Kitchen gadgets review: EcoLogyk kettle – be an eco-hero with zero effort
You could just boil less water in an ordinary kettle. But most of us don’t, because we’re awful The Wahl EcoLogyk kettle (£59.99, ethicalsuperstore.com) is a bicameral water heater with a plunger-controlled partition. Regulating fluid transfer between reservoirs ensures only the necessary volume is boiled. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Why we need to change our philosophical attitude towards poo | Philip Hoare
Dung is vital to life on Earth. The mass extinction of large mammals – and our squeamishness at our own bodily functions – is an environmental tragedy It’s a logical result of extinction, so one wonders why no one bothered to do the sum before: what happened to the world when it lost the cumulative […]
UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives'
Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally binding EU curbs on agricultural emissions, warning they could cause 3,000 more deaths a year The UK government’s opposition to binding cuts in pollution from farms could lead to 3,000 more deaths in the UK, according to research cited by the environmental NGO ClientEarth. An advisory paper […]
World leaders to attend Paris climate summit
At least 80 world leaders, including Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, David Cameron and Narendra Modi, will join talks aiming to forge a new global climate deal At least 80 world leaders, including Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, David Cameron and Narendra Modi, will attend a summit tasked with agreeing a global climate pact in Paris in […]
Vertical Farms Designed For Unused City Wall Space
A Wyoming-based vertical urban farming company, Bright Agrotech, has identified wall space as a potential space for urban farming in the city. Their lightweight hydroponic systems can be attached to any wall, potentially space along sidewalks or behind buildings. Licensed under CC – credit Flickr user: mendhak The concept of “living walls” has been around […]
SunPower Launches Helix™: A Fully Integrated Solar Option For Business
This week, SunPower launched Helix™, a platform that provides a solar energy solution that integrates power production with energy management in a way that can be delivered to commercial customers, reportedly a first for the industry. Helix at a glance (PRNewsFoto/SunPower Corp.) The Helix platform is a pre-engineered, modular solution, which is quick to install […]
Australia could store nuclear waste for other countries, Malcolm Turnbull says
PM tells Adelaide radio that he was sceptical Australia would ever build nuclear power stations, but a larger role in nuclear fuel industry was worth exploring Australia should “look closely” at expanding its role in the global nuclear energy industry, including leasing fuel rods to other countries and then storing the waste afterwards, Malcolm Turnbull […]
Too hot to work: climate change 'puts south-east Asia economies at risk'
Report says rising heat stress could threaten labour capacity across region, with Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia worst hit Rising temperatures and humidity due to climate change are likely to increase the number of days with unsafe “heat stress”, putting south-east Asia at great risk of significant drops in productivity, a research firm said on Wednesday. […]
Shell halts Carmon Creek oil sands project in Alberta, Canada
Tar sands site had been slated to produce 80,000 barrels a day but lower global prices, cost-cutting and lack of infrastructure contribute to shelving Royal Dutch Shell will halt construction of its Carmon Creek thermal oil sands venture in Canada due to “uncertainties” facing the project, including a lack of infrastructure. The decision to stop […]
Timely alternatives to changing the clocks | Letters
I share some of Patrick Barkham’s views about the annual moving of clocks, forward and back (Notebook, 27 October), but he is wrong to suggest that there is anything irrational in the asymmetry of the times when the clocks are moved. The Earth moves round the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle, thus […]