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• FREE Open Energy-Saving Homes in Hampshire Saturday 7th September 2013

  

  Open energy-saving homes tour Saturday 7th September 2013, 10:00am – 1:00pm Camp Road, Bordon, GU35 0LH (Whitehill Bordon, Hampshire) As part of a series of... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Good Energy Plans 3 New Solar Farms in Dorset

  

  Good News for Dorset! Good Energy are planning 3 new solar farms here in Dorset. Good Energy are based in the South West (in Dorset’s neighbouring county of... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Could Weymouth Have Its Own Tidal Mill… Again…?

  

  Tidal mills were once a fairly common feature in medieval Europe. They were deemed a reliable source of energy. Even in relatively modern times a few lingered... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Golf Clubbing!

  

  Dorset is a County fortunate to have many world class golf courses from which much pleasure and bio-diversity is created. As a keen golfer myself I love spendin... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, GOLF, SPORTS

• RSPB Raises Fracking Fears for Wildlife

  

  Objections to fracking in the UK are pouring in thick and fast! We have now heard that the RSPB is issuing its first objections to fracking proposals over... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Community Fair at Bournemouth Air Show 30th and 31st August 2013

  

  If you are worried about rising energy costs and would like free information on energy saving in association with the Dorset Green Knowledge Network, you can... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Dorset & the South West Going Solar Powered!

  

  Dorset Energized are very excited to be in partnership with the “Best Renewables Installers in the South” - NGPS Ltd – Award Winning Electrical and Renewable... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• FREE Energy Saving Workshop in Bridport on Tuesday 3rd September 2013

  

  Energy Saving Workshop Tuesday 3rd September 2013, 4:00pm Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR As part of a series of events happening... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Nissan’s 1st 100% Electric Van Being Showcased at the Gillingham & Shaftesbury...

  

  Nissan Electric Vehicle Dealers FJ Chalke are very excited to be showing a prototype of the e-nv200 at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show in Dorset tomorrow... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Today is Earth Overshoot Day (20th August 2013)

  

  According to the charity WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature), last year in 2012, we demanded more natural resources in eight months than what it takes the eart... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Did You Know the First Electric Car is Over 100 Years Old?!

  

  On my recent travels to Sweden I visited an amazing museum with a fascinating collection of electric cars at the Johannes Museet 20k south of Malmo. A Swedish... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Honiton Bowling Club Goes Green Thanks to Dorset’s NGPS

  

  Poole based renewable energy suppliers NGPS Ltd have told us that they have recently installed solar panels at Honiton Bowls Club in Devon this Summer 2013.... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Milborne St Andrew / Bere Regis Wind Turbine

  

  Just thought I’d share a photo I took of the Wind Turbine that’s located between Milborne St Andrew and Bere Regis here in Dorset (taken from the Milborne St... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Navitus Bay Development Offshore Wind Farm Proposals in Dorset

  

  Navitus Bay Development Limited released a video earlier this year to show how their proposed wind farm off the coast of Bournemouth, Dorset will look, along... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• UnFrack Me! Switch to Energy Suppliers That Don’t Frack

  You may or may not have noticed there is still an awful lot of fuss about fracking here in the UK at the moment in the national media. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New Website Launched to ‘Keep On Track’ of the EU’s 2020 Renewable Energy...

  

  A new website has been launched called www.keepontrack.eu. The ‘Keep on track’ project is coordinated by the European Renewable Energy Council, and it monitors... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Can Dorset Follow South Korea’s Lead & Have Roads That Wirelessly Recharge...

  

  Photo: Electric Bus by Primove Technology In the field of electrically powered transport innovations are coming thick and fast – unlike the vehicles themselves... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The World Watches as the First Test Tube Beefburger is Unveiled

  

  This week on Monday 5th August 2013 the world’s first lab-grown beefburger was cooked and served to a live audience in London under the glare of the world’s... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Frequently Asked Questions About Wind Farms

  

  Who said wind turbines could not be beautiful? This is a view across corn fields I took this weekend on my visit to Southern Sweden (where they are much more... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Big Six Energy Companies Turn Their Backs on Renewables – Vote as a Green...

  Recent developments – subsidies for nuclear, the dash for shale gas, lack of certainty for investors about government policy regarding renewables, and the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT