Not all greens are that perfect
It seems that not all eco friendly consumers are as green as they would to think they are, many people who try practice a green lifestyle are often inclined to go with design as well as the environmental effect of products, which can often be a compromise.
These consumers do not go out of their way [...]
Burial at sea is eco friendly
Could burials at sea be the new eco friendly way of laying our loved ones to rest? Well it would seem so in the US as one business, which arranges this type of burial, use the cremated remains to produce artificial reefs of the east coast of the USA.
Therefore, the burial still uses cremation, which [...]
Moods linked to weather
This is a very appropriate piece of research that has been carried by a team in Germany, they have been looking at stress and other emotions, these are normally related directly to circumstances this could be work or business, after all there is little to be happy about these days.
However, the German researchers have found [...]
The £2,000 cab fare
This must be a cabbies dream come true, imagine being stopped by a fare who asks take me to Munich! However, this is true a true story even though the cabbie at first thought that the customer was playing a joke on him.
Portsmouth cabbie, Mike Hogan was sitting at the rank when his next [...]
Yachts with added security
How things have changed since the early days of the sailing dingy where the well-heeled people would take to the water in their wooden yachts and have a fun days messing about on the water.
However the influx of the super rich appear to be escaping the horrors of the credit crunch and are able to [...]
Georgia out of the Olympics
The military action that is taking place in Georgia has gone far enough for the country’s parliament to declare war.
However, with the Olympics in full swing this could have some devastating effects on the outcome of the games in Beijing.
The Georgia Olympic team is around twenty-five string, but before they have had a chance to [...]
Police want national DNA database
A national DNA database of every man, woman and child, would help solve more crimes, according to the Chief Constable of Strathclyde, Stephen House.
In Scotland, there is not a DNA database in Scotland as there is in the UK. The difference between to the two systems is that in England at the moment any DNA [...]
Plants could produce 30% of fuel
There is real belief that one-day plants will be able to replace around thirty per cent of the fuel used for motoring, this would normally sound brilliant but there are questions thrown up about the process that is needed to get to this stage.
In the US, planting of new crops is due to start next [...]
Lonely people means societies breakdown
There are lot of people who spend a lot of time on their own, this could be through choice or maybe because of circumstances, but one thing is for sure it may not be a good thing even if the person prefers it.
Loneliness can be the cause of increased risk of dying of heart disease, [...]
Finally a motorized suitcase
At last this is the travelling tool of the 21st century, a suitcase which is motorised! Naturally it is not going to be super powerful, in fact it is probably going to be seriously slow and will get on other travellers nerves as they try to push their way through the crowds as they move [...]