Posted in Environment, science & technology, tagged cars, global-warming, sustainability, technology on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cool approach to driving
Michael O’Reilly, Sydney Morning Herald
December 17, 2008
SUMMER is here and the car windows have been rolled up. Walk or cycle past any line of vehicles on a hot day in Sydney and you will hear the click and hum of car engines racing as they drive energy-sapping air-conditioners.
Calculating the effect of running [...]
Posted in Environment, society, tagged business-economy, culture, sustainability on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Talking about consumption: Xmas of course is the ultimate consumer orgy. For years now I’ve been trying to convince people in ‘my’ family to stop giving gifts or at least find more sensible ways of doing it. How much success did I have? NONE. Sure, that might be a result of me lacking persuasive power, [...]
Posted in Environment, science & technology, tagged global-warming, Science on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Climate Safety’ has released a report that whose relevance is best highlighted by George Monbiot’s words: “You cannot overstate the importance of this report: it has opened my eyes to levels of climate risk far beyond those of which I was aware. Crisp, clear-headed and profoundly shocking, this report should be read immediately by everyone [...]
Posted in Environment, science & technology, tagged sustainability, technology on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
London’s RLtec has patented “dynamic demand technology”, which provides energy balancing services to national grid operators, helping them to manage changes in demand and supply, improve efficiency and save carbon, energy and costs.
“Dynamic demand technology” takes the form of software that can be incorporated into the control unit of electrical appliances such as fridges, electrical [...]
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