I’ve been living in the UK since I began studying energy issues a few years ago. It’s a great country for this type of work with lots of (comparatively) progressive policies being discussed and implemented. Unfortunately being in the UK also means that I don’t really know what’s happening in Canada. Occasionally I’ll see an interesting article on globeandmail.com but I’m usually disappointed by the lack of awareness and consideration for environmental or social energy policy issues in North American media outlets.
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I don’t like to pick on the man but this is just too funny. Fair point though – if you’re a bigwig at some fancy world summit dealy, you can’t just get up and go to the john, can you?
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If you’ve been in the UK (or Australia) at all this summer, you could not have missed all the fuss about the Ashes cricket tournament. I got a bit hooked on cricket when I lived in Sri Lanka a couple years ago so I understand the rules of the game now and followed the series on the radio pretty much from the start.
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Microgeneration seems to be called different things by different people so I thought I’d start with some definitions. These are mainly from UK sources so if the terminology is different in your part of the world, please leave a comment.
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Someone at CNN has a sense of humour:
EDIT: They’re not the only ones
This website is about microgeneration – creating electricity in your own home or community, preferably from renewable sources. There are lots of reasons why microgen’s a fantastic idea but basically I believe that small is beautiful. In other words, there’s just something intrinsically appealing about making electricity on your terms, taking responsibility for how your electricity is generated and the impact it has on the environment and society. That might not be the most thoroughly-argued statement but I plan to write about the issues and debates surrounding microgen in more detail on a regular basis. So please check back often and pitch in your thoughts in the comments.
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