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Archive for the 'The Environment' Category

The Kite Ship

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Interesting story how shipping companies plan to use sails to reduce there carbon footprint and save a few pennies

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7205217.stm
There is something rather magical about being up on deck of a giant cargo ship as it pushes its way out to sea.
Ten thousand tonnes of metal heaving through the water, the ship’s giant masts glistening in […]

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Don’t know how I missed this one. Sir David Attenborough with the amazing Lyre Bird.

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7,000 Turbines by 2020

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Wind ‘could power all UK homes’

The aim is for 20% of EU energy to come from renewables by 2020.
All UK homes could be powered by offshore wind farms by 2020 as part of the fight against climate change, under plans unveiled by John Hutton.
Up to 7,000 turbines could be installed to boost wind produced energy […]

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Planes, the 4×4 of the Skies?

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

 
I’m sick of plane bashing, people complaining about the damage they do the environment. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for saving the earth just take a look at pervious posts (I don’t own a car!) . I just think that planes only produce 2% of the worlds carbon emissions. Cars, power stations and factories etc must produce far […]

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Green America

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9464692

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Credit to Digital Agency for this find. Video like this does a lot more than bloody Live Earth!

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Two young loggerhead turtles, which were found washed up in the west Highlands in two separate incidents, are being released to the wild after being nursed back to health.
Loggerheads, which normally frequent the warmer waters off America, the Caribbean or the Mediterranean, are rare sights in Scotland. Only about two marine turtles a year have […]

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Edinburgh 10 K run

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

The Plot
Back in January my friend Steph convince me to do the Edinburgh 10K on the 6th of May. So I did and today my racing number came through the post along with a bit of white plastic and some strap thing, not sure what that’s all about?

Excuses
Now training hasn’t really gone to plan […]

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UK households to get "free" energy monitors?

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Every household in the UK will be able to request a free device that shows how much electricity is being used in the home at any one particular moment.
Ministers are set to announce the plan in the forthcoming Energy White Paper.
They hope “real-time monitors” will help cut greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of […]

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