Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- City firms have hardly covered themselves in glory over the Jamal Khashoggi affair
- It’s no secret that the building sector is a resource-intensive industry, but La Mesa, California-based nonprofit Green New World believes that the future of construction can and should be greener, healthier and energy-producing...
- UK scientists turn coffee industry waste into electricity Mon, 15 Oct 18, 2:34amFuel cell could help Colombian farmers by using microbes to eat waste and develop energy
- Forget coal wars, says Alan Finkel – look at emission outcomes Sun, 14 Oct 18, 2:41pmChief scientist says Australia must use all available technologies
- Cuadrilla is to start fracking in Lancashire. But we will not give in | Caroline Lucas Sat, 13 Oct 18, 5:00pmThe high court’s decision in favour of the shale gas giant will not deter the mass movement fighting the industry all the way
- Greek island Tilos is showing the world how to go 100% renewable Fri, 12 Oct 18, 5:30amThe Greek island of Tilos is nearing 100 percent energy independence using only renewable sources with the help of EU funding. The investment, which has helped the island establish the TILOS (Technology Innovation for the...
- Olson Kundig solar sail proposal could power up to 200 Melbourne homes with clean energy Thu, 11 Oct 18, 7:00amAcclaimed architecture practice Olson Kundig is best known for its spectacular residential works in the Pacific Northwest, yet the Seattle-based firm has embarked on somewhat new ground in its recent submission to the 2018...
- Both AGL, Origin warn renewables threaten grid, create chaos, drive off baseload, cause higher cost Wed, 10 Oct 18, 5:20pmAnother Hazelwood-size batch of renewables coming on line in Australia by 2020. That’s 1600MW of random subsidized energy dropping into a market that is artificially priced to value weather-changing potential over...
- The need to invest in renewables | Letters Wed, 10 Oct 18, 4:24amFeed-in tariff subsidies must not be abandoned, writes Sandra Walmsley, while Gaynor Adey says the UK government should look again at the Swansea Bay tidal projectNicholas Stern suggests that strong political will is needed...
- We must win the battle to limit global warming | Letters Wed, 10 Oct 18, 4:28amReaders including Fawzi Ibrahim and Caroline Lucas MP discuss ways to combat greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate changeThe “final tick box” to limit global warming is not just political (Global warming must not...
- IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels – as it happened Mon, 8 Oct 18, 10:16pmUN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says coal-fired electricity must end by 2050 if we are to limit global warming rises to 1.5C
- IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels - live Mon, 8 Oct 18, 2:54pmUN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says coal-fired electricity should end by 2050 if we are to limit global warming rises to 1.5C
- First commercial flight partly fuelled by recycled waste lands in UK Wed, 3 Oct 18, 10:39pmVirgin Atlantic flight from Orlando to Gatwick powered by blend of jet fuel and ethanol
- Australia's emissions data would shame the Coalition, if such a thing were possible | Greg Jericho Tue, 2 Oct 18, 4:00amThe government consistently buries the quarterly figures, and no wonder
- Abandoning nuclear power plans 'would push up carbon emissions' Thu, 27 Sep 18, 3:07amReport due to be published on Thursday warns of ‘folly of technological tribalism’
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.