B> in the Wall Street Journal
Following the lead of The Independent (twice), The Week and The Sun, the Wall Street Journal has given a nice hat tip to Blue & Green Tomorrow in a recent article about Barack Obama’s second inauguration speech. It’s behind a paywall, but luckily, readers are able to see the B> mention...
16 (more) years of global warming
The nice folks at Skeptical Science have written a handy article, accompanied by an equally handy video, that explains how human greenhouse gas emissions have continued to warm the planet over the past 16 years – despite recent claims that global warming has stalled. The Daily Mail, The Telegraph...
BP exec uses Wikipedia to check Deepwater Horizon stats
In a story that seems too ridiculous to be true, a senior BP executive is alleged to have looked up the size of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on that trusted source, Wikipedia, rather than ask experts. The source of this incredible claim isn’t The Onion or even The Daily Mash; it...
So what’s wrong with the States?
A good question, and one that seems particularly apt on the eve of the presidential election. Martin Varsavsky, chief executive of crowdsourced Wi-Fi network Fon, has written an excellent post on LinkedIn that attempts to answer it. Have a read of it here, but as always, try to avoid...
The Guardian Rules of Flushing
It may seem like an obvious set of rules, but after uncovering some of the unusual things found in sewers across the UK, The Guardian has compiled a list of “10 things you should never flush down your toilet“. The items range from the unusual to the downright disgusting,...
The Independent writes about Blue & Green Tomorrow
After being called “a helpful site” by The Sun only last week (see micro-blog entry below), Blue & Green Tomorrow has received yet more national media coverage; this time from The Independent. In a piece entitled A ‘responsible and sustainable’ home for your cash, the journalist Simon Read writes...
Blue & Green Tomorrow called ‘a helpful site’ by The Sun
You might have seen yesterday an article in The Sun yesterday about ethical investment, cleverly titled Only way is ethics as a hat tip to the popular ITV reality show of a similar name. But did you read the full article? If you did, you will have seen their “top...
A beginner’s guide to ethical investment
We’ve come across some really excellent and positive stuff during this year’s National Ethical Investment Week, and for investors who perhaps haven’t considered ethical, sustainable or responsible investment before, the following video by Citywire is a great place to start. Watch it here.
Michael Fish BASE jumping… surely not?
Of all the weird and wonderful things on the internet, a video of 68-year-old BBC weatherman Michael Fish BASE jumping off a building is up there with the most bizarre. Fish, who’s perhaps best known for playing down the threat of extremely high winds during a 1987 forecast, only...
Climate scepticism and conspiracy theorists: is there a link?
New research carried out by a group at the University of Western Australia has found that there might be a connection between individuals who question climate science, and those who believe conspiracy theories. The study, called Motivated Rejection of Science, aims at looking at the motives and attitudes of the...
Shell asks people to suggest ad slogans. Plan backfires…
Imagine the conversation: Shell marketing director: We need a way of engaging with the public! Shell marketing manager: How about an online ad campaign that gets people to suggest slogans? Shell marketing director: But won’t that just get abused by pesky environmentalists and internet trolls? Shell marketing manager: Definitely...
Welcome to the Rest of Our Lives
Here’s an excellent video by graphic artist, illustrator and animator, Peter Sinclair, who produces the Climate Denial Crock of the Week website. Rather than me babble on about what it’s about, I suggest you just take eight-and-a-half minutes to watch it.
500,000 solar PV systems in Germany
Ever wondered, like me, what Germany’s 500,000 solar PV systems would look like if they were placed in a neatly-designed animation that mapped their installation over a two-and-a-half year period between January 2009 and September 2011? You have?! Well today is your lucky day! The following visualisation by Chris Davis and...
#savethearctic
I’m handing over to Aaron Gray-Block, media relations specialist at Greenpeace International, for this micro-blog entry: As the Arctic sea ice melts, the future of the region’s wildlife such as its polar bears is increasingly under threat. In this haunting video, a lone homeless polar bear is seen wandering...
New Guinness World Record for energy efficiency
Ever wondered what a Guinness World Record for energy efficiency would entail? Well, on June 14 2012, we saw one of the much sought after accolades awarded to the Vortex 550 EcoSmart hand-dryer. The dryer, created by the British manufacturer SAVORTEX, achieved the world record for the most pairs...
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Following the lead of The Independent (twice), The Week and The Sun, the Wall Street Journal has gi... - Alex Blackburne says
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