Pete Smith @ August 8, 2008 # One Comment
An online simulation game has been launched to help families understand the risk of flooding, and the policy decisions needed to make sure the UK is protected against floods. Floodsim.com, developed by London-based computer game company PlayGen, puts the player in charge of all flood policy decisions. In the game, floods hit the UK each [...]
Pete Smith @ May 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It’s that time again, and the Chelsea Flower Show, “the ultimate event in the gardening year”, is in full swing. The show, flagship event of the Royal Horticultural Society, is being loudly promoted as the ‘greenest’ ever. Mind you, they seem to say that every year. They’re certainly placing a great deal of emphasis on [...]
Pete Smith @ May 13, 2008 # 4 Comments
London’s new Mayor, Boris Johnson, has dropped a legal challenge to Thames Water’s proposed £200 million desalination plant in Beckton, East London. The High Court challenge was initiated by his predecessor, Ken Livingstone, on the grounds that the project was inefficient and bad for the environment. Mr Livingstone said cleaner, cheaper and less wasteful alternatives [...]
Pete Smith @ May 9, 2008 # 3 Comments
Prepare for more floods. Last summer was the second wettest on record and experts who have studied over 250 years’ worth of rainfall and river flow patterns say we must prepare for worse to come. Professor Stuart Lane, from Durham University’s new Institute of Hazard and Risk, says that after about 30 to 40 less [...]
Pete Smith @ January 30, 2008 # 3 Comments
The winner of the Innovate or Die Pedal Powered Machine competition is the Aquaduct, a pedal-powered vehicle that stores, filters and transports water. Intended for use in developing countries where clean water is scarce and obtaining it is challenging, the Aquaduct comprises a storage tank, filter, peristaltic pump, clean tank and clutch, mounted within a [...]
Pete Smith @ November 23, 2007 # 5 Comments
A new community-owned hydro power project has launched a share offer today. Torrs Hydro New Mills Ltd plans to install new hydro-electric technology in the 200 year old weir at the Torrs in New Mills, Derbyshire. The company, a joint venture between Water Power Enterprises and High Peak Friends of the Earth, is an ‘Industrial [...]
Pete Smith @ November 22, 2007 # 5 Comments
I’d like to recommend an excellent CNN article about food and the environment. Here are some highlights: According to the UK’s Soil Association, 50 percent of the increase in global CO2 emissions between 1850 and 1990 has been tied to changes in land use –mainly because of farming practices. The Food Climate Research Network estimates [...]
Pete Smith @ November 13, 2007 # 3 Comments
The Eden Project is already a world-renowned attraction and now it’s looking to add an extra edge to its success. Their latest building, the Edge, will demonstrate options for energy supply, water conservation and waste management intended to act as models of how we all might live in the next decades. From www.theedge.org : “Its [...]
Pete Smith @ September 10, 2007 # 3 Comments
September 14-16: Clean Up the World Weekend 2007 Clean Up the World Weekend is an annual campaign supported by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The campaign encourages individuals and communities to clean up, repair and conserve the environment. Organizers estimate 35 million people from more than 120 countries will take part, in activities ranging [...]
Pete Smith @ July 18, 2007 # One Comment
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