‘ENVIRONMENT’ Archives
NITROGEN POLLUTION
INTERVIEW: PETE BLEZARD Over 80million tonnes of nitrogen is used in agriculture each year. A huge proportion of this runs off the crops causing a massive environmental problem – in particular polluting waterways and encouraging the growth of large algae blooms. But a new technology hopes to change this. Pete Blezard is Chief Executive of [...]
GM CROPS
INTERVIEW: PROF SIR DAVID KING When GM crops were first introduced into the UK there was a massive public backlash – and a huge amount of confusion. So is there a future for GM Crops and should we be scared of them? Professor Sir David King was the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government and is now at the Smith School of Enterprise and [...]
SOLAR POWER IN THE DESERT
INTERVIEW: DR GERRY WOLF In the worlds deserts there is a colossal amount of solar energy – just falling from the sky. All we have to do is harness it. And a technology developed over 20 years can do exactly that and convert it into electricity. Its called Concentrating Solar Power. Dr Gerry Wolf is from TREC-UK a group promoting this [...]
CLIMATE & HEALTH
INTERVIEW: GLEM MCGREGOR Is there a relationship between seasonal climate and health? And could this relationship help us to forecast the number of people likely to fall ill? Glen McGregor from the University of Birmingham believes it can.
WHAT MADE WHALES TAKE TO THE WATER?
INTERVIEW: JOSIANE CABANA Our modern whales date back over 25million years – and their earliest ancestors were land based. That’s according to whale expert Josiane Cabana at the Group for Education and Research on Marine Mammals based at Tadoussac in Canada.
BIOFUELS – GOOD OR BAD?
INTERVIEW: PROF SIR DAVID KING Biofuels – some say they are the answer to our fuel needs reducing both our CO2 emissions and our dependence on foreign oil. Others say they are a bad idea as they take land away from food production and don’t produce the CO2 savings we need. Professor Sir David King was the Chief Scientific Advisor to the [...]
WETLANDS & BIRDS
INTERVIEW: SALLY MACKENZIE Wetlands are great places for birds – and a variety of other flora and fauna. But according to Sally MacKenzie from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust there is much more to these damp, boggy areas.
CARBON OFFSETTING
INTERVIEW: JANE BURSTON Carbon offsetting is often talked about as a way to get us out of our carbon mess, so what is it really, how does it work and can it solve the problems of carbon dioxide emissions? Jane Burston is director of Carbon Retirement.
THE GUERRILLA GARDENER
INTERVIEW: RICHARD REYNOLDS Guerrilla Gardener and London Leader Richard Reynolds has been encouraging the capital’s residents to Pimp their Pavement. So have they taken up the challenge and what changes can we expect to see?
PIMP YOUR PAVEMENT
INTERVIEW: RICHARD REYNOLDS Its time to Pimp Your Pavement! That’s the call from London Leader and Guerrilla Gardener Richard Reynolds.
