Utility cycling, or cycling as a means of transportation rather than for recreation or leisure, has long been a cheap and convenient way to get around for some. However since the 1950s, the proportion of people making journeys by bicycle in the UK has been steadily decreasing. Reasons for this include the dominance of the [...]
Allotments have been a part of the landscape of British cities since the dawn of the industrial revolution. They allowed rural communities migrating to the city to continue growing some of their own food. Despite many decades of decline since their heyday during World War Two, this tradition continues today and allotments are currently enjoying [...]
Today’s advert comes from Lexus, with their Hydrid Drive RX 400h.
If you look closely enough after the “Higher Performance” and before the “Improved Fuel Economy and 192g/km CO2 emissions” you will see a little cross and asterisk.
At the bottom it then says “Compared against 6-cylinder premium SUV’s”.
Great. So lets compare these emissions against a [...]
This is the start of a new series of posts looking at the newfound environmentalism of car manufacturers. I am going to be scanning in any adverts I find which I find slightly “greenwash-esque”.
Here’s the first from today’s Guardian.
The theme of adverts I’ve seen recently is “green”. Lots of countryside, flowers, plants, open spaces. [...]
There are over 26 million cars on the roads of the UK and the vast majority of these are fuelled by fossil fuel derived oil. As well as the price of fuel steadily increasing, climate change and geopolitical issues have also hastened the search for more sustainable sources of oil. Biodiesel has the potential to [...]
