Review of 2007
Happy New Year and a big thank you to all those who subscribe or read our blog. It was a good 2007 for the hand picked … and carefully sorted with a full calendar year of blogging under our belt, turning 1 year old on 2nd November. We posted 167 articles on a variety of…
Could blue be next year’s green?
Whilst reading the Marine Conservation Biology Institute blog I came across a link to a piece in the Economist entitled Blue in green. The article argued that green is the colour synonymous with environmentalism but isn’t this rather a anthropocentric, terrestrialist viewpoint? I agree, it probably is. We use green to describe groups who monitor…
GREENhouse appeal.
The Living Rainforest, near Newbury in the UK, has launched an appeal to find sponsors for the building of a state-of-the-art ‘Green Greenhouse’ building prototype. The aim is to raise £900,000 matched funding to complete construction of the £3.5m building. Unsustainable food/crop production and increasing energy costs mean that new methods of production must be…
Trade, biotechnology, biofuels, ethics: some issues that the sugar industry is thinking about
Having more or less recovered from the flu mentioned in Sarah’s blog entry of 22nd November (no, I wasn’t complaining I was dying — quite the opposite; I kept expecting to be fully recovered the next day and then finding I wasn’t), I went last week to the International Sugar Organization’s annual international seminar (see…
Second (Life) Nature – Climate Change Lecture Series
To coincide with the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali 3rd – 14th December, the Second Nature Island will be hosting a special series of events/lectures in Second Life.
TOPPS – Best Pesticide Practice, Better Water Protection
New advice to protect water bodies from pesticide pollution has been published by EU experts. “Training the Operators to Prevent Pollution from Point Sources” or TOPPS, collates and provides best practice from 15 European countries. TOPPS aims for a sustainable improvement of water quality through education and training.
Forests and climate change: a convenient truth?
‘Forests and climate change: a convenient truth?’ was the title of a conference I attended on Wednesday, organised by the Forestry Commission. It was a chance to hear from some of the UK’s leading experts on the role of forests and woodlands in tackling climate change, chaired by the king of the "Swingometer", Peter Snow,…
Bioethanol production arrives in the UK
British Sugar Plant, East Anglia, UK Britain is now officially a producer of bioethanol fuel. The plant, already in operation for a few months, was declared open for business yesterday. Biofuels promise so much, carbon neutrality and reduced reliance on fossil fuels to name a couple. But there are potential pitfalls too – Katherine blogged…
Maps – Finding Our Place in the World
If you can’t get to Chicago for the Festival of Maps which is currently underway, then why not pop along to the virtual gallery of the exhibition. Navteq have recreated the Chicago Field Museum Maps exhibit in interactive 3D, allowing you to tour the rooms where the maps are hung. By clicking on each of…
Do you blog about peer reviewed research?
If so, the recent announcement from BPR3 (Bloggers for Peer-Reviewed Research Reporting) might be of interest to you and potentially increase the readership of your blog.