Posted by bex — 28 September 2007 at 1:59pm
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A genuinely clean and efficient energy system isn't just about technology; the decentralised approach also has profound implications for the way we view energy and its "ownership", and the way individulas relate to their communities and to businesses.
At the weekend, we held a session at 100% Design so that experienced practitioners of decentralised energy could share their experiences with businesses, architects and designers. And we took a camera along, again. Here, Juliet Davenport of Good Energy, Pete Halsall of Gallions Reach, and Ben Stimpson of Sky TV talk about their experiences of taking the low carbon road:
Posted by bex — 21 September 2007 at 3:17pm
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Judging from recent comments on this site, it seems there are a few people out there who still believe the myths that compact fluorescent bulbs are ugly, ungainly and undimmable.
But going green doesn't mean sacrificing good design, and CFLs can be versatile, stylish and even beautiful. We've been working with designer Jason Bruges (he of Wind to Light renown) on an installation using fully dimmable, compact fluorescent bulbs and, well, I'll let the film do the talking:
Posted by jamie — 30 August 2007 at 3:48pm
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As the narrator of this startling video states, "working in the Amazon forest is not for the faint of heart." In the past, people from campaigning organisations have been bullied by land owners and workers, facing intimidation, violence, death threats and even murder.
Watch our latest campaign promos, animations and video blogs. Scroll through the list by clicking the left and right arrows on either side of the 'playlist button'.
Please feel free to spread the word by embedding any of these videos in your own web pages, or emailing them to friends. You can find the code by clicking on the 'menu' button.
Greenpeace is campaigning for a future free of toxic chemicals and a huge reduction in how much waste we generate. We recently launched a 'green electronics' campaign to cut the amount of toxic computer waste sent to the far east for recycling, often bu under age children.
Nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction - they indiscriminately incinerate people and contaminate air, soil, and water across national boundaries and across generations. Greenpeace is opposed to the proposed upgrading of the UK's Trident nuclear missile system - it's an unnecessary cold-war white elephant at a time when we should be focusing all our energies combating climate change.
Catastrophic climate change is not inevitable - the technologies that could dramatically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels – decentralised energy, renewables and efficiency, hybrid cars, efficient buildings – already exist and have been proven to work. If we start cutting our emissions now, using these ready-to-go technologies, then there is still a chance to avoid the most extreme impacts of climate change.
Greenpeace is committed to protecting the world's ancient forests and the life that they support by restricting destructive logging and industrial-scale farming. You can watch some of our latest campaign videos from around the world here. Scroll through the list by clicking the left and right arrows on either side of the 'playlist button'.
Please feel free to spread the word by embedding any of these videos in your own web pages, or emailing them to friends. You can find the code by clicking on the 'menu' button.
Posted by jamie — 3 August 2007 at 4:56pm
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In making sure that nuclear power doesn't become part of the UK's energy policy, we tend to focus on the myth that it will solve climate change, the vast expense and the danger from radioactive waste. However, the other end of the supply chain is also fraught with problems and uranium mining can seriously damage your health. Just watch this video:
