – capturing light and reusing it…
Call him geeky, but Greenbang loves this kind of thing: Time has put together a guide to the development of the electric car, including little gems like the CitiCar pictured here. Did you know, for example, that an electric buggy of sorts in 1903 (the fantastically named Columbia Mark LX
“Eugene Kleiner, the co-founder of Kleiner Perkins, said there is a time when panic is the appropriate response. And I think we should go into a panic–not only (because) the scale of the problem but also the economic opportunity that becoming more efficient in our use of energy gives
Richard Branson says Virgin will test-fly a renewable fuel-powered plane in early 2008, as part of its plans to produce clean biofuels by the start of the next decade. An article in Red Herring notes that Virgin is working with GE and Boeing to develop new kinds of airline fuels,
Answer: About 11.37 million, according to CombatClimateChange.co.uk. Here’s what they reckon – British households could save more than £2.5 million and reduce the nation’s CO2 contribution by 12,800 tonnes – in just one day – when the clocks go back on Sunday, 28 October, 2007. That’
