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December 2008

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Can you be a meathead and a treehugger?

Filed under: Food

A cow - http://flickr.com/photos/publicenergy/We’re pursuing three areas of interest on Zerocarbonista - energy, transport and food - the big three issues we have to deal with as we transition to a world post oil. As yet though we’ve not really got our teeth into the food issue (pls excuse the pun).

So here we go - kicking off in style with our first ever guest post. It’s from Juliet Gellatley – founder of Viva! - the vegan association.

I first met Juliet (and came across Viva) a few months ago. It was a bit like meeting yourself in another reality. If Ecotricity was about food we’d be very much like Viva. I’ve a lot of admiration for what Viva does and stands for, and for what it’s achieved already.

Anyway, without further ado I’ll hand over to Juliet, who makes a compelling case for a change in diet and the way we ‘make’ our food. Continue reading “Can you be a meathead and a treehugger?”

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The Wind Car (4 of 6) - Time for a name

Filed under: Transport, Wind Car

Here it is then, the fourth episode of the making of our wind car.  By the time we get to the sixth I’m hoping it’ll be on the road.


Video production: Tim Walter Associates Limited

Good vid this one, all looks very industrial over there in Norfolk - and stuff is starting to come together.

I’m thinking it’s about time to come up with a name, and I’ve come up with a short list. Continue reading “The Wind Car (4 of 6) - Time for a name”

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Dam Fuel Poverty

Filed under: Energy

Barrage illustration - source from TreehuggerThe Severn Barrage will cost about £15 Billion to build, will last 100 years and generate enough electricity to power over 4% of the UK - that’s enough for roughly 5 Million homes.

It’s got a lot going for it in that respect.

There are big questions over its impact on the ecology of the Severn Estuary, serious questions. These need balancing I think with the bigger ecological impacts of not doing enough to combat climate change.

But put that all aside for a minute and assume the Barrage is on balance a good thing to build. Continue reading “Dam Fuel Poverty”

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Greenbird rattling Top Gear’s cage

Filed under: Transport

Topgear\'s James, Richard and Jeremy

We thought the Greenbird had flown silently past the deafening roar of Top Gear towers, but we were wrong. Check out this link to watch the good ol’ Top Gear boys practically combusting internally at the prospect of cars powered by the wind. They got the wrong end of the stick of course - the fun end of the stick though - shame it ended up in the out-take bin…

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Dale Vince This blog is about answers to the big questions - how will we keep the lights on, what kind of cars will we drive (will we drive?) and how will we feed ourselves - in a post oil world, and a world where we can't afford to keep burning things and throwing things away. Energy, Transport and Food are the three big issues.

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