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Showing posts with label leisure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leisure. Show all posts
Friday, 20 May 2016

Why don't hotels tell us their carbon footprint?

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According to a TripAdvisor survey, two thirds of travellers consider environmental credentials when choosing a hotel [1]. However, a similar...
Friday, 28 August 2015

Carbon emissions from TV versus books, revisited

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A big surprise for me when I wrote my book was that watching TV (usually) generates less carbon emissions than reading a book. However at th...
Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Would you woo your valentine with a plastic bottle of wine?

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Adnams Brewery recently added some South African wines to their list that come in bottles made from PET, the same plastic as fizzy drinks bo...
Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Airline boom or airline bust (and telepresence)

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There are opposite and equally valid viewpoints as to whether or not Heathrow should get a third runway: no because it means more flig...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Energy star labels for computers

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I have sometimes wondered why computers don't have energy labels like washing machines and refrigerators. However, it turns out there ar...
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Thursday, 31 May 2012

How green is my charcoal barbecue?

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The barbecue season has started. In my book I looked at cooking on the hob and in the oven but I didn't think of barbecues. You might...
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Sunday, 21 August 2011

TV: standby or switch off

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I was on the radio last Thursday (You and Yours, BBC Radio 4) answering the question 'How much would you save by switching your TV off a...
Sunday, 5 June 2011

Carbon emissions from watching TV

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Working out the carbon emissions/hour from watching TV is not so easy as you might think because there are a lot of components to consider, ...
Sunday, 15 May 2011

Carbon emissions from leisure activities

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In this post I compare different leisure activities according to how much carbon emissions are generated per hour. This is very different fr...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Does saving energy reduce your carbon emissions? - avoiding the rebound effect

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In a pub enjoying a beer The trouble with saving energy is that it also saves us money and that means we have more money to spend which ...
Sunday, 10 April 2011

Carbon footprint for reading a newspaper on an iPad

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Making paper (even recycled), printing it and transporting it uses a lot of energy and generates carbon emissions. However e-readers such as...