Going Greener

I seem to remember the Poolsbrook site was designed with some eco credentials. How about a green rating for any similar sites and a mention of what these energy saving devices are.

I don't know how many sites have solar panels to supplement electricity, it would be interesting to know. I don't know how cost effective they are on sites?

"Greener" is not always what it looks. 

Why are batteries so expensive?  Well, they are made from things that need very big holes to be dug in the ground to get the materials, and a lot of water and electricity in the manufacture. So although their use is apparently green, there is a huge environmental cost in producing them. Then there is the unknown cost of disposal. Just throwing them back into a different hole inthe ground is definately NOT green, but who pays the huge water and power cost to recycle them?

"Mains" electricity is not green. A huge part of what is generated is dissipated in losses in transformers and transmission lines. A lot more big holes in the earth to get the metals to make them, and the environmental cost in producing them. The nuclear power stations are known to be costly to dispose of at end-of-life, but what about these huge "plastic" windmill blades - where will they go.

There are plenty more when one starts to look at whole of life costs and what is done to the environment go make things. It is all locked into the way our industrial society works, but does provide a lot of employment. Whatever we do for energy beyond the efforts of our own body has a down-side to it for the envoronment.

I wouldn't disagree with you your comments Navigateur but at least energy production is beginning to come from less damaging and renewable sources.

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Ah. That's where it's useful having better-informed people making comments. Thanks.

Yes to all of this! Still haven't written to the dear CMC, I've been busy with family - may I incorporate some of this, too, please?
I'm intending to say that some ideas I'll suggest are those put forward in this discussion, just so they are reminded I'm only one of a growing number.

 

A significantly greener route the UK van makers should take is to build a much higher percentage of them free of early life water leaks, or in a manner that can tolerate leaking if they find that too challenging.

Then many users would not have to keep changing them and they build as many sapping up the world's resources.

Possibly just far too big an ask.

It's a nice idea Ocsid! 

‘Going Greener’ is IMHO a lifestyle choice to be made by individuals/companies/councils etc which can at this moment in time be too costly to implement for many. Good luck with your letter writing campaign Hedgehurst.

No problem, Hedgehurst, you can use any of the ideas I've put in my post. Good luck!!