Greenbang quite fancies Jo Springford. She’s the new environmental director for Apex Hotels. Lovely Jo is going to do what Greenbang’s really interested in – reduce consumption levels and make all that green work save money and create profit. She’s also working in corporate and social responsibilities for
Morgan Lovell develops “carbon neutral” office environments – whatever they are. They say it’s “a sustainable office interior uses less energy – so you could save at least 25% on your energy bills, year after year. Having recognised environmental assessment ratings, like BREEAM (British Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) and
EcoSecurities is a carbon trading company. They’ve already admitted they don’t want to speak to Greenbang. Well maybe that tells you something about carbon traders. And yet they’re quite happy for Greenbang to give them coverage – they still send through press releases. We’ll publish it – that
Some controversial research that urges carbon trading credits for rain forest territories. This release has the detail: “In an ironic twist, 11 countries that have avoided widespread destruction of their tropical forest are at risk of being left out of an emerging carbon market intended to promote rainforest conservation to
The Economist has an interesting column about the increasingly challenging task of figuring out what carbon offsetting scheme to go for. As the fledgling industry has taken off, all kinds of operators have entered town, ranging from the high quality to the somewhat shady: “Quality is the offset market’s
After shooting to prominence over the past month or two, the black-themed search engine Blackle is back in the headlines. A new Techlogg test shows that while it definitely helps cut energy use on CRT screens (those old monsters that you could barely carry on your own), it may actually
Those crafty Icelandic types in Reykjavik have come up with a fantastic strategy for getting drivers to switch to eco-friendly cars: give them a free parking space. What a genius idea. Especially for anyone who’s encountered the savage efficiency of the London parking authorities. Greenbang’s plumbing mate, a
* A US think tank funded by a global oil company offers scientists $10,000 to undermine climate change reports * Lobby groups working to “reposition global warming as theory rather than fact” * Lists and petitions drawn up aimed at portraying science as hopelessly divided * $5m campaign to train 20 “respected climate
Dr Martin Gibson is Envirowise programme director, a UK Government programme designed to help companies reduce costs by reducing resource use at source. He has helped to formulate many of the key approaches of Envirowise and has spoken at over 100 events to promote the messages to business. Dr Gibson
It’s a nice idea. Instead of letting old PCs head off for the landfill site, the Free Geek organisation has a nice scheme that gets people involved–and gives them an incentive to do so. Volunteers join up, help refit 5 old PCs over 24 hours, and then get
Research carried out by YouGov reveals that almost 70% of people working in London are concerned about the environment and would like to see this reflected in their company. Generally women were more concerned about the environment than men. [Something Greenbang has also noticed.] Over six in ten Londoners believe
A coverage-hungry PR survey found: A study by eBay-owned online shopping site, DoorOne.co.uk today revealed that a staggering 98% of Brits don’t regard UK Prime Minster Gordon Brown as a representative for ethical living. Body Shop founder, Anita Roddick topped the DoorOne.co.uk poll, which revealed
