Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:52:46

On your bike

Free bicycle hire for all might seem like a utopian pipedream, but it’s already happening in Paris and could be a reality in London as early as next summer. The Parisian Velib - a contraction of velo libre meaning free bicycle - is now celebrating its first birthday and has become a huge hit [...] READ MORE

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:35:16

And so it came to pass…

If you’re that blase sort of person of the opinion that global warming will only make the summers hotter and at worst drown Norwich, then think again. Global Warming could be coming for you. Or so scientists at the University of Texas are telling us. The significant rise in temperatures over the next half century is [...] READ MORE

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:33:42

G8 still beating around the Bush

George Bush finally caught up with the rest of the right-thinking world by acknowledging the threat of climate change at this year’s G8 summit. The talking shop of rich white nations agreed to “share” the “vision” of a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. But environmentalists and emerging countries slammed the deal as [...] READ MORE

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:05:30

Methane: Here, there and everywhere

“Monday’s child has learned to tie his bootlace,” sang Paul McCartney on The Beatles classic ‘Lady Madonna’. The yougling will also be refraining from devouring any lambchops on the same day if the legendary titan of popular music has anything to do with it. Sir Paul is urging Britons to cut out eating all [...] READ MORE

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:02:59

The Great Train Yobbery

Just days after the Royal Society of Scientists issued a warning that the world needs to deal with the vast amounts of carbon emissions produced by power stations, a group of eco warriors have stormed a train headed for Drax, the UK’s largest powerstation. It is one of the largest in Europe, producing enough [...] READ MORE

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:00:55

Charge of the ‘Bright’ Brigade

Orange may have slid down the telecoms league table in recent years, but the French mobile phone company’s latest venture puts them right at the heart of the cutting edge once again, not to mention in the good books of thousands of young music fans with SRI of the thumbs from too much [...] READ MORE

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:15:00

The ‘Royal’ Rumble

With the G8 summit rapidly approaching, scientists are attempting to ensure climate change is the central agenda of discussions at the symposium for the world’s most powerful leaders, though this time they’ll not be satisfied with placatory noises and no action. The Royal Society has posted a message on its website calling for immediate [...] READ MORE

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:10:48

Ground Control to Major Con

While NASA has been proving the sky is the limit for 40 years and beyond, it appears that down here on earth the organisation is not ammune to a little party political corruption. A damning 42-page report carried out by the NASA Office of Inspector General has concluded that NASA’s press office “marginalized, or mischaracterized” studies [...] READ MORE

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:06:01

Scotch on the rocks (with no ice)

Dubious national stereotyping aside, there is a great lineage and association between Scotland and the world’s finest whisky, though that conjugal felicity between man and distillery could be endangered as the climate heats up. In the next seven decades the Scots may have to get used to becoming synonymous with that most popular of French [...] READ MORE

Tue, 27 May 2008 22:34:53

Get on the bus and cause no fuss

While some believe Google practically runs the planet anyway these days, the IT company and its directors are still attempting to make sure that said planet is a better place despite all the unparalleled success… from the grassroots up. Like the solarsystem, Google seems to be ever expanding, but that’s not to say the company is [...] READ MORE