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Solar by Ian McEwan
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 18:12 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ian McEwan approaches the climate crisis in comic mode Climate change is chiefly an engineering problem to Michael Beard, the central character in Ian McEwan's new novel. In a different sense, it is to?McEwan too. A practised manipulator of... (Continue reading)
Mary Robinson: ‘I feel a terrible sense of urgency’
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 18:10 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
After 13 years with the UN, former Irish president Mary Robinson is coming home to her debt-ridden country – not to retire, but to fight for 'climate justice' for all the world's poor In 1993, three years into her... (Continue reading)
Letters: Medium-speed rail also needs a boost
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 18:06 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
A new high-speed rail line could play an important role in UK efforts to tackle climate change, but the proposed scheme is forecast to have only a minimal impact in cutting transport emissions – and could even lead to... (Continue reading)
The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis…
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 18:05 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Will global empathy save?us from the catch-22 of climate change? John Gray is sceptical Whoever hacked into the emails at the University of East Anglia fired the opening salvo in a new kind of dirty war. ... (Continue reading)
£3bn coal power plant will test strength of Ed Miliband’s environment rules
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 12:54 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
New plant in Scotland will have to prove that carbon capture technology works The first application to build a coal plant in Britain since energy secretary Ed Miliband introduced tough new environmental rules will be submitted next week, the... (Continue reading)
Putin in deal to build nuclear reactors for India
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 12:39 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Moscow signs agreement that will see Russia help construct up to 20 atomic plants India and Russia today signed a nuclear co-operation agreement, which paves the way for the building of about a dozen nuclear reactors in India, with... (Continue reading)
What would be in your Noah’s ark? | Open thread
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 12:30 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
The US says polar bears should be granted the highest level of protection. Tell us which animal you'd most like to save The United States is lobbying for the polar bear to be granted the highest level of protection... (Continue reading)
Love thy neighbour – pool your energy bills, says Labour
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 12:21 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
General election manifesto to encourage creation of community co-ops for getting good deals on insulation and solar panels Home owners will be encouraged to club together to negotiate discounts from their energy bills under plans to be put forward... (Continue reading)
William Wordsworth’s birthplace reopens after devastating flood
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 11:30 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Debris from the disaster now forms part of the display at the historic Cockermouth home of the Romantic poet The birthplace of the poet William Wordsworth in Cockermouth reopens its doors tomorrow after marathon repairs, which have seen hundreds... (Continue reading)
Destruction test: Road-testing bike bags
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 10:15 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
A good bike bag isn't cheap, so you need it to be able to withstand a bit of a beating over the years – we tested three out This is the first of a new kind of group-test –... (Continue reading)
