Tag: United Kingdom - Page 15
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Ford Transit Connect Electric Delivery Van: The Fully Charged Review (Video)
Electric cars may still have their doubters, but if there is anywhere where EVs should really come into their own it's in the urban environment. And while we regular citizens might just be cajoled into biking, walking, using
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Do Lectures 2011 - Start Where You Live
So far in our Do Lectures 2011 series we've talked about the fact that Things Are Not Just The Way They Are, we always need to ask difficult questions and challenge the
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World's First Local e-Currency Launches in Brixton, London
The London neighborhood of Brixton has had its own local currency for some time, the Brixton Pound (B£). Now Brixton has the distinction of launching the world's first local e-currency (B£e).The Brixton Pound website explains how it works (as the video
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Fracking Could Threaten Hot Springs in UNESCO-listed City of Bath, England
Coming on the heels of news of 'vast reserves' of shale gas in England, opponents of fracking are highlighting the potential threat the natural gas extraction method could pose in another area of the nation--this time to
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UK Solar Capacity Grows 900% in 18 Months
Renewables may get a fraction of the government support that nuclear did in the beginning, but that doesn't mean that the support isn't working. Take the example of the UK, for instance. I already had anecdotal evidence of a solar boom with my parents,
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It's The Ecology, Stupid. There Are No Profits Without a Stable Planet. (Video)
Image credit: BBC Update: There has been intense speculation as to whether the BBC were hoaxed into believing Rastani was a trader. It looks like speculation of a Yes Men style hoax is overblown, but an interview with the UK's Telegraph raises some
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Can Solar Flourish Without State Support?
As solar costs are droppping dramatically; Wal-Mart expands its solar plans; and even the Fox Network is pushing solar in some circles, there is much to be excited about in the world of solar power. But critics are still taking aim at clean tech in
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Do Lectures 2011 - What Can You Uniquely Do?
Yesterday I introduced the Do Lectures 2011 with a flash of party glitter from Steve Edge and the statement, Things are not just the way they are. This first emerging
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Questioning Growth Can Make You Feel Like Captain Beefheart
When Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band flew to Heathrow in 1968, they apparently told passport control that they were "pilgrims from the 25th Century", and had a hard time grasping the basic function of passport control. According to Rob Hopkins,
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Do Lectures 2011 - 5 Lessons on How to Love Life & Improve the World Around You
There is a man dressed in a silver lamé suit jumping about with extraordinary energy in a wind blown field in West Wales. His name is Steve Edge and his motto in life is:
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Consumers "Too Lazy" to Switch Utilities. So Who's Going to Insulate Their Attic?
Oh dear. Recent headlines do not speak very highly of the British public's willingness to cut carbon emissions, or even save money. Despite near constant outcries about rising energy costs, it was reported recently that a full 10% of Brits are simply
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A Stripey Sweater Fights Peak Oil, Proves Jimmy Carter Right... and Wrong (Video)
From planting nut trees for food security to launching local currencies, the international spread of the Transition Movement—a community-focused response to peak oil and climate change—has resulted in many
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Using Nitrogen-Fixing Plants to Restore Abused Garden Soil
By now it's fairly well documented that I am a committed Lazivore. I like home-grown food, but the act of eating it has more appeal to me than laboring to grow it. That's why I am putting my garden to rest for a year, and planning to return with a much
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Save a Threatened Breed. Wear It: Finisterre's Bowmont Beanie
Last week was Wool Week in the United Kingdom, The perfect time for sustainable outdoor clothing brand Finisterre to announce they finally have some fruits of their labour, to keep alive the Bowmont sheep.
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What You Should Look for When Buying a Chicken Coop
You know that backyard chicken keeping has gone mainstream when national newspapers feature a consumer guide on what to look for in a chicken coop. From video instructionals on how to build a chicken coop to the ultra-trendy Omlet, aka "the iPod of
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Supermarket Sausage Ad Banned as Misleading: Not Shocking Enough (Video)
Often, when we hear of censorship of film, it's because the footage is too shocking or disturbing. Not so in the case of UK supermarket Tesco's sausage ad. It's found itself banned by the country's Advertising Standards Authority
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A Prettier Power Pylon: British Competition Short List Unveiled (Survey)
There are 88,000 power pylons in the UK, and the design of them has barely changed in 90 years. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change have been
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Solar Farm Opens in UK's "First Solar-Powered Town" (Video)
Wadebridge, Cornwall has already hit headlines for its push for 30% renewables by 2015, and while a government review of subsidies for large-scale solar has put a spanner in the works for some of the larger projects planned,
