E-bikes will calm our cities

E-bikes will calm our cities

There is a quiet revolution underway in the streets around us. Silent and efficient personal electric vehicles glide through the city, the choice of more and more people as a way of getting around. They are improving congestion, improving air quality and improving people’s physical and mental well-being. Ah, you

‘Green walls’ could bring cash and improve indoor comfort

‘Green walls’ could bring cash and improve indoor comfort

A New study has highlighted the health and economic benefits of installing ‘vertical greening systems’ within low-income households.   A novel approach for tackling high indoor temperatures and producing a stream of income for families in Nigeria has been developed and tested by researchers at Cardiff University.   The team, consisting of

A few words about greenwash

Let’s be vigilant – often the same old products that we have become used to are nowadays just re-branded and re-packaged in a new suit of clothes. For example, should electric resistance heating (it has been around for 50 years at least) really be promoted as ‘clean green energy’