Archive for November, 2006
How to talk to a climate sceptic
Gristmill have a fantastic series of posts available here which give a myriad of responses to climate sceptics, including arguments against such nuggets as Global warming is a hoax and A warmer world will be better. As we gear up for Xmas party schmoozing season, it might be a good idea to gem [...]
New Oxford American dictionary word of the year…Carbon Neutral
::via Gristmill:
The new Oxford American dictionary word of the year has been announced as ‘carbon neutral’:
Being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and then balancing your remaining emissions, often by purchasing a carbon offset: paying to plant new trees or investing in “green” technologies such as solar and [...]
Futerra’s 10 rules of sustainable communications
I recently came across Futerra’s ten rules of sustainable communications. It’s a great little manifesto and reinforces the fact that you can’t scare people into going green.
Big picture - make connections, demonstrate long term thinking, blow myths
Technically correct - be trustworthy, provide transparency, give real facts
Be cool - be sexy, mainstream, non-patronising, brave - stand [...]
New tool for benchmarking energy use in university buildings from HEEPI
HEEPI (Higher Education Energy Performance Improvement project) have produced a new energy benchmarking tool, CEBenchbuild, designed specifically for Higher and Further Education Institutes.
This free Excel tool allows you to benchmark the energy performance of any number [...]
Innovative delivery of CPD - FREE webinar ‘Asbestos Legislation 2006′
A little sidestep from the usual content, but I thought the fact that a webinar existed at all was worth mentioning, even if asbestos is not my key area of focus. From Barbour:
Take a look at the new Barbour webinar ‘Asbestos Legislation 2006′. This
informative overview of recent and forthcoming changes to the legislation
and regulations regarding [...]
Commission on environmental markets and economic performance announced
Defra news release:
Details of a review of how the UK can make the most of the key opportunities that environmental protection can present for wealth creation and employment growth were released by the Government today (Wed).
Environment Secretary David Miliband and Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling will jointly chair a Commission on Environmental Markets and [...]
