Archive for September, 2006

Bioethanol

September 26th, 2006

This explains why the Morrisons supermarket I stopped at in Bridgwater on Sunday had so many Bioethanol pumps:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4498934.stm
and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4603272.stm
Its an interesting option to reduce carbon emissions, although I think there a better options for cars and other land based transportation (Electricty or Hydrogen fuel cells). Where this has to make a difference is comercial airlines. Virgin’s […]

New Glasses!

September 22nd, 2006

The heading says it all. I now have a new pair of glasses for “VDU work” as the optician told me. I bought them from Vision Express near Monument tube in London.
For someone who has never had their eyes tested or worn glasses before I found the service to be a little lacking. I wasn’t […]

California sues carmakers over global warming

September 21st, 2006

Reuters: California sues carmakers over global warming
Ok, so this came from Slashdot but I thought it was a good headline. Of course it turns out the this is just political game playing but still its progress, just really slowly
Update: Ok, so this even better news:
BBC: Branson makes […]