As conscientious inhabitants of Planet Earth in the early days of the 21st century, there are a number of easy adjustments we can make to our hectic lifestyles that will ease our burden on the environment. Fitting energy efficient light … Continue reading
Author Archives: Gareth Eynon
Big Ole’ Burners: Heat Your Home or Business Using Wood
Ever since the discovery and taming of fire, humans have been heating their homes with wood. During the Victorian period, coal became the fuel of choice and then in the last century until the present day, the preference has been … Continue reading
The Environmental Impacts of Industrial Dairy Farming
An advert in the 1980’s famously warned us that if we didn’t drink enough milk, we would be only good enough to play football for Accrington Stanley (who are they?). In 2011 the British milk industry could be on the … Continue reading
It’s Hard Being a Hedgerow
It’s hard to imagine the British countryside without instantly envisioning a patchwork of fields draped over gently sloping hills. This familiar effect, which is the result of hedgerows used to segregate various fields and livestock enclosures, is a highly valued … Continue reading
NGOs: What Good Are They?
The modern environmental NGO is an organisation that features heavily in the news nowadays, especially around times of major environmental conferences or disasters. But what do they actually do? Are they simply groups of concerned environmentalists who organise demonstrations, climb … Continue reading
The Electric Car: Are We There Yet?
Many would argue that the Holy Grail of green motoring is the mass marketing of a comfortable, affordable and (most importantly) a fashionable electric car. A number of concept electric cars have been produced, and a few have made it … Continue reading
The End of the Post Box?
Nearly all of my formal communication these days is done by email, while is seems that the word ‘posting’ is almost more synonymous with social networking sites than letters. Nonetheless, snail mail is still with us, and will be for … Continue reading
Hydrogen Powered Houses
The hydrogen fuel cell is a technology more often associated with cars than with houses, but it could be about to make its way into our homes and businesses. Japanese electrical manufacturer Panasonic has now entered the domestic green energy … Continue reading
Temperatures ‘to rise 4C by 2060′
Global temperatures could increase by 4C as early as the 2060s, raising the risk of major impacts such as sea level rises, loss of coral reefs and the collapse of farming systems in some parts of the world, it has … Continue reading
A Guide to Ecological Footprints
I’m sure that most of us are aware of the term ‘carbon footprint’ which relates to how much carbon we produce by living a certain way or buying certain products. However, the idea of using the concept of a footprint … Continue reading
