Be green and turn off the lights

At 8:30pm on March 23rd it will be Earth Hour, when people across the world will be turning out the lights. Earth Hour is a symbolic gesture to highlight the environmental challenges facing the world with actions springing from the international campaign. The first Earth hour took place in 2007 in just one city: this…

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Climate Change – Politics, Science and Television

There are a few interesting news stories about climate change this week. In the USA, the latest American opinion on climate change poll from Yale University includes for the first between them and other political parties. 53% of ”Tea Partiers” do not believe in global warming, compared to nearly 80% of Democrats. 52% of Tea…

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Just how green are we prepared to be?

This weekend I read about two technological advances that offer innovative and practical ways to be green – but that present enormous challenges when it comes to convincing the public. A method of using the toxic residue from steel production (Waelz slag) to make house bricks has been developed by Dr Ana Andres of the…

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Scientists and farmers work together to save bumblebees

Farmers and scientists have successfully managed to boost the populations of 5 of the rarest bee species in the UK. Environmental scientists have worked with farmers in Kent to recreate a bee-friendly environment. This has been done by planting the right nectar-rich flowers in field borders and rotational grazing systems to create “bee corridors” where…

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