Apparently the protesters at Heathrow airport are to wear suits and dresses as part of a cunning plan (?) to cause chaos. The Guardian has this: Activists at the Heathrow climate camp have been told to bring smart clothing as part of a plan to disrupt the airport, it emerged today.
Oooh ooh, it’s a new laptop with a battery that lasts eight hours, the maker Toshiba claims… Those boys and girls at EcoGeek spotted this computer that should be available now: “With its ultralight design and stunning silhouette, the feather light 1.72 pound* Portégé® R500 Series is the
The latest row in the fuel-vs-food-growth debate highlights how the farming of biofuel threatens bears…Gummy bears to be precise. Wildlife campaigners are said to be furious about the impact on the bears. Earth2Tech has the latest: The article says prices of one of the main ingredients of gummy bears,
And why on Earth would you want to? CNET, Greenbang’s former employer, has the details: Ethanol from coal? If it works, it could solve three major problems for the energy industry. Researchers at Louisiana State University, along with colleagues from Clemson University and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, are trying
CHINA WATCH Beijing car drivers are hurry-scurry at the moment. From August 17 to 20, about 1.3 million vehicles – nearly half of the total 3 million in the city – will be ordered off the roads as part of pre-Olympic tests, according to Chinadaily. On August 17 and 19 (Friday
A couple of climate change sceptics have tried to poke a couple of holes into the recent Newsweek story, which is primarily about climate change sceptics who try to poke holes in real stories in order to create doubt about climate change. Nice work chaps. They focus on a couple
What a nifty little gizmo. You plug your telly and all manner of other electronic bits and pieces into it, most of which still consumer power on standby mode–and then just as easily as flipping channels, you kill all the power to them. Cut your power bills, reduce energy
Ok, so it’s got no discernable link back to what Greenbang covers, other than we like many things Japanese (and are even reasonably fluent in it). But isn’t it lovely? See more here. Nod to TreeHugger for the tip.
It’s not awfully often that we crusty old Greenbangers are wowed by a website, but Philips has created a lovely piece of online art that highlights the potential environmental and financial benefits of switching to energy efficient lighting. Click through and start your own chain reaction…
Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley has partnered with Det Norske Veritas to set up a carbon bank for clients that want to offset their emissions, according to Forbes. (See the full release here.) Under the new service, clients will calculate their carbon footprint using the standards of the Greenhouse Gas
Yes, she’s back. After powering a new plant in Israel, Patsy’s now kicking up a storm in the US. A bunch of new plants are being set up to capture the methane within the millions of cow pats offloaded every day, which can be converted into electricity. Read
CHINA WATCH What could change centuries of tradition in China at the drop of a hat? A piece of news that has cheered environmentalists but worried restaurant owners and some customers: The China Cuisine Association has called on restaurants and customers to abandon wooden chopsticks, according to Chinadaily. Well, there
