A German company Sky Sails is helping shipping companies power their ships with the aid of a huge kite. The large towing kite resembles a paraglider and is shaped like an aircraft wing, to enable it to take advantage of different wind directions. It operates at 100-300m above surface level - much higher than a [...]
Entries from January 2008
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January 24th, 2008 · No Comments
The little green book
January 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Morgan Stanley (of whom I am an alumni) have put together “the little green book” - 50 tips on how to make your life greener and help tackle climate change. The guide shows how simple things can be done to enable us to take action and make a difference.
The guide starts with ways of measuring [...]
We won’t be doing much business on a dead planet
January 7th, 2008 · No Comments
There is a really interesting piece by Christophe Poizat the founder of the International Network of Social Entrepreneurs, who, using the social web and guerrilla marketing tactics, has single-handedly created the word’s largest Web 2.0 network of social entrepreneurs.
We Won’t Be Doing Much Business On A Dead Planet
It is a sad but true fact: we won’t [...]
