Is Biomass a Sustainable Fuel ?
Lets ask the question; “Is Biomass a sustainable fuel” ? There is a good biomass case study right on our doorstep here in Yorkshire. Drax power station. Drax was responsible…
Am I entitled to buy an SUV
If I am asked “Am I Entitled to Buy an SUV” what should my reply be? The answer is that it is good to ask the question. We don’t believe…
Our Earth and Leaf World Explained
Our Earth and Leaf world explained – a very warm welcome to our project. If you like what you see you can sign up for our email alerts and newsletters.…
Why is it raining so much ?
Why is it raining so much? It’s very simple. Global warming! Warmer air holds more water vapour. As a result there is more water up there and eventually it has…
Sheep Farming in Wales
Sheep farming in Wales has shaped the whole nation environmentally. Why? Because a lot of upland Wales is unsuitable for any other type of farming. I have spent quite a…
Green-washing at Drax
Last year Ofgem committed to investigating apparent Green-washing Drax: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/31/ofgem-investigation-drax-compliance-biomass-renewable-energy-subsidy-scheme Here is a little of the detail from the BBC Panorama investigation. Once the program becomes available it will feature…
Green-washing
Radio 5 this morning, 7th February 2024 featured a discussion on flying and private jets. A listener messaged in to say “Ive planted over 1000 trees so I will fly…
Interesting Stuff Going on at Home
Wickham Fen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67933864 Knepp Castle Estate is leading in re-wilding projects in the UK in West Sussex. Here’s a short film on their beaver reintroduction project: Finally, there are also…
Interesting Stuff Going on Around the World
Wow https://orangutan.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1bedc0d32dbb4e95a8fc9748&id=97a6777442&e=1154216cea Rain at last in North Sumatra Ive re-watched Earth. It really is an important must watch for everyone https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0fpwlny/earth-series-1-2-snowball The Rainforest Alliance protects rainforests and helps farmers and…
Despite all the warnings ……
Have a look at this. Everyone on this world has to reduce carbon emissions and do all they can to grow and rehabilitate rain forest in order to slow global…
Are Electric Vehicles the answer?
You will see in other areas on this site that the worlds headlong rush towards electric vehicles is not as green as everyone thinks, nor is it a solution. If…
Loss of Antarctic Sea Ice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64649596 How much evidence do we need? This is terrifying and will take decades to even slow down never mind reverse. I wont be here to see it reversed if…
A Little Bit of History
For tens of thousands of years in the Holocene the earths atmosphere has been stable with a steady content of CO2. This common gas is incredibly important for life (plants)…