The end of landfill?

The recent findings from the Local Government Association (LGA) that Britain will run out of landfill space in less than eight years should be of grave concern to local authority finance directors as much as the recycling lobby.  http://www.edie.net/library/view_article.asp?id=5541

Businesses shelve green plans to weather recession

Survey finds SMEs feel cost of adopting environmental policies is too great, despite recognising commercial advantages

http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2271098/small-businesses-poor-reap

Royal Society says climate change man made

The Royal Society has announced climate change is manmade and while the evidence is not 100% policy must be set now to tackle it. http://royalsociety.org/climate-change-summary-of-science/

Postcards from the Future

A display of 14 arresting images will be on display at the Museum of London from 1 October 2010 to 6 March 2011. http://www.postcardsfromthefuture.co.uk/

Time 'Off'

Google allow their employees one day in five to do what they want – so long as they record the results. 50% of their new stuff comes from this day; not just ideas – products.

Eight years left of landfill

Britain will run out of landfill space in less than eight years' time - unless recycling rates are boosted and the amount of rubbish dumped in the ground is reduced. http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=12347120

Biophilia

A somewhat controversial hypothesis put forward by Edward Wilson is the idea that humans evolved as creatures deeply enmeshed with the intricacies of nature, and that we still have this affinity with nature ingrained in our genotype. http://www.wilderdom.com/evolution/BiophiliaHypothesis.html