In March 2010, global scientists and engineers will convene in California, to talk about trials of radical ideas, such as putting mirrors in space to divert the sun’s rays to fertilising the ocean with iron to kick start carbon sucking ecosystems. They will do this because despite what some people still think, the planet [...]

“People in Africa have too many children” an argument I frequently hear when talking about population.  Despite my strong disagreement with this statement, many people bring it up in one form or another when talking about climate change and population issues.
The fact of the matter is, they do not have too many children when taken [...]

We would dearly love more people to heed the environmental message and through a mixture of altruism and education, recycle their waste but we reluctantly accept that there are many people who simply aren’t interested. For example, our own neighbourhood consists of households who recycle nearly everything, bottles, paper, plastic, compost, etc.. in different bins [...]

Since my earlier article about Marks and Spencer’s ‘eco hypocrisy’, and an initial rather constructive email debate with them about their ‘green credentials’, all communication has now dried up. M&S no longer return my emails. I guess their patience with this one particular activist wore thin. Did I stump them with my [...]

There can be little doubt that the Internet has revolutionalised the way we search for information with over a billion people now going on-line globally. Research by global software giant Microsoft has revealed that if current growth trends continue over the next couple of years, then the Internet will become the most consumed form of [...]

Every now and again you find a company that makes you want it to be successful. EF Cars – a taxi company near Southampton, UK, is one such company. To call it a taxi company however would do it injustice, as this is the first taxi company I’ve found that is dedicated to achieving carbon neutrality.