Posted on 27 March 2009
Has your kettle run out of steam? Got any old electricals lying around at home? From laptops to cameras, from battery-operated toys to toasters, from power drills to mobile phones, you can recycle the lot. Recycle Now has launched a new campaign ‘Don’t bin it bring it‘ designed to highlight the need and facilities for [...]
Tags: Recycling, WEEE
Posted on 20 March 2009
One day, an adorable elderly couple, sitting in their cosy allotment, starts to wonder: “Where does all our stuff originally come from?” Our Little World – The Climate Movie from Josef Buchner on Vimeo.
Posted on 12 March 2009
It was with surprise that I looked out of my central London window a few weeks ago to see a pair of blackbirds making a nest on my balcony. Whether it was years of London blindness to nature or a sudden jolt from a distant memory of a childhood in the countryside, this was not [...]
Tags: Big Green Smile, birds, nestboxes, wildlife
Posted on 03 March 2009
Reading through some scientific papers recently I was struck by the many, well-intentioned ideas for tackling climate change. These included solar arrays in space beaming back microwave energy to Earth, burying charcoal, pumping iron into the oceans and various ingenious devices designed to block out the sun’s rays. Whilst not questioning the need to seek [...]
Tags: Climate change, Politics, Power & Energy