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Over A Barrel - Oil Prices Continue to Rise - 23 Apr 08
Last summer, I mentioned on here how updating our central heating timer was saving us money and oil. We finally had to order home heating oil in September, having been expecting to need more oil any time from March onwards. I’m glad to be able to say that the trend has continued over the winter, when previously 900 litres of oil would have lasted us from November to March, our refill from September is only starting to run low now.
The Woman Who Stops Traffic - 05 Mar 08
I’ve been following, with great interest, the mini-series on Channel 4 called The Woman Who Stops Traffic, in which professional ‘trouble-shooter’ Kris Murrin tries to help 3 towns which are suffering from severe traffic congestion.
Going Green - One Year On - 10 Feb 08
On the eve of Mad Eejits hosting the Carnival of the Green for the first time, I thought it might be worthwhile to look back on our first year of trying to be more eco-friendly to see what we’ve achieved.
Are Drivers Getting Worse? - 27 Jul 07
I don’t know about anywhere else, but here in Belfast, I believe there’s been a noticeable deterioration in driving ‘standards’ over the last few years.
Since when did red lights become ‘Give-Way’ (or ‘Yield’) signs? The first time I saw this it shocked me – the driver of the car beside me, at the red light, glanced both ways and then drove on through the junction. (Unlike in the US, there isn’t any situation where that’s legal here, for non-emergency vehicles.) Now it seems to be a fairly regular occurrence and I’m sure some of the drivers don’t even look to see if any thing is coming the other way.
Green Google - 21 Jun 07
If you weren’t already convinced that ‘Green is the New Black’, then check out the actions of Google who, following a similar announcement from Yahoo, have declared their intentions to go carbon neutral. Google, though have a bit of a head start, having started work a massive photovoltaic solar panel system last October. In typical Google fashion, you can now access live(ish) statistics for the solar panels online.
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Act On CO2 - 16 Jun 07
Chances are, if you live in the UK, you’ve seen the government sponsored Act On CO2 TV adverts, featuring little engines on wheels, driving around like cars. The purpose of the campaign is to provide advice on how to reduce the emissions from your car journeys through ‘smarter driving’ and making a more informed decision when buying a new car.
4x4 Prejudice - 04 Apr 07
As owners of a 4×4, we’re now facing a higher road tax bill next year, thanks to Mr Brown’s token green gestures in this year’s UK Budget. Thankfully ours is not in the most polluting category, within which the road tax will almost double to £400 by next year, but we still feel that its a misguided move by the government.
Are We There Yet? - 06 Mar 07
I caught the first programme of the above titled series on BBC 2, this evening. It aims to explore the UK’s alternatives to using the car as our main form of transport.
MIT's Folding "City Car" - 19 Feb 07
Spotted on Tree Hugger, MIT researches are working on a prototype “City Car”, with electric motors, that actually “folds” to create a smaller storage footprint. The idea behind the vehicle is that small fleets of them would be available at train stations etc. and could be rented on an as-needed basis.
Changing the Car - 15 Feb 07
After nearly two years with us, our little green 4×4 is off to pastures new. So, given this opportunity to move to something more eco-friendly, what’s our new car going to be?
Uh… a bigger 4×4.
