Green news and ideas
The Human Power Station – BBC Programme
A Bang Goes the Theory special event showing how much electricity we
use and abuse without even thinking about it.This massive experiment
attempts to power a house for an entire day solely through human pedal
power - while the unsuspecting family inside go about their normal
Sunday routine. Will they drive the Human Power Station to meltdown?
If you didn't manage to see the program, you can catch it on BBC iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p8469/Bang_Goes_the_Theory_03_12_2009/
Nigeria set for 'Green Big Brother' show
Nigeria's most celebrated environmental campaigner is about to launch
a reality TV show to highlight the dangers of global warming for
Africans. See more on this story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8364871.stm
Waitrose makes sustainable palm oil pledge
Waitrose is to switch its own-brand foods to "sustainable" palm oil
in a move intended to help prevent deforestation, climate change and
other problems caused by the world's cheapest vegetable oil. See here
for the whole story:
Preserving the forests of Indonesia's Aceh province - video
With aid from the Department for International Development, the World
Bank is working with NGOs to train local people to protect and expand
Indonesia's Aceh province. A Purba ranger explains why the work to
conserve Indonesia's forests is vital in battling climate change
See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/dec/01/indonesia-forests
Amazon is best site for forest carbon investments
Deforestation is estimated to account for around 12% of the
greenhouse-gas emissions that cause climate change. The newly
developed Forest Carbon Index aims to help investors and policy-makers
choose between forests around the world to include in forest carbon
credit schemes. The study suggests that 85% of the best places for
forest carbon returns are in the greater Amazon, making the Amazon
nations the early winners in a future market for forest carbon
credits. My friend Leo Bottrill is quoted in the article. See more on
the study here:
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091203/full/news.2009.1113.html
The little island and its big, green victory
The Danish haven of Samso is one of the world's first industrialised
places to become energy self-sufficient – a great boost for a
country about to host a summit on climate change.
That is all for this week
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