Photo of ozone hole over Antarctica: NASA Goddard It’s rare these days to find some really big, good environmental news. There are lots of promising little schemes, such as the reintroduction of red kites, and the creation of large coastal nature reserves in the UK.  But advances on a genuinely global scale — well, we thought… Continue reading →

Some conventional motorcycles already achieve impressive fuel economy figures (up to 129 mpg is claimed for the Verucci Nitro 50 cc Scooter, for example) so a big switch to electric motorbikes is not going to bring such significant Co2 cuts as will be returned as cars go electric. However a boom in electric bikes will have a big impact… Continue reading →

With the imminent arrival of electric cars (EVs) on our streets, potential owners continue to experience recurrent bouts of “range anxiety.” With battery capacity limited to about 100 miles, what on earth do you do if, a long way from home, the indicator shows you’ve already done 85? We need a big, encouraging example of someone,… Continue reading →

Could we make our towns and cities cooler (and obviously greener) by smothering them with growing plants? This is already being done, albeit on a very small scale, and to positive effect. Green roofs, especially, are becoming features of new buildings being built to high eco-specification, such as the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and… Continue reading →

As communities in southern England wrestle with the environmental implications of the proposed HS2, Britain’s second high-speed rail line, which could bring superfast trains are zipping past their homes at over 200 miles an hour, academics have produced what is claimed to be the first conclusive evidence that high-speed rail lines bring clear and significant… Continue reading →

Arla Foods today announced the location of its proposed £150 million (world’s first) billion litre milk dairy.It will be on a 70-acre site at Aston Clinton, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, UK (subject to planning consent by the local authority). The milk plant (we do drink an awful lot of cappuccinos and lattes) is also promised to be the first… Continue reading →