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  1. How to end our fossil fuel addiction by 2050 [infographic]

    United Kingdom  fossil fuels  technology

      Infographic by Arbtech     Related articles across the web Boris Johnson told to divest £4.8bn pension fund from fossil fuels Prices Fail to Reflect Fossil Fuels’ Real Costs We need to […]

    22 March, 2015 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  2. fukushima revisited: nuclear accidents

    Japan  nuclear energy  technology

    I remember that carbon wizard Anthony Turner, who runs Carbon Sense, once told me that the atmosphere has no political boundaries. And just as carbon dioxide affects everyone, so too does nuclear pollution. It all depends […]

    16 March, 2015 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  3. Goldman Sachs report questions CCS viability

    United States  carbon capture & storage  technology

    A new report is questioning the coal industry’s claim that the fuel is a key component in the fight to reduce energy poverty worldwide, and is also expressing doubt about the viability of […]

    9 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  4. agroecology

    United Nations  agriculture  technology

    According to agroecoloy.org, agroecology is: The application of ecology to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems. A whole-systems approach to agriculture and food systems development based on traditional knowledge, alternative agriculture, and […]

    21 May, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  5. Johads – traditional technology brings water to Rajasthan

    India  rainwater harvesting  technology

    By reviving a traditional watershed technology known as a johad, or check dam, in the Alwar region of Rajasthan, local people have restored the ecological balance of the region. This form of decentralized […]

    22 April, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  6. fukuoka method

    Japan  food  technology

    In Japan, Masanobu Fukuoka has pioneered perhaps the most energy efficient agriculture in the world, growing a variety of crops together but without ever ploughing the land, thus preserving soil structure and fertility. […]

    18 April, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  7. fog harvesting

    Chile  rainwater harvesting  technology

    In 1987, the remote fishing village of Chungungo in Chile was transformed by the installation of a fog collecting system, after relying solely on water supplied by truck for years. With a dependable […]

    10 April, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  8. Internet of Farming: computer-controlled backyard aquaponics

    United States  fisheries  technology

    Rik Kretzinger grew up on a Christmas tree farm and spent his college years studying horticulture, but he found it too difficult to make a living as a small farmer so he spent […]

    15 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with 1 Comment
  9. Shale-Fracking: Good or Breaking Bad? Bristol University, 8 May 2014,

    United Kingdom  fracking  technology

    Alumni Association Annual Lecture: ‘Shale-Fracking: Good or Breaking Bad?’ Bristol, Thursday 8 May 2014, 6.30 pm Fracking has transformed the energy landscape in North America and it’s about to do the same in […]

    13 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  10. The Rain Centre, Chennai

    India  rainwater harvesting  technology

    In India, rainwater harvesting systems on 83,000 hectares, a little more than half the size of Delhi, could provide clean drinking and cooking water for the entire one billion population of the country. […]

    10 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
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