This week we’re all rearing to go with a Geneva Motor Show special! We’re look at some energy angels and a gas guzzler of the show so far! Tell us, what your favourite futuristic car you’ve seen at the show.
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This week there's been all sorts of panic – some of it surprisingly hairy! No we're not talking about Rob's man bun or his beard, or his face in general. Australian residents have been less than amused at the infestation of Panicum effusum. In Antarctica there's been a huge drop in the number of penguins due to an iceberg creating a much longer journey to their food source. But don't dispair there's still lots of good in the green world! The Meygen project in Scotland that uses tidal turbines to provide energy to a lot of homes! What might also make you happy is this new rad way of getting around – the motorised skateboard by Inboard. Even Steven Seagull is impressed!
With thanks to
The MeyGen project www.meygen.com/the-project/
Inboard http://www.inboardskate.com
The Guardian http://buff.ly/21mipt4
BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-35600548
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The city of Oxford is about to have, more than a few new electric avenues. The £800,000 project, funded the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles, is making it easier for residents to own electric cars by installing 100 on-street charging points in rather surprising places. From ‘cable-gullies’ to high tech smart lamp posts, Elizabeth Bohun, from Oxford City Council, explains how the project is set to put Oxfordshire at the forefront of innovative low carbon transport solutions. Technology suppliers and Oxford residents who would like to be involved in the trial should contact Oxford City Council’s environmental team by emailing airquality@oxford.gov.uk
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WDC Solar, founded by NBA-player-turned-entrepreneur Mark Davis, is one of the nation’s first African American-owned solar panel installation companies. In addition to serving paying clients, WDC Solar installs solar panels in low-income communities at no cost to residents and trains young men and women—often those who are unemployed or under employed —in this type of skilled labor. Learn more in this 2-minute story: Diversity in Solar
Find out more here: http://www.wdcsolar.com
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From CO2 to H20 Dawn and Rob take a look at the latest in green news. There’s trouble down under for the creatures of the sea, studies show that rising CO2 levels in the oceans may lead to a phenomena called Hypercapnia, or in other words – drunk fish. Further upstream, River Simple has just released the prototype for their new Hydrogen fuel cell powered car. Don’t let the unconventional design put you off, we’ve seen veg that looks more unusual!
With thanks to
River Simple http://riversimple.com
Nature http://buff.ly/212X0EZ
Sainsbury’s (edie.net) http://buff.ly/1mLUP5N
ASDA (guardian environment) http://buff.ly/1mLUMXP
Fiji (guardian world) http://buff.ly/1TqeGEB
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In a society that is making the transition to a more renewable future; there is also an opportunity to re design our economy. The term ‘Circular Economy’ coined by the Ellen MacArthur Fundation describes a process by which products are designed to be made again.
Find out more about the circular economy at http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
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Ahoy hoy! We're back with more news from our big green planet and our deep blue sea! This week we've looked at new on street charging technologies, alternative cargo shipping methods, the world largest renewable energy power plants around the world, jeans made out of plastic and jars of fresh air! What a jam packed week it's been!
With Thanks to
Oxford City Council
TransOceanic Wind Transport
Grayhound Lugger
World Bank
Climate Investment Fund/World Bank and Africa Development Bank
Dong
AethAer
Vitality Air
G Star Raw
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This week Rob and Dawn have been going bananas for some of the new ideas in the world of the clean and green. From driverless vehicles to premature daffodils and every thing in between! With Thanks to
Tesla
WEpod
Wageningen University
Panama Disease.org
NASA's Cadet Kelly
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Climate Change effects species above and below the waterline. A crustaceous crusader is sounding the alarm of the devastating effects climate change has on marine wildlife. An overproduction of algae due to rising sea temperatures has been poisoning the species of the deep blue. Whilst some species of crustacean adapt and thrive in some places, in others there has been a frightening decline in their numbers.
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Top National Trust chef Clive Goudercourt shows how to make a warming winter beef and ale stew as served in National Trust restaurants across the UK. Clive uses seasonal ingredients and cooks in the 18th century kitchen at Florence Court, in Northern Ireland.
For recipes and more about food from the National Trust go to https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/food
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