Edirol claims working battery life of around four hours but it lasted longer during this review
Guy Lamstaes and colleagues have invented a way to make fridges far more energy-efficient. Barely a few inches across and made of wax, his device had little impact until last year, when it was reinvented as a simple way to reduce household and industrial emissions. Now called the eCube, the box has taken sectors of British industry by storm, and is now doing the same in the US. It won't save the planet, but it offers a perfect example of the simple steps that can make a difference. The cube mimics food and fits around a fridge's sensor, which usually measures the temperature of the circulating air. Because air heats up more quickly than yoghurt, milk or whatever else is stored inside, this makes the HP F4098A Battery fridge work harder than necessary. With the cube fitted, the fridge responds only to the food temperature, which means it turns on and off less often as the door is open and closed.
VW - despite being the fourth-biggest car manufacturer in the world - is in the process of being taken over by Porsche, the world's most profitable car company. Porsche sells 47 models in the UK - 45 of them are in band G, giving off 225g/km or more. It is a grim irony that while VW is nurturing its eco range, Porsche is threatening legal action against Ken Livingstone for his new congestion charges. From October, any car with a rating of 225g/km or higher will be liable for the peak charge of ?25 per day.
The question remains: do the major car companies really want a revolution or are they humouring the ethical lobby with the odd overpriced eco-model?
Marina Silva, 49, is Brazil's environment minister. The daughter of a Brazilian rubber tapper, she spent her childhood collecting rubber from the Amazon forest and demonstrating HP F4809A Battery against the destruction wrought by illegal loggers. In one of the great political journeys, she rose from being illiterate at 16 to become Brazil's youngest senator, and is now the woman most able to prevent the Amazon's wholesale ruin. Under her watch, deforestation has reduced by nearly 75% and millions of square miles of reserves have been given to traditional communities. Last year 1,500 companies were raided and one million cubic metres of illegally felled timber were confiscated. But the future, says Silva, is peril ous. The only way that long-term loss will be averted is with foreign help. "We don't want charity, it's a question of ethics of solidarity," she says.
Fortunately, recording sessions are not curtailed by a flat battery because of the recorder's accessible battery compartment, although the latter's flap is a tad fragile and tricky to manipulate. Edirol claims working battery life of around four hours but it lasted longer during this review.
Hermann Scheer, 43, is the MP who persuaded the German government to get rid of nuclear power and invest heavily in renewables such as wind and HP F4812A Battery solar power. As a result, in less than 10 years, Germany is heading towards selfsufficiency in energy. His greatest success has been a "feed in tariff law". This forces power companies to buy electricity generated by the public at more than triple market prices; 300,000 homeowners, farmers and small businesses have leapt in and started selling. Nearly 3% of Germany's electricity now comes from the sun. Spain, Portugal, Greece, France and Italy are all now introducing their version of Scheer's law and pressure is building in Britain and other countries.
VW - despite being the fourth-biggest car manufacturer in the world - is in the process of being taken over by Porsche, the world's most profitable car company. Porsche sells 47 models in the UK - 45 of them are in band G, giving off 225g/km or more. It is a grim irony that while VW is nurturing its eco range, Porsche is threatening legal action against Ken Livingstone for his new congestion charges. From October, any car with a rating of 225g/km or higher will be liable for the peak charge of ?25 per day.
The question remains: do the major car companies really want a revolution or are they humouring the ethical lobby with the odd overpriced eco-model?
Marina Silva, 49, is Brazil's environment minister. The daughter of a Brazilian rubber tapper, she spent her childhood collecting rubber from the Amazon forest and demonstrating HP F4809A Battery against the destruction wrought by illegal loggers. In one of the great political journeys, she rose from being illiterate at 16 to become Brazil's youngest senator, and is now the woman most able to prevent the Amazon's wholesale ruin. Under her watch, deforestation has reduced by nearly 75% and millions of square miles of reserves have been given to traditional communities. Last year 1,500 companies were raided and one million cubic metres of illegally felled timber were confiscated. But the future, says Silva, is peril ous. The only way that long-term loss will be averted is with foreign help. "We don't want charity, it's a question of ethics of solidarity," she says.
Fortunately, recording sessions are not curtailed by a flat battery because of the recorder's accessible battery compartment, although the latter's flap is a tad fragile and tricky to manipulate. Edirol claims working battery life of around four hours but it lasted longer during this review.
Hermann Scheer, 43, is the MP who persuaded the German government to get rid of nuclear power and invest heavily in renewables such as wind and HP F4812A Battery solar power. As a result, in less than 10 years, Germany is heading towards selfsufficiency in energy. His greatest success has been a "feed in tariff law". This forces power companies to buy electricity generated by the public at more than triple market prices; 300,000 homeowners, farmers and small businesses have leapt in and started selling. Nearly 3% of Germany's electricity now comes from the sun. Spain, Portugal, Greece, France and Italy are all now introducing their version of Scheer's law and pressure is building in Britain and other countries.
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