Our new sustainability forum

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Quite excited about this. We've just launched a new sustainability forum on the Building site. We've started with an open forum which is as it says on the label - myself and Michael have kicked things off with a debate on green legislation and one on the relative merits of the BRE, inspired by Mark's previous guest post on this blog. There's also an 'Any Green Questions' section which allows users to share information advice and tips. The high level debate stuff is all very well but I think these sites can often work best when they are practical as well. Have a crack at it yourselves - the more that get involved the merrier. And any feedback on how it works gratefully received.

Comments

[Liz Male]

The link to your new forum's not working Phil... please post again!

[Phil Clark]

Oops. I appear to be unable to spell the word debate. Weblink now working.

[poetryman69]

Want to protect the earth and save energy? Then stop all wars, conflicts and terrorism. How do you do that? Make the United States free of foreign oil. When the US is energy independent there will be no more oil wars and the terrorists will no longer be able or interested in reaching us. This will save lives AND energy. Let's study what Denmark, France, Brazil, and Australia have done on diversifying their energy supplies and do likewise. Let's drill wherever we have oil and put a new nuclear power plant in every state. Let's use all our coal and natural gas. We don't need foreign energy. And we will be safer, greener, and richer with out it. All of the earth’s natural resources will be eventually used by someone at some time. Would your rather these resources be recovered in an ecological friendly and sustainable way by the US or that some dictator who could not care less about the environment exploit the earth. All alternative sources of energy will take decades to bring online because their conversion efficiencies are not yet high enough. Eventually, the US will lead the world into a sustainable green economy, but energy independence comes first. It is the low hanging fruit and gives immediate benefits now.