Cape Town’s oldest and most famous hotel, The Mount Nelson, is tackling climate change by feeding its restaurant leftovers to thousands of worms in South Africa’s biggest worm farm yet. The hotel has reduced its food waste by 70% and… Read More »Worms eat posh nosh
Last week a reporter from The Mirror walked up to an unattended nuclear waste train in a NorthWest London depot and planted a fake bomb on the train.
“The gate was open, there were no security guards… I walked up to the train and planted my bomb.”
Tom Parry, reporter
“I’m appalled. Every one of these trains would be a potential target for terrorists. If you had an incident in London, I estimate that 190,000 people would have to be evacuated. Those flasks were designed to counter accidents. But they weren’t designed to counter the likes of al-Qaeda.”
Dr John Large, nuclear transport expert
Via: Daily Kos
EPEAT can help you identify high performance, environmentally friendly computer equipment via their searchable online database. The database will be available to the public from Monday, 24th July 2006, listing products that meet the tough new green computer standard for… Read More »Can you EPEAT that?
Kirklees Council have announced plans to install two wind turbines on Civic Centre III in the centre of Huddersfield. The plans are part of an effort to cut rising fuel costs for the council, and to contribute towards tackling global… Read More »West Yorkshire council plans wind turbines on council buildings
Photographer Susannah Sayler and a team of researchers, writers and designers have set about collecting images of global warming and are working to make them visible to the widest possible audience with The Canary Project. For the month of July,… Read More »The canary in the coal mine
Fashion designer and campaigner Katherine Hamnett is guest editor of the Big Issue‘s Alternative Energy review, available on the streets of London from Big Issue vendors from this week. “I have been campaigning on many environmental issues for the last… Read More »Big Issue: Alternative Energy review
The Energy Saving Trust shows you how to increase the value of your hope by up to £10,000, save yourself some money on your heating bills, and reduce your carbon emissions. Play the game here.
Midlothian Council are offering free emission tests to Midlothian motorists in an attempt to cut emissions and fuel usage. “Carbon dioxide, although not directly harmful to human health, is the most significant of the greenhouse gases contributing to climate change.”… Read More »Free Emission Tests for Midlothian Motorists