Use Chip fat of course! To help save the planet, recycled chip fat is being used by Stagecoach to fuel its buses in Kilmarnock. The company is encouraging customers to exchange their cooking oil for vouchers that entitle them to discounted bus travel. Using 100% biofuel, mostly recycled tallow and cooking oil.  All houses on […]

WELL DONE FRANCE! I am not a francophile so it takes me a lot to say that.
France set itself on a collision course with Brussels recently as it announced green taxes on gas-guzzling cars and a state-funded discount for vehicles that emit small quantities of carbon dioxide. the plan […]

I remember a geography lesson at school where we marked in the Athabasca tar sands in Canada and were told that they were of no commercial use - how times change!
BP is planning a return to the booming but environmentally controversial Canadian tar sands business with the creation of two joint ventures with Husky Energy(controlled […]

I just came across a copy of Metro, the free newspaper. Metro puts a diiferent slant on the Bali Conference issues. The headline -
Rich Nations Spend More on Suntan Lotion than helping poor countries tackle global warming.
Under this they showed a harrowing picture of poverty. The caption - A mother and child separate […]

Here are some key points form the recent UN Climate Change Conference recently. It is a best buy scenario. The world is warming rapidly, a trend that “must be halted soon”.
Here are the reasons - ” The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) compiled by several hundred climate scientists, has unequivocally concluded that […]

London’s first walk-in centre promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle opened in November.
The Green Living Centre in Islington, a cross between a museum and an advice shop, is where residents can find out how to save energy, recycle more and reduce their carbon emissions.
Staff also provide information on everything about living sustainably, from how to get a […]