• Lithium mining drying out salt flat

    The impact of EV Batteries – Part two – Lithium

    27, October, 2022

    In the second part of our series we look at the damage inflicted by Lithium mining.

    By Published On: 27, October, 20225.8 min read

  • The Impact of EV Batteries – Part Three – Cobalt

    26, October, 2022

    In the final of our three-part series, we look at the mining of cobalt and the damage it brings.

    By Published On: 26, October, 20227.3 min read

  • The impact of EV Batteries – Part one. Nickel

    21, October, 2022

    This three-part series looks at the devastation caused by the mining of nickel, lithium and cobalt. It has impacts on people and the environment.

    By Published On: 21, October, 20227.7 min read
  • Electric car purchase

    Electric Cars – The real numbers

    13, August, 2022

    Are electric cars justifies from a financial perspective? There are a number of factors to take into account such as the impact of battery replacement on resale value.

    By Published On: 13, August, 20229.8 min read
  • Direct Air Capture

    But what if we can’t

    23, June, 2022

    If our efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions fails, what then? One possible technology is DAC or direct air capture.

    By Published On: 23, June, 20226.3 min read
  • Wind Turbines

    Environmentalism or just Virtue Signalling

    9, January, 2020

    Environmentalism is about searching out the facts, then acting on them. There is too much 'virtue signalling' from some quarters to do something that has little impact but allows us to say we care about the planet.

    By Published On: 9, January, 20208.8 min read
  • Dry pasture in a drought

    Drought Relief

    8, November, 2019

    We think of farmers' demands for water as fixed and the supply of water as variable. What if we fix the amount of water a farmer receives on an annual basis, and the farmer can plan around that amount?

    By Published On: 8, November, 20197.6 min read