Posted on September 22, 2008 by solarkent
Boris Johnson’s proposal for an airport in the Thames estuary is simply a re-statement of an idea that regularly crops up. Back in the 1970s it was Maplin Sands or Foulness island off the Essex coast. The same contrary ideas were posted – bad for the local environment, the birds won’t have a nesting area [...]
Filed under: flood prevention, global warming, sea level rise | Tagged: boris johnson, essex, foulness, kent, london airport, maplin, thames barrage, uss richard montgomery | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 10, 2008 by solarkent
The recent demonstration by Greenpeace at Kingsnorth Power station against the proposed new coal fired replacement included the painting of GORDON down the side of one of the smokestacks.
The demonstrators – the Kingsnorth 6 – were taken to court charged with causing £30,000 worth of criminal damage. They admitted the damage but claimed that in [...]
Filed under: greenpeace, kingsnorth | Tagged: Add new tag, coal power station, kingsnorth 6 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 3, 2008 by solarkent
International hotels in Egypt don’t use solar water heating, they should!
Filed under: british embassy, energy efficiency, fco, foreign and commonwealth office, foreign office, housing, luxor hotel, solar energy, solar heating, solar thermal, steigenberger | Tagged: solar water heating, steigenberger, egypt, luxor, diy solar heating, british embassy, foreign office, fco | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 3, 2008 by solarkent
Solar Powered Street Lights can be a boon for personal safety rather than just a convenience
Filed under: security, solar energy, solar street light, street light, traffic light | Tagged: carjacking, solar street lights, solar traffic lights | Leave a Comment »