Archive for July, 2009

July 28th, 2009

The bold plan for electric cars

Posted in Alt Energy, Transport, Videos by Martin

So how would you run a whole country without oil?

The bold plan for electric cars… is coming to country near you soon (or should that be not soon enough).

Fascinating, enlightening and though-provoking speech made at a TED conference by Shai Agassi about electric cars. He took apart the usual issues (physical and monetary) and developed a new way of thinking. It’s a way that reduces any countries dependency on oil dramatically and reduces vehicle-attributed carbon emissions to zero.

We need to get to zero emissions before the world ends

July 24th, 2009

Life’s twists and turns

Posted in Rants by Martin

A couple of days ago, my mum-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. She’d had breast cancer 4.5 years ago and had been fine since then, but a persistent pain in her back gave her doctor cause for concern and she had a blood test and eventually a scan. She has some breast cancer cells in her bones.

Naturally, we are devastated with this news and are keen to hear of the treatment regime the hospital will put in place for her.

Although nothing is certain, we (and the doctors) are fairly sure they knew what caused the original cancer (all to do with an HRT treatment given in the 1970’s, but that’s another story). More

July 23rd, 2009

Thoreau on conformity

Posted in Dreaming by Martin

An extract from ‘Walden – a life in the woods‘ by Henry David Thoreau:

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” By doing these things, men may find happiness and self-fulfillment.” More