You may already know that Monday 5th June is United Nations World Environment Day. It got us asking: what contribution have Octopus Energy and our customers made since we launched slightly over a year ago? The greener energy Octopus customers use means 26,900 fewer tonnes of CO₂ have been released into the atmosphere than if … Read more
If you’ve ever wished your regular bike could handle the school run, grocery trip, or weekend adventure with the kids — without shelling out thousands for a dedicated cargo bike — you might be interested in what CONVOY is doing. CONVOY, developed by Micro Mobility Labs, is “the first family-focused mobility end to end business … Read more
Well, if you’re a full-on QAnon nut-job, the answer is obvious: everything you’re told by our scientists is a hoax designed to make you sick, destroy American capitalism, whatever. Conversely, anything that comes from the Trump administration is necessarily the truth. Tens of millions of people wholly reject the findings of science, and believe this … Read more
Very soon, don’t be surprised to find you’re “plugging in” instead of “filling up”. With the Model 3 all-electric car, Tesla Motors, headed by tech superstar Elon Musk, has thrown the gauntlet down to a stagnant industry – and its rivals are catching up. Electric vehicles (EVs) are about to turn the transport industry on … Read more
On July 15, 2025, Bloomberg Green hosted a conference in Seattle, Washington, where Bob Holycross, the chief sustainability, environment, and safety officer for Ford, told the audience the least expensive electric vehicle the company offers — the Mustang Mach-E — sells for as little as $37,995. Is Ford trying to pull a fast one by … Read more
General Motors (GM) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Redwood Materials, an agreement meant to accelerate deployment of energy storage systems using both new U.S.-manufactured batteries from GM, and second-life battery packs from GM electric vehicles (EVs). This collaboration, announced July 16, marks a significant step toward taking GM’s advanced battery technology beyond … Read more
It would be hard not to notice that the bigots and religious extremists align themselves with the Republican party. This has probably always been the case, ever since the platforms of the Republicans and Democrats switched places about a century ago. Yet today, it’s more pronounced, given that the GOP has squirted so far to … Read more
Try out the simple gas saving tips that helped 150,000 homes save £4.8 million on their energy bills this Winter. There’s never been a better time to cut back on our gas: it pollutes the home, warms the planet, and costs more this Winter than any year on record. The good news is that through … Read more
After writing about two of the highest carbon foods, which are beef and lamb, it seems a mini-series is developing. The next high-carbon food, to make a trio, is farmed shrimp. Some of us may have had a kiddie shrimp cocktail or taken a family vacation to a southern state, say, Florida or Alabama, and … Read more
It appears that Trump will always have some support, regardless of how poorly things go for him. Though it may seem surreal to you and me, as shown at left, there are still plenty of people who believe that the president is a tireless and honest servant of the American people.
