by Minter Dial | Sep 24, 2007 | Environment
Following my last post, (How Green Are You?), on the topic of being green, going to have to give a plug for our Norwegian friends, whose government have decided to render Bastoey, one of its low security prisons, “ecologically friendly.” The 115 inmates...
by Minter Dial | Sep 24, 2007 | Environment
As the ecological movement goes mainstream, it occurred to me that we might benefit from a protocol to establish how much each individual is eco-friendly. Not that I am wanting to flush out the hypocritical bobos or ‘gauche caviar’ profiles…but it...
by Minter Dial | Aug 20, 2007 | Travel
With the number of wind turbines worldwide projected to hit a capacity of 90,000 megawatts/MW (or 90 gigawatts/GW) of electricity, I am proud to say that I have at last come right up close to the base of one of these (at least) 30 metre tall constructions. On our...
by Minter Dial | Aug 9, 2007 | Digital Transformation, New Tech
We need to turn our attention to reducing energy consumption of computers. I don’t know about you, but I leave my computer on overnight, along with my printer, mostly because I have not made it a habit to close it down/put in standby. As it pertains to my...
by Minter Dial | Jul 18, 2007 | Politics, Travel
The refusal of the NY Assembly to implement a congestion charge ($4 for cars and $21 for trucks aka lorries) is a shame. The only amendment I would have recommended would have been to increase the charge on SUVs (I have long been an anti-SUVist). I have been...