In Ireland the wind blows stronger at night thanks to the weather systems blowing off the Atlantic ocean from the Gulf stream — just when demand for wind power is lowest. It means much of this potentially cheap and abundant
Payment for home-produced electricity given warm welcome
THERE was warm welcome for the announcement by Energy Minister Eamon Ryan that householders and farmers will be paid by the Electricity Supply Board for any surplus electricity that they generate from wind turbines, photovoltaic panels or other alternative energy
Global Issues on Global Financial Crisis
The excellent Global Issues website has a long article on the financial crisis. Here’s a summary: This update includes notes and a chart on how much the global financial crisis has cost, in context. For example, plummeting stock markets have
How to Plant Your Garden
A lovely email (in pictures) I received from Danny last year:
“A Farm for the Future” BBC Natural World essential viewing
Did anybody see this program on the BBC? It was absolutely excellent with interviews with many of my heroes including: Colin Campbell – the father of peak oil from Ballydehob! Richard Heinberg – peak oil guru Chris Dixon permaculture meister
Has the Organic Bubble Burst? Farming Today BBC Radio 4
An interesting discussion with Organic farmers and activists in the UK looking at how the recession is affecting organic sales. The take home points for me were: Organic meat producers being hit very hard by high (organic) feed costs Organic
UK: Allotments boom as thousands go to ground in recession
Here’s a good article from the Guardian: Allotments boom as thousands go to ground in recession There’s an audio clip from Monty Don too: [podcast]http://download.guardian.co.uk/audio/kip/standalone/lifeandstyle/1235043580555/5323/gdn.new.090219.pm.Titchmarsh.mp3[/podcast] or Download the mp3 file read the full article below:
Peter Ward on Late Late Show
You won’t see a more passionate exposition of local organic Irish food than this! Go Peter: Peter Ward on the Late Late Show
Bantry CSA – the Community Solution to Getting Your Oats?
Charlie Donovan and John Dolan Ivan McCutcheon has done a brilliant write-up of a wonderful Community Supported Agriculture initiative in West Cork. John Dolan is the architect of the plan and a good friend so I’ll be posting updates here
100 million National Insulation programme for economic recovery launched
A €100 MILLION national insulation programme will benefit 50,000 homes and employ 4,000 people during 2009, Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has said. Mr Ryan said the programme would save money through reduced heating bills, reduce carbon emissions and also