This week: Regional spatial strategy under spotlight at Bath conference, supermarkets ducking their responsibilities, the mathematics of meths, hot rocks in Cornwall and much more...
WAITROSE BATH DELIVERING BY ELECTRIC BIKE!
The Bath branch of Waitrose has begun trialling the supermarket’s new fleet of electric delivery bicycles. You certainly can’t knock that. Now all we need is streets that are safe to cycle on!
BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF NATURE
This weekend Bristol’s Harbourside hosts the annual Bristol Festival of Nature. A flock of environmental and conservation organisations will be at the event putting on animal encounters, exhibitions, films, talks and workshops.
http://www.festivalofnature.org
BATH DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Bath Preservation Trust is organising a one-day conference at the Countess of Huntington's Chapel on the Paragon on Friday 12 June on the sustainability of the Government’s house building strategy. Speakers include Keith Bradley of Bath architects Feilden Clegg Bradley, creators of an award-winning housing scheme in Cambridge. More details here...
http://tinyurl.com/creating-new-communities
PASSIVHAUS TALK
Transition Bath are hosting a talk by architect Alex Towler at United Reform Church Halls (Grove Street entrance) on Monday 6 July at 7.30pm about Passivhaus buildings, which use sun, insulation, glazing and heat exchange systems to warm and cool them at minimal energy cost. Entrance a mere £2.
WORLD LEADERS KEEP TALKING FOR CLIMATE DEAL
News from further afield. The pressure mounting, world leaders could meet for an unprecedented three summits this year in their search for a tough Kyoto replacement.
http://tinyurl.com/mounting-pressure
ILLEGAL BEEF AND LEATHER BEING SOLD IN BRITAIN
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Marks and Spencer are selling ready meals, pies and other products containing beef raised on illegally cleared rain forest. Meanwhoile, Gucci, Prada, Nike and Clarks Shoes are buying illegal leather...
http://tinyurl.com/stolen-woods
WORLD’S INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLES OVERTAKES FOSSIL FUELS
China, India and other developing countries are fast catching up on the West in switching to greener energy production.
http://tinyurl.com/green-futures
PENTAGON POSTS NUCLEAR “TREASURE MAP FOR TERRORISTS”
Details of US nuclear sites, including maps showing the location of fuel for nuclear weapons, have been accidently posted on the internet.
http://tinyurl.com/nuclear-leak
WARMING KILLING 300,000 A YEAR
Climate change is already causing heatwaves, floods and forest fires that are causing hundreds of thousands of deaths a year, according to the first comprehensive study of the human impact of global warming.
http://tinyurl.com/human-cost
“METHS IS BEST”
The methanol economy, say its supporters, could be with us much sooner than the hydrogen one.
http://tinyurl.com/methamatics
HOT ROCK GAMBLE IN CORNWALL
Work has begun on an expiremental geothermal energy plant to power the Eden Project in Cornwall and its nearby community. The plan is to extract heat from hot dry rocks at a depth of 3.5 kilometres – but some similar projects elsewhere have resulted in spectacular disasters.
http://tinyurl.com/trouble-in-eden
GREENWASH OF THE WEEK
Scottish Power has proudly unveiled to the media a carbon “capture and storage” system for its coal plant at Longannet near Fife. The energy company neglected to mention, however, that the carbon captured will be released into the atmosphere...
http://tinyurl.com/carbon-stink
GREEN INVENTION OF THE WEEK
LED lights are more than twice as efficient as compact fluorescent bulbs, currently the standard for greener lighting. And they're compatible with dimmer switches, contain no mercury and virtually last forever.
http://tinyurl.com/leading-light
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES THREATENED BY WARMING
Climate change is endangering our past as well as our future...
http://tinyurl.com/killing-time
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