Renewable energy, without doubt, is both driving and shaping the clean global economy of the future, writes Jeremy Leggett. But don't forget its equally essential partner: closing the consumption loop to create a truly circular economy in which there is no longer any such thing as 'waste', only resources we are not yet smart enough to use.
… Renewable energy and the circular economy - transforming … Leggett | 1st February 2017 Comment Waste Energy Renewables Recycling go-circular-cut.jpg Renewable energy, without doubt, is both driving and …
The world is in the grip of a 'fracking frenzy that threatens us for centuries to come with polluted aquifers, runaway climate change, destruction of biodiversity and worthless 'sub-prime' investments. Just as the world must make the transition to a sustainable future, our 'leaders' are determined to make this last losing throw of the fossil fuel dice.
… The search for unconventional fossil fuel energy sources is taking place against a … points and must rapidly decarbonise our energy system for these to be avoided. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), two thirds of the known …
Interface's sustainability model shows how large industrial companies can slash their carbon emissions and other environmental impacts without compromising profitability, reports Sophie Morlin-Yron. The key is to aim high!
… Corporations Green Economy Waste Recycling Energy fishing-net-cut.jpg Interface's … of its European facilities on 100% renewable energy since the beginning of 2014 - including … facilities in Scherpenzeel, Holland. The energy at the factory is produced by green gas …
It produces less radioactive waste and more power than uranium but the UK would be making a mistake in looking to it as a 'greener' fuel. The Ecologist reports
… | 23rd June 2011 News Nuclear Thorium Waste Energy Climate Change thorium.jpg Thorium is said to produce 250 times more energy than uranium for the same amount of … a clean, reliable and renewable source of energy. India hopes it has the answer: …
In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.
… should we be looking for waste we can turn to energy? Lorna Howarth | 13th January 2013 News Energy Renewables Waste Biofuels biofuel pic … stalks and chaff of food crops; essentially, energy from waste. In the UK where planning …
UK plans for ten new nuclear power plants will create £80 billion worth of radioactive waste that we still have no secure way of disposing
… Dorfman | 13th December 2010 Comment Nuclear Energy Waste Radioactive Renewable nuclear.jpg … no secure way of disposing The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the … house the waste. Steve Thomas, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Greenwich …
Home experts Andrew Leech and Chris Askew explain how to make your kitchen a greener place to be
… between 20 and 40 per cent of a home’s total energy usage. As Andrew Leech, director of the … be a money-saver: ‘You’ve got to consider the energy-efficiency aspects of improving a … and www.ikbbi.org.uk Check your energy rating It might seem obvious, but using …
Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable faeces. If left to run into water-courses or even spread on fields, this waste can lead to the same problems associated with excessive fertiliser use – algal blooms and aquatic life starved of oxygen.
… Power On - Energy from Waste Jon Hughes Mark Anslow | 1st November 2007 News Waste Energy Carbon Dioxide Biodigesters Methane … Global Warming Climate Change Climate Change Energy Science And Technology power on.jpg …
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success
… Bank Green Deal Agriculture Government Energy Waste Manufacturing Economy holding.jpg … by boosting the construction of a renewable energy infrastructure. The Rio summit is even … in areas from parks and open spaces to energy management. While the capability to …
Straw is cheap, plentiful, eco-friendly and an excellent insulator, writes Pete Walker - and officially certified prefabricated straw bale building systems are challenging traditional brick construction. So why aren't straw bale houses mushrooming on building sites across the country? Maybe they are ...
… The UK construction sector must reduce its energy consumption by 50% and its carbon … has shown that straw bale buildings reduce energy bills by 90% compared to conventional … lifespan of the building. However, in modern energy efficient buildings the proportion …
Last week the consortium holding a £22bn contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear site was sacked, writes David Lowry. But this is just the end of a long and scandalous tale of corporate profit at taxpayers' expense, and the active collusion of ministers and senior officials in fighting off Parliamentary scrutiny.
… about our new strategy Key to Britain's Energy Future. "I explained that I wanted a … Authority (NDA), Department of Energy and Climate Change, (DECC) and … Barely two months later, on 13 January, Energy Secretary Ed Davey announced in a …
Celebrations erupted across the city of Commerce in Los Angeles, California when it was lights out for its dirty incinerator.
… to defeat the Commerce incinerator. Renewable energy Her colleague Whitney Amaya … twice as much carbon pollution per unit of energy. Amazingly, these companies get … because they brand themselves as renewable energy producers. In that process, they take …
Urine could be used to generate electricity and as a free alternative to mineral fertilisers
… The power of wee: urine could be green energy The Ecologist | 16th September 2009 News Urine Energy Renewable Power Electricity Waste … the potential of human waste as both an energy source and fertiliser. Finnish …
There are two rules about the end costs of nuclear power, writes Ian Fairlie. It's far more than you ever knew. And whatever sum of money was ever set aside, it's nowhere near enough. Germany understands this. That's why it refused to let E.ON spin off its nuclear liabilities into a hands-off company. But the UK, it seems, has lost the ability to learn from its nuclear mistakes.
… power Dr Ian Fairlie | 1st October 2015 News Energy Nuclear Waste Radiation Finance … became crystal-clear in April when the German energy giant E.ON proposed to spin off its … the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy that the nuclear companies (E.ON, RWE, …
Last night British nuclear assets went on sale to the private sector to help the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority raise cash to help pay for its £72bn nuclear waste clean up bill.
… 2008 News Nuclear Waste Malcolm Wicks ONS Energy Sellafield Mox Waste Energy Politics And Economics News web pic … largely out of action since. Malcolm Wicks, energy minister, recently admitted that the …
If you live a green life, you'll also want a green death, writes Robert John Young. Sadly pollution, energy use and methane emissions mean there's no completely green way to dispose of your body. The good news is that a new 'fast composting' technique ticks all the boxes - but it's still under development.
… writes Robert John Young. Sadly pollution, energy use and methane emissions mean there's … But cremation has its downsides However the energy required to cremate a single person is equal to the energy they would use in a month if they were …
Article 6 of the Euratom Treaty provides for nuclear industry practices to be rejustified in the light of new scientific evidence of harm to health, writes Chris Busby. We now have that evidence, in particular that radiation exposure even at very low levels causes severe and heritable genetic damage to people and entire families. Now, we must use the law to protect our health from radiation!
… November 2016 Activism Nuclear Science Health Energy WMD Waste Regulation UK EU … Bradwell and all the UK's other nuclear energy plans on the head. It will have fatal … Government must 'rejustify' nuclear energy We ask the government to re-Justify …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
… or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and … Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water? Since the onset of the … how the industry uses water. In the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a provision known …
The Government’s ongoing consultation on nuclear power, which late last week was described as ‘a sham’ by environmental groups, has recorded preliminary results of 46 per cent in favour of nuclear power.
… September 2007 News Nuclear Power Nuclear Energy Nuclear Waste Nuclear Power Plants Waste Energy News web pic 2_257.jpg The Government’s … ‘There are good options in terms of renewable energy but these were not in the presentations …
The 'environmentalist' peer Baroness Worthington argued last week in the House of Lords for local authorities to be stripped of their powers to refuse the dumping of radioactive waste in their areas. Geneticist Becky Martin takes her to task in this Open Letter.
… low carbon! Nuclear power is not a low carbon energy source. There is a wide range of data … ore will be sought, further increasing the energy required to extract the uranium, and … poverty in the future. Who knows what the energy market will look like in ten, twenty …
Our economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, the that we seek our spiritual satisfaction in consumption…
… Then there’s the waste, or ‘embedded energy’, produced in the production process. … such as the Toyota Prius: ‘Ferraris use less energy to manufacture, and most of the few … Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of ‘Energy Independence’ underlines, greater …
The EDF board is meeting tomorrow to reach its 'final investment decision' on Hinkley C. It was meant to be a rubber stamp but now it's anything but, as EDF's share price sinks to a new low, unions and employee directors harden their opposition to the project, and projects in France, Finland and China run way over time and cost with severe technical problems and safety concerns.
… Tickell | 26th January 2016 News Nuclear Energy Finance UK France China Waste … EDF is 84% owned by the French government, Energy analyst Chris Goodall and the … the EPR faces elsewhere. Meanwhile UK energy policy is in a real-world version of ' …
Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better world.
… Waste Transport Law Agriculture Business Energy Consumerism Community Leadership … agriculture, business, consumerism or energy, each has dared to think bigger – even … Bill Drayton (Business), George Marshall (Energy), Duane Elgin (Consumerism). …
5000 years ago the English Channel didn't exist - so where are we going to bury our nuclear waste that will be safe for up to one million years...or more?
… Waste Yucca Mountain Disposal Nuclear Waste Energy Pollution Investigates_44.jpg 5000 … spent fuel rods remain hot because fission energy continues to be released as the … Guidelines issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) say that material …