Tag: United Kingdom - Page 10
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Do Future Generations Need Protecting from Ourselves?
In an age of climatic instability, a UK philosopher suggests we create "Super Juries" to veto legislation that threatens future generations. Is that realistic?
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Investment in UK Renewables Will Reach £2.5bn
Investment in renewables is soaring in the UK. Officials predict a total of £2.5bn this fiscal year.
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High-tech Modular Demountable Café Built Of Straw Bale is a "Learning Aid in Low Impact Environmental Design."
You can huff and puff, but you can't blow this project away. It's both a restaurant and a research project.
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Building Low-Carbon UK Economy Will Cost Same as Continuing High-Carbon Infrastructure
Critics often say that green energy is too expensive. A new open-source analysis tool says it's not. And that's not even taking into account the damage that fossil fuels create.
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"Pollution Glue" on London Roads Could Improve Air Quality
London roads could help absorb the city's famously bad air quality, but won't do anything to reduce pollution at source.
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I'm Proud to Be a Freeloader: Taking is as Important as Giving in Collaborative Consumption
Giving credits for lending or giving can be a great way to encourage social bartering, but there is a danger that we stigmatize those who take before they can give.
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"Field Of Light" Installation Uses Fiber Optic Lighting To Create Visual Wonder
Inspired by nature, British artist Bruce Munro's newest installation looks like a glowing mycelial mat or a field of dormant seeds, bursting into illumination.
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Is Green Business Suffering from Death By Powerpoint?
Many of us have sat through one too many dull presentation on corporate social responsibility. One activist says it's time to declare war on "death by PowerPoint".
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Woodland Restoration Volunteers Rewarded with Cheap Firewood
Woodland conservation is getting a boost from volunteers who want to source cheap wood fuel. It's a win-win situation for all.
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Major Victory for Solar: UK FiT Subsidy Cuts Declared Illegal
The High Court rules that hasty Government cuts to solar subsidies breached the law. Could this mean a reprieve for the UK solar industry?
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Is Capitalism Possible Without Economic Growth?
A pioneer of no growth economics is asked whether capitalism-after-growth is possible. His answer tells us a lot about the nature of change.
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What Would a Sane Economic System Actually Look Like?
As the chorus of voices calling for a fundamental rethink of our economy gets ever, Caroline Lucas asks why her fellow politicians aren't leading the debate?
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Why Can We Bail Out the Banks, But Not Our Planet? Monbiot Lets Loose
Making progress at climate summits looks like "using a donkey to tow a 44-tonne truck" says George Monbiot. So why can international banking bail outs be agreed in days?
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Will Corporations Really Question Capitalism?
Are business insiders ready to think the unthinkable? Is capitalism as we know it dead in the water. And if so, what comes next?
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A Community Traces Its Entire Water Cycle. Can You?
Knowing where your water comes from, and where it goes to, can be key to treating it with respect.
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Self-Cleaning Clothes May Make Your Washing Machine History
New fabric just needs to be hung out in the sun to clean.
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High Court Grants Urgent Hearing on UK Solar Feed-In Tariff Cuts
Most Brits want support for clean energy, but the Government is slashing subsidies fast. Now key solar players have been granted a High Court hearing. This could get interesting.
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Building a Truly Local Food Economy Through Strategic Thinking (Video)
Some UK activists asked whether their town could feed itself. It turns out it could, with a little systems thinking.
