Aye, even Einstein recognised ze beauty, ze efficiency of ze humble spoked two wheeler, ze human powered transporter, ze deadly treadly, ze bicycle. City riding can be tricky though, a fact countered each month by the International carnival of bikes … Continue reading
by j p, June 20, 2004 0 comments
Maybe you heard about the recent North American black-outs? Or noticed their Energy Outreach program in the Middle East? Sustainability for the vast human project seems locked to energy in cities whatever way you look at it. Sitting on the … Continue reading
by j p, October 19, 2003 0 comments
Next time you’re in an atmospheric building, imagine it’s a ship. When walking outside again, you’ll be stepping on new shores, a world you hadn’t expected. Things are probably more like that than we realise, even as we wait for … Continue reading
by j p, October 17, 2003 0 comments
While conventional wisdom holds that we should drink up to eight pina coladas a day, this is often hard to maintain during a wintery period. Those still enduring an absence of balmy light, can however, bask in the knowledge that … Continue reading
by j p, August 19, 2003 0 comments
Guilt about my waterproof laptop and daily spa zapping up the coal power, means this solar primer will be the first of an every now and then series of articles about renewable energy. What is the state of a particular … Continue reading
by j p, August 5, 2003 0 comments