Energy Security and Green Economy Bill 2010-11

The Bill will introduce access to energy efficiency measures to homes and business.
http://www.epolitix.com/legislation/legislation-details/newsarticle/energy-bill-2010-11/

EU considering environmental taxes

Speaking at a lecture in March in Brussels on growth and jobs, the European environmental commissioner, Janez Potocnik, has claimed the EU must be sending the right economic signals to ensure that the true environmental value of natural resources is reflected in their price. http://www.simplifi-solutions.co.uk/news.php#eu

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Ocean's Helleven

In this bracing talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos and stats make the case. It's just 18 minutes long and it's at: http://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_jackson.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2010-05-05

Economists

"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." Kenneth Boulding

Workers need a brew to function

Research has confirmed what many tea and coffee lovers have long suspected – a good brew can mean better and safer working practices. Researchers from the London School of Tropical Medicine carried out an experiment to discover whether a dose of caffeine had any effect on the frequency of mistakes being made by employees working unsocial hours which causes them to fall victim to a form of “jet lag” due to disturbed body clock rhythms. The study involved 13 trials investigating the effects of caffeine on shift worker performance and found that those that were given the drug in the form of tea, coffee, “pep” pills, energy drinks and caffeinated foods performed better in a number of tests. Researchers tested the claims against a “dummy” placebo group and found that those given caffeine during the experiment performed better in various tests including memory, attention, perception, conceptualising and reasoning. Lead Researcher Dr Katherine Ker, from the London School of Tropical Medicine, said: “It seems reasonable to assume that reduced errors are associated with fewer injuries, although we cannot quantify such as reduction.”

Resource giving much detail on wind, wave and tidal energy development in the UK

http://www.youtube.com/BWEAchannel#g/u