Green Futures - lastest issue from Forum for the Future
Always worth a read, Green Futures - the magazine for sustainable futures, produced by Forum for the Future in the UK, has some good quality articles about the reality, risks and rewards of greener business. The cover article this issue is on green entrepreneurs with plenty of examples, plus some staggering figures for Government grants available via the UK’s Carbon Trust.
Also interesting articles on micro-turbines - are they as good as the claims. After much enthuisiasm last year, things have cooled. Payback time of 29 years means people would be much better to invest in insulation - not as glamorous though.
And I must remember to show my permacultural partner the article on Designer Farming about a barge in New York that is
powered by solar, wind, and biofuels, irrigated by rainwater and purified riverwater – and packed with tomatoes, lettuce, peppers and cucumbers.
Jenny-Kaye has long had her eye on the large flat roof of the downtown New World as a a brilliant spot for a large greenhouse producing fresh vege for sale in the store below, and probably reducing their power bills in the process.
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