I’m frequently reminded of Chester as I take the short trip down to London from Tring Station. The city is served by quite a distinctive train on this line, so you don’t have to be a geek to recognise it. It’s one of Virgin’s diesel-powered sets and they bustle noisily through in a very determined… Continue reading
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Peregrine falcons from English town fly in to international conference
The family of peregrine falcons that successfully fledged in central Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, this year has shot to International (well European) stardom. Two officers from the two local councils involved in the scheme addressed the first international conference on the protection of birds and bats in buildings in Zvolen, Slovakia in November (2012). You can see… Continue reading →
Slovenia’s electric tourist ambition – first destination to offer zero-carbon driving holidays
Which European country is the most environmentally friendly place to holiday with a car? Which one offers easiest access to electric or very low mileage models and helps you put together a zero carbon itinerary? Until recently I would have opted for what seem to be the obvious choices – Holland, Denmark or Germany. All… Continue reading →
Catch the taste of sustainable fish in a top London hotel
There are many good things to say about the fish restaurant Catch, at Hyatt’s new Andaz Liverpool Street hotel. You could list the presentation, the service, the quality of cooking and the ambience, all of them important reasons for choosing to dine there. And yet these are things you could say about many other places in… Continue reading →
Searching (in vain) for wind turbines in Energy Minister’s “green and pleasant land”.
Energy minister John Hayes’ “enough is enough” remarks about onshore wind farms, where he spoke of a countryside “peppered” with turbines, may have been spun by the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph this morning, and by implication by the BBC, which seems to be simply repeating what it read in the newspapers. Most busy listeners,… Continue reading →
Our first solar year – report. Money made and CO2 saved.
12 months ago today two engineers drove away from our house after fitting 13 solar panels to our roof, and connecting the system to the National Grid. Their parting words were: “You’re now generating your own power”. True, although only up to a point. That many panels goes nowhere near providing the energy to run… Continue reading →