November 2006
Top 100 Eco Heroes (30 November 2006)
The Environment Agency's poll of 100 Eco-Heroes covers a broad spectrum of people who have influenced public opinion and made a real difference.
Getting Virtualized (30 November 2006)
There are some good signs that server virtualization has gotten out of the early adopter phase and into the mainstream. Generally, this change happens when the exchange of pieces of papers with pictures of dead presidents on them can be...
I love Freecycle (29 November 2006)
Freecycle is a group of local clubs where people offer unwanted items. You aren't allowed to ask for anything in return, just collection, and my recent experience of it has been great.
Make your next car more efficient (28 November 2006)
You don't have to drive a Prius to reduce the impact of your driving on the environment. Whatever level your budget or need for speed, you can make greener choices.
Pedal power (24 November 2006)
An indoor cycle trainer can help you keep fit during bad weather. It can also generate power for an applaince or for your household.
Aero Turbine - moving wind towards ordinary homes (23 November 2006)
Wind power complements solar but is expensive, unsightly and sometimes noisy for ordinary households. The Aero Turbine is one of the new breed of turbines helping remove those barriers.
Sunday telegraph: Climate change is a conspiracy (22 November 2006)
The Sunday Telegraph debunks the myth of global warming. But with flaws in the data and logic in such a prominent article, it's disappointing fare from a 'serious' paper.
Supercomputers Under the Green Lens (21 November 2006)
Supercomputers have been around since 1920, when IBM built custom tabulators for Columbia University. Nowadays they do just about everything from predicting weather to playing the stock market. High-performance computing has (obviously) always been performance oriented. However, environmentalism is sneaking...
Green Tips #5: Remove bottle tops (21 November 2006)
Far too many people leave the lids on bottles when throwing them away. But this makes them hard to flatten resulting in bigger volumes of landfill.
Offsetting your Carbon Emitting Life: What are REC’s and How to Buy Them? (20 November 2006)
Renewable Energy Credits encourage investment in renewable energy but are confusing. Consumers as well as businesses can buy them, but how and who from?
Picking and eating wild mushrooms (18 November 2006)
Having been nervous about picking wild mushrooms, my first experience with the Shaggy Ink Cap has given me a taste for more.
Environmental Christmas presents (17 November 2006)
Christmas is a time for giving - and it's easy to make it environmentally friendly. From charity gifts to eco-positive and Fairtrade presents you can get a wide range of gifts online.
Green Tips # 4: Use fewer plastic bags (15 November 2006)
Plastic bags are environmentally damaging and often completely unneccessary. Don't let shop assistants automatically giv you a bag for small items and take a reusable bag shopping with you.
Green tip #3: Shop local (15 November 2006)
Supermarkets market themselves as cheap and convenient but you can find well-priced good quality meat, veg and other products at your local shops.
Regulations Coming Fast and Furious for IT (14 November 2006)
You don't often think of environmental regulations when it comes to purchasing electronic equipment. But they're coming, and they are coming fast. The WEEE directive is one of the big daddies that is getting the ball rolling. WEEE is mandated...
Which carbon offset scheme to choose? (11 November 2006)
Carbon offsetting is a great way to reduce your environmental impact, but there are many schemes to choose from.
Green Tips #2: Grow your own tomatoes (10 November 2006)
Growing tomoatoes is an easy way to start producing your own food. They take up little space and time and can give a good crop.
Frugal Computing ( 9 November 2006)
Computer use has rocketed in the last decade, and has gained a lot of momentum in the process. I often think the industry is similar to a tractor trailer full of watermelons barrelling towards Nebraska; it just keeps moving along,...
It's not easy being green - rerun ( 9 November 2006)
It's Not Easy being Green is being rerun on BBC2 on Mondays. It's a warm, light-hearted programme following two families who build a green life in the country.
Green tip #1: Put a plastic bottle in your toilet ( 8 November 2006)
Putting a filled plastic bottle in your toilet cistern reduces the water wasted with each flush and is a good use for non-recyclable plastic bottles.
Rats in the compost ( 5 November 2006)
Composting is proving easy and successful apart from a rat digging under the bin and dragging bits off. So the afternoon was spent placing a base underneath to protect the bin and it's contents.
Stern report - what they are saying about it ( 3 November 2006)
The Stern Report has led to plenty of debate with huge support from environmetalists to challenges of the assumptions from those who don't believe in climate change.
Stern Report – a summary ( 2 November 2006)
The Stern Report, commissioned by the British government, reviews the economics of climate change. It says that change needs to happen now and the cost won't damage the global economy.
