Archive for August, 2011
Model predicts environmental effect of pharmaceutical products
August 25th, 2011 by SINC
Most synthetic chemical products used in consumer goods end up unchanged in the environment. Given the risks this could pose for the environment and human health, researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have developed a new tool to effectively predict what will happen to current and future pharmaceutical products.
sewage entering Belle Greve Bay on 1 June 2009 (click image to expand - ©RLLord)
Electric BMW car filmed in Chicago
August 25th, 2011 by Richard Lord
On 14 August 2011 J.P. Rothe films what he believes is the electric BMW i3 being driven in Chicago.
Tree and Woodcraft Fair at Fairfield, Castel on 1 October 2011
August 24th, 2011 by The Guernsey Society of the Men of the Trees
The first ever Tree and Woodcraft Fair hosted by The Guernsey Society of the Men of the Trees will be on Saturday 1 October 2011 from 12 pm at Fairfield, Castel.
(click image to download PDF flyer)
At this family afternoon you’ll be able to watch climbing demonstrations, woodturning, chainsaw sculpting, machinery and equipment displays as well as sampling some tasty treats and enjoying the entertainment. Continue reading
WWF study on escalating water problems for world’s megacities
August 23rd, 2011 by WWF
(click report cover to download document)
A WWF report has shown that the likelihood of water shortages in global megacities (defined by UN Habitat as cities with more than 10 million inhabitants) is set to escalate, with 70% of the world’s population projected to be living in urban areas by 2050. Continue reading
Jersey teases a Guernsey resident with glimpses of the future
August 23rd, 2011 by Richard Lord
Jersey is a delightful island to bicycle around.
Just as Guernsey’s beauty is more easily appreciated from a bicycle than it is from a car, a visit from Guernsey to Jersey by bicycle showed off the beauty of Jersey’s rural landscape more effectively than a previous journey by car had done.
While waiting at the Condor Ferry terminal in St Helier to return to Guernsey, two couples described the pleasure they had taking a day trip to Jersey by bicycle.
Jersey provides bicyclists with ample bicycle racks in St Helier and more pathways for bicyclists than Guernsey does.
Bicyclists are well provided for with bicycle racks in St Helier, Jersey (click image to expand - ©RLLord)
The beginning of a plan to avoid social, economic and environmental collapse
August 23rd, 2011 by George Monbiot
How much of this is real? How much of the economic growth of the past 60 years? Of the wealth and comfort, the salaries and pensions which older people accept as normal, even necessary? How much of it is an illusion, created by levels of borrowing – financial and ecological – which cannot be sustained? Go to Ireland and you’ll see that even bricks and mortar are a mirage: the marvels of the new economy, built on debt, stand empty and worthless. Continue reading
Lobbying required to ensure investment in cycling facilities
August 22nd, 2011 by Environmental Transport Association
“It is important that Parliamentarians are seen to be promoting cycling.” Continue reading
People love to cycle when facilities are provided to make it safe
August 22nd, 2011 by All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group
Vincent Neate of KPMG looks ahead to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa
August 22nd, 2011 by KPMG
In under one hundreds days the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP17) will be held in Durban, South Africa.
Vincent Neate, who leads KPMG’s UK Climate Change & Sustainability practice, looks ahead to what the challenges and achievements might be.
“If Copenhagen was a down and Cancun was an up, Durban will be a challenge. So many potentially conflicting interests need to be addressed there, and now that the international community has made both hard and soft commitments around financing the move to the low carbon economy, observers are going to be looking for something much more concrete from the process. Continue reading
Price Bailey quiz night to raise funds for the Guernsey Cheshire Home
August 18th, 2011 by Price Bailey
Price Bailey invites you to a quiz night at the Professor Shaw Community Centre on Saturday 24 September 2011 in aid of the Guernsey Cheshire Home.
The cost per person is £12.50, with six people per table.
The evening programme, which begins at 7.30 pm, will include a draw for an Apple iPad, donated by the partners at Price Bailey. Continue reading
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