Leonardo DiCaprio has done a Gore. In trying to do his bit to save the environment, he has by producing an eco-documentary called ‘The 11th Hour’ that tries to not only highlight the effects of global warning but will also help rescue the world from the perils of climate change.
In the film, the 33-year-old actor asks scientists, politicians and activists what can be done to save the crisis-hit world.
The eco-town issue is really hotting up, this week in an article on thisisexeter.co.uk we see that the Government is putting up more than £6.5m to support the development of a “prototype eco-town” near Exeter, a minister has announced.
Housing Minister Caroline Flint: “We are obviously working with the local authorities and partners in the Cranbrook area to support the delivery of the housing and of the necessary infrastructure.“To support that, we have provided £1m in 2007-08 and £5.5m for 2008 to 2011.”
read the article on the eco towns article on this is exeter.co.uk
The music magazine Billboard rates the top 10 green musicans by looking at their touring routines, recording sessions and general living. Unsurprisingly surfer turned musical legend Jack Johnson came out top of the list.
“In this new eco-green world, every issue is a green issue,” says Jack Johnson, who’s taken steps to reflect that reality in his recording and touring choices.
This article is a break from our ‘normal’ articles but still worth a read.
read the Billboard article on Jack Johnson
This weekend has seen a great amount of talk about the eco town proposals with public meetings, letters to Government Ministers and plans being rejected by councils.
Public meetings have been called to discuss plans to build a new eco-town in North Yorkshire. Fourteen sites in the Leeds City Region (LCR) were originally shortlisted as possible locations for one of the first new towns in England in 40 years. Those have now been whittled down to four possible sites in Selby, including Willow Green near Eggborough. But the plans have proved controversial in some areas with campaigners saying the idea is a way to evade planning controls.
Read the article on the public meetings
Campaigners against proposals to build an eco-town on a site near three villages in Selby district have urged residents to send a letter to a Government Minister asking that the bid be withdrawn.
Selby District councillors John and Mary McCartney, who both represent Eggbrough, are leading the battle against GMI’s proposals for a 15,000-home eco-town.
Read the article on the letters to Government Ministers
Plans for new “ecotowns” across the country suffered a setback on Monday when councillors in the home of Shakespeare unanimously rejected an earmarked site.
Hundreds of banner-waving protesters gathered outside the meeting in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks, to voice their disapproval of a proposed settlement for up to 20,000 people at nearby Middle Quinton. The plans for 10 towns, the first to be built in Britain for 40 years, have led to nationwide protests.
Read the article on the Stratford rejections
SprintBio have launched an online eco shop selling products ranging from dynamo generator powered torches and standby switches to solar chargers and radios.
Check out the online shop SprintBioRetail.
A personal favorite is the Solio Solar Charger, which is this weeks featured product.
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to the latest figures, renewing fears that climate change could begin to slide out of control.
Scientists at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii say that CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40% since the industrial revolution and the highest for at least the last 650,000 years.
Construction work on Ireland’s first “eco-village” is scheduled to begin this summer. When completed, The Village will consist of 130 dwellings of apartments, semi-detached and detached houses. There will also be shops, playgrounds and communal facilities, with the use of the 67-acre site being divided equally for housing, farmland and woodland.
andy
Information, green buildings, new build
No comments yet
energy efficient homes new build personal
A zero carbon house has been built on Britain’s most northerly island of Unst, which will bring obvious benefits to the environment. The carbon neutral home lowers the carbon footprint by producing its own energy and storing it to heat the home.
andy
Information, energy efficient homes, green buildings, new build 1 comment
energy efficient homes new build personal
The Channel 4 programme is announcing it’s ‘Home of the Year’ award today and there are a number of eco-homes in the running. This article on the timesonline looks through the culture of building white boxed clichéd modernist home to find some truly inspiring builds.
An article in The Scotland on Sunday about burning wood for heat. Instead of using fossil fuels such as oil, wood is sustainable and is considered carbon-neutral – it gives off CO2 when burned, but no more than it has already absorbed during its lifetime. The article looks at high efficient wood fuel stoves and boilers.
We run a one day training course held in Aylesbury for installation engineers.
The new heating systems use the waste from saw mills, which are compressed into a pellet to give an efficient and eco-friendly heating solution for your home or office.
Bio fuel can be manufactured from many types of plants but the most common sources are palm oil and oil seed rape oil.
Installation, replenishment and maintenance information.
Here you will find answers to common questions people have.