‘ENVIRONMENT’ Archives
HOME ENERGY
How to become a home electricity generator and control your energy costs. Our energy landscape is changing. Energy prices reached record highs this year, contributing to economic and political uncertainty. The UK currently imports the equivalent of 60% of its energy needs, making us vulnerable to international events beyond our control. [...]
NATURAL FIBRES
INTERVIEW: BRETT SIDDELL Many modern fibres are made through a chemical process and are originally derived from oil. But there are plenty of opportunities to create natural fibres from renewable resources, including cellulose from plants, protein from animals and also mineral based fibres. Dr Brett Siddell from ADAS is an expert in cellulose [...]
OIL IS A CURSE
INTERVIEW: PROF PAUL STEVENS The developing world needs money to help raise its people out of poverty. So, surely it’s a good thing if that country discovers oil within its borders. But is this really true? Professor Paul Stevens is senior research fellow on energy at Chatham House.
WATER SUPPLIES
INTERVIEW: STEVEN HALLIDAY How does our water today compare to the water we drank 100 years ago? Steven Halliday, author of “Water, A Turbulent History” has the answer.
CYCLING
INTERVIEW: ALBAN THURSTAN Cycling is one of the most sustainable forms of transport – and also one of the cheapest. Sp although it may not be suitable for every journey, if you can swap the car for the bicycle just a few times each week you’ll be helping the planet, your own health and your pocket. Alban Thurstan from Sustrans has some top [...]
LIFE & THE OCEANS
INTERVIEW: PROF SIR DAVID KING Our oceans are critical to our survival – we ignore the role they play at our peril. That’s according to Professor Sir David King from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University and ex Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government.
FISH STOCKS
INTERVIEW: CHARLES REDFERN Globally 75% of the world’s fish stocks are already overfished – which in the long term means there won’t be any fish left in the sea for us to eat. But according to Charles Redfern founder of Fish4Ever that doesn’t mean we should stop eating fish.
CLOTHES & THE ENVIRONMENT
INTERVIEW: CAROLINE FIENNES Just how much carbon is released in the production of clothes that are never actually worn? That was the question asked in a survey by Global Cool. Their Executive Director is Caroline Fiennes.
ALLOTMENT LIFE
INTERVIEW: PAUL MERRETT Paul Merrett was an allotment novice but his experiences on his plot have inspired a book and a new way of life.
PLANTS & CARBON DIOXIDE
INTERVIEW: PROF JOHN GRACE How can plants help us soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Just what is it they are doing? Professor John Grace is an environmental biologist.
