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Founder Elon Musk is way ahead after Tesla electric cars do 0-$2bn in a day
Written on 5 Jul, 2010 at 10:10 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
• Tesla Motors shares rocket 40% from Nasdaq opening price • PayPal founder Elon Musk makes £16m on Tesla flotation Fortunes can turn on a dime. Barely four months ago, the Silicon Valley tycoon Elon Musk told a judge... (Continue reading)
Review of questioned IPCC report says conclusions ‘well-founded’
Written on 5 Jul, 2010 at 10:09 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Dutch government finds minor inaccuracies in contested paper, and reasserts that 'climate change poses "substantial risks" to most parts of the world' A review into a key global assessment of climate change prompted by the exposure of a high-profile... (Continue reading)
Eco message in Furry Vengeance film is as subtle as a sledgehammer | Leo Hickman
Written on 29 Apr, 2010 at 6:12 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Environmental messages in this movie may be clunky and forced but there is a strong argument for introducing children to green issues through film This weekend, the latest in a long line of eco-themed Hollywood movies opens at cinemas... (Continue reading)
African states sow seeds of cooperation
Written on 29 Apr, 2010 at 5:12 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
After 10 years of discussion and research, members of the Southern African Development Community have agreed a system to improve the regulation and sale of seeds across borders, which should improve food security across Africa, says Dr Lindiwe Majele... (Continue reading)
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Ecover products ‘lack evidence’ for green claims, says…
Written on 29 Apr, 2010 at 4:20 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Laundry tablets and toilet cleaners among items marketed with exaggerated or unsubstantiated green claims, study finds Exaggerated or apparently unsubstantiated green claims are being used by some companies to sell so-called "eco" products, according to a consumer group. A... (Continue reading)
Fishing village featured in Oscar winner The Cove defends dolphin hunt
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:11 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Taiji mayor's office says dolphin hunt is part of a long cultural tradition The Japanese fishing village featured in The Cove, which The Cove, today defended its practice of hunting dolphins as a part of a long tradition. The... (Continue reading)
Let wild animals be wild | Peter Singer
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 8:00 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
The killing of a SeaWorld trainer by an orca ought to make us rethink keeping animals in captivity for human amusement Last month, at the SeaWorld amusement park in Florida, a whale grabbed a trainer, Dawn Brancheau, pulled her... (Continue reading)
Britain’s first milk factory
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 5:00 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
Is the plan to open an industrial feed-lot in Lincolnshire another unavoidable nail in the coffin of the British dairy industry? The move by a group of English farmers to open the UK's first American-style industrial dairy feed-lot -... (Continue reading)
Renewable Energy Developers Ask If Not Here, Where?
Written on 7 Feb, 2010 at 23:00 in Solar Power | viewed times | 0 Comments
While millions of families became lost in the visual effects of the blockbuster movie Avatar, to me it also offers an ironic similarity to the quest for renewable energy here in the United States. In the movie, humanity is seeking... (Continue reading)
Greenwash: Lamborghini emitting some V12-powered nonsense
Written on 11 Jun, 2009 at 4:13 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Italian sports cars are so woefully green, a 35% C02 reduction still leaves it in the bottom 2.5% most polluting models A green Lamborghini. It doesn't sound likely, does it? I can't quite imagine a car with a... (Continue reading)
