Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Green light for long-haul scampi?

It sounds mad: shipping UK-caught langoustine thousands of miles to be processed, then back again to be turned into breaded scampi and put on sale.

That's what leading seafood producer Young's started doing last year, triggering a storm of protest from environmental campaigners. They called the huge journey another example of food mile madness.

Link to BBC NEWS | UK | Green light for long-haul scampi?

What's in your fridge?

Kenya SA France Palestine India

Link to BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Kenya: What's in your fridge?

Monday, 17 December 2007

Wednesday, 12 December 2007

Five carbon lives

 

How much of a country's emissions are down to the way its people live? Countries like China and India may be among the world's worst CO2 emitters - but a great many of their citizens' carbon footprints are very small. Use the links below to meet ordinary families in the USA, UK, United Arab Emirates, India and China and get a glimpse of their carbon lives.

Link to BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | Five carbon lives

Monday, 3 December 2007

Sustainable Aviation - Home

 

Sustainable Aviation is a long term strategy which sets out the collective approach of UK aviation to tackling the challenge of ensuring a sustainable future for our industry. A world-first, Sustainable Aviation was launched in 2005 and brings together the main players from UK airlines, airports, manufacturers and ATM providers. We published our first Progress Report in 2006

Link to Sustainable Aviation - Home

Sunday, 2 December 2007

GCSE DME 24th Jan 2008



Thanks to Nick Langmead for this