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Sanyo CO2 Eco air source heat pump in operation

Submitted by Alister Hamilton on January 20, 2010 - 20:31

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http://vimeo.com/8840069

This video was taken in early January 2010 and shows a Sanyo CO2 Eco air source heat pump in operation.

Creative action for Climate Change

Submitted by Michele Hipwell on December 7, 2009 - 23:33

We are living in interesting times.

On Saturday, several TES members took to the streets of Glasgow to join the Wave, the biggest ever climate change march and raised awareness about the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions.

Today 56 newspapers from 45 countries took the unprecedented step of talking with one voice through a common editorial to urge the world leaders to take action about climate change. They do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.

See the full article below:

The Peaking of World Natural Gas Production

Submitted by Alister Hamilton on October 30, 2009 - 16:53

 

gas_peaked.Matthew Simmons is an energy investment banker. He's been investing in the energy business for thirty five years. His company is Simmons and Company International.

Matthew Simmons is also a writer on oil depletion. He wrote a book, Twiligh in the Desert: The coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. It is an excellent book.

Slash your CO2 emissions from heating by 50%

Submitted by Alister Hamilton on September 8, 2009 - 15:28

As a family, the carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas to heat our home and provide hot water are our biggest contribution to climate change.

And we live in a modern, reasonably energy efficient house.

Add up the carbon emissions from our travel - work and leisure - and its less than our emissions from heating.

And our electricity consumption produces about half the emissions of our gas heating.

Electric Train Sets

Submitted by Alister Hamilton on August 17, 2009 - 16:15
Electric train
That was quick. Having blogged on Friday about the need to electrifiy transport in the light of peak oil, today - the following Monday - it has been announced that Network Rail are to to fund a £1bn scheme to electrify the rail track between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8204902.stm

What we can learn from Freecycle in Edinburgh

Submitted by Rob Hutchison on August 14, 2009 - 16:11
Thanks to Freecycle this has become a rare sight in Edinburgh
If you live in Edinburgh and haven't heard of Freecycle, then you're really missing out on a lot of free stuff. It's a community of over 24000 people giving away and receiving things of all manner for free in the Edinburgh area.

The Power of Scotland Renewed

Submitted by Alister Hamilton on August 14, 2009 - 13:13
Power of Scotland

As a Transition movement, we need to set our sails to take advantage of the prevailing wind, waves and tide and the renewable electricity that will flow from them. That requires us to be energy efficient and to continue to make changes in transport in the light of peak oil, and in heating in the light of peak gas so that we move to a renewable electric economy.

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