Archive for April, 2007
The uncover economist and carbon trading
I have a lot of time for Tim Harford - his book is out in paperback 3 May and he presented a quirky little program on economics on BBC2 early last year. He also writes in the FT and has an article on the issue of taxes vs. quotas for carbon here:
A carbon tax gives [...]
Reith Lecture available for download, and did anyone see Newsnight last night?
I’ve not had a chance to listen to it yet, but the Reith Lecture from Jeffrey Sachs is available for download on Radio 4 until next Wednesday. Page is here.
Jeffrey Sachs argues that the world faces challenges on an unprecedented scale - global warming, terrorism, poverty, disease and bad governance.
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Miniature Earth
Found this using StumbleUpon (my new favourite way to procrastinate) - some fascinating statistics here. If you are sitting behind a firewall that won’t let you see youtube, the video without John Lennon soundtrack is also available here.
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Happy Blogday to me!
It’s been quite a year, but Elemental is one year old today.
And to celebrate here’s some stats.
My top 5 most popular posts are:
What exactly is a zero carbon home then Gordon?
In brief: HIPS, renewables, timber and Arup
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Blaming the tools, not the operator…
My RSS issues seemed to have cleared up. After upgrading to WP 2.1.3 things seem to be back to normal, although I ended up fiddling with my feedburner feeds so they point at a slightly different place. So it doesn’t seem to have been something I did (probably…) - but something odd in [...]
Are we heading for a housing oligopoly?
Not often I get to use the word oligopoly , but with regards to current movements in the housing market, it seems appropriate. Great article here from Mark Leftley:
…we now have a big three, firms that can only get stronger. In the FTSE-100 companies have access to tracker funds, meaning that it is far easier [...]
A green and murky conundrum…
Mark Brinkley has written up a great critique of Bill Dunster (of BedZED infamy) and his green philosophy, following on from the article in the Sunday Times at the weekend. Highlights include:
Bill’s a fan of thermal mass, acheived by concrete (high embodied energy)
He’s not a fan of mech vent, opting for wind cowls (making [...]
Code for Sustainable Homes technical guide published
The good news is that the technical guide for Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) is out and available here (pdf, 213 pages). Energy is now more heavily weighted (a total of 18.8% compared to 13.75% under EcoHomes 2006), new credits include composting and lifetime homes. Gone are the transport credits for local amenities [...]
