Image source: The Daily Telegraph By guest contributor Charlotte Webster I’m just back from a week surfing in Portugal. It was glorious, as always. Having grown up by the sea I learned […]
On surfing and fracking
Blenheim Palace ramps up its green portfolio
Waterfall on the river Glyme where the Archimedes Screw will be installed. Photo credit: Hallidays Hydropower. By Anders Lorenzen Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, UK which was designated as an UNESCO world heritage […]
What would US climate policies look like with Martin O’Malley as President?
O’ Malley delivering his climate plan By Anders Lorenzen Maryland Governor Martin O’ Malley recently outlined his intention to run for President in 2016, according to Politico, the Democrat said: ‘“By […]
Wysips technology, invisible to the eye but full of power-generating capacity
By Jill Clayton Wysips, the abbreviation for “What you see is photovoltaic surface,” is a transparent layer that can be used to generate power and charge the battery of the device in […]
Editorial: Is Osborne inadvertently re-energising the UK’s environmental movement?
Anti fracking protesters in Balcombe. When George Osborne recently unveiled the world’s most generous tax breaks for shale gas extraction in the UK, in a desperate effort to kick start the shale […]
Balcombe – a week of protests
By Anders Lorenzen It’s exactly a week ago since what many media outlets have dubbed ‘The Battle of Balcombe’ commenced and also a week ago since we first covered the anti fracking […]
Pictures document Thailand oil spill
Pictures: Roenggrit Kongmuang / Greenpeace Clean up operations are taking place in Thailand after an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand occurred on Sunday night. The spill happened at an offshore […]
Guest blog: Switching on low energy lifestyles isn’t scary
By Matt Mellen Politicians and heads of energy corporations present “the lights going out” as a potentially cataclysmic future scenario and as motivation for fracking the English countryside. Underlying this is the […]
Is extreme weather making a case for renewables?
Could more of these give New York and other cities a resilience against extreme weather? By Anders LorenzenIs extreme weather making a case for an upscale in renewable energy and a move […]
Live blog: Cuadrilla starts Balcombe operations
The drill has been mounted at site in Balcombe. Photo credit: Benjamin Wigan Lucas By Anders LorenzenThe picturesque village of Balcombe in Sussex just 50 kilometres south of London are today gearing […]
A greener life, a greener world 