We’re not talking bottom burps here. If you’ve never seen wind-powered monsters marching up and down the beach, then you’ve come to the right place. Many people associate wind power with turbine-filled horizons, but kinetic artist Theo Jansen shows in this BMW advert, there’s more to
Some people call journalists a cynical bunch. But when you consider some of the stuff that’s sent our way, it’s easy to see why. This week it was an invite from computer firm HP (well a PR agency actually). They asked if I’d like to fly to
In China, more than 1800 newly-produced electronic information products have to be marked with pollution control symbols before entering the market. This comes under China’s new regulation Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products, which has been brought into effect since this March.“Electronic
Could you power your office with your own wind turbines? It might sound daft but IF wind technology becomes easier to install (planning permission is relaxed etc) and more efficient, you could start to see more set ups like this. Next time you take a walk around Kensington, try and
There’s a lot of these green surveys flying around at the moment – partly because I suspect they’ve no news but people want put a point across and get their name out. My bet is that this situation will be very different in six months. Here’s the cut
Some 16 percent of small-business owners in the south west of England say their companies are adopting solar heating, and 11 percent said the same for wind turbines. The report, launched as part of Cornwall’s 2007 Business Week, found lesser-know technologies, such as photo voltaic cells or ground source
Some people wonder why so many IT companies are making such a noise about being green. Well, if you didn’t know this already, here’s a shock for you: The global CO2 emissions from IT are thought to be around two per cent of that put out by humans
Taiwan’s renewable energy industry is expected to reach $4.65bn by 2009. Economists of the country say the green energy sector grew by 40 per cent last year. The China Post reports: “In the green trend over the past few years, the world’s investment in the green energy
Went to a green activity in Beijing this weekend. In the Chinese lunar calendar, June 22nd is “Xia Zhi”, which means the arrival of summer. And as summer comes, the electricity consumption will reach its peak. Like last year, this summer could be a big challenge for the power grid
A fairly lengthy article in today’s Independent newspaper extols the virtues of putting your pounds into climate change investment portfolios. The author suggests “For each eco-friendly pound spent, there’s usually a company whose bottom line benefits” and adds “With political momentum continuing to build behind the environmental agenda,
Google has pledged it will be carbon neutral by the end of the year. The company’s press release said: Its data centres will “use less than half the energy of standard industry data centres” It will create an additional 50 MWs of renewable energy generating capacity by 2012 And
This is a bit off-radar for green business, but seeing as my all my mates seem to be at Glastonbury this weekend (and getting soaked 😉 ), it seems appropriate. Festival organiser Michael Eavis has ” joined charities Greenpeace, Oxfam and Wateraid in calling for cuts in carbon emission.” ABC News has the