Last week, several UK water companies introduced a hosepipe ban. They subsequently admitted they were unsure about how long it would stay in place for. All will depend on how much rain […]
CREATING A GREEN ECONOMY IN LONDON
This blog is taking part in TckTckTck’s Rio +20 blogging competition. On the 20th of June, delegates are meeting in Rio to discuss the green economy in the context of sustainable development, […]
THE SUN IS SHINING ON BRIXTON
Brixton Energy, a London-based community energy co-operative, formally launched their first ‘Solar 1’ project this week. This involves placing solar panels on social housing on the Loughborough estate in Brixton, one of […]
What would happen if Shell were in charge of teaching our kids about climate change?
In the wake of the leaked documents from the Heartland Institute about removing climate change from the subject you teach kids about in school’s curriculum , Shells climate change advisor David Hone […]
Why we need to re-think our way of renewable generation
If you follow renewable energy development in the UK you would also notice the recent growing opposition to wind power development. Recently culminating in 100 conservative MP’s along with a few Labour […]
Rex Weyler on Keystone XL rejection and what happens now
When Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, it was heralded as a victory by people the world over including myself. But as I looked more into the issues, I found they were […]
US 2012: Newt Gingrich
US is gearing up to election, first we’re going to have half a year or so of the Republicans deciding who their candidate is going to be, this will be done with […]
Guest blog by Jyotsna Ram about Dow Chemicals Sponsoring the Olympics
Why London 2012 must drop Dow Chemicals as an Olympic sponsor NOW In August 2011, London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) announced a £7million sponsorship deal with Dow Chemicals. The […]
A greener life, a greener world 