Green Food

With the announcement that Tesco's are making about a billion pounds in profit every week, it seems the supermarket is king at the moment. The current recession also makes it even harder for people to justify spending more on organic and green food products.

It's a shame that the manufacturers of fast moving consumer food stuffs don't do more to recognise the global need for mass produced green food. I for one think that putting more money into supporting the infrastructure for green food manufacturing processes would be money well spent. Unfortunately, for now, we are stuck with mass produced food which isn't supporting the sustainability the industry and general public crave.

Green Forum

Just been looking on Green ASAP's new forum, seem to be creating a lot of interest. There are already plenty of members and new posts about green issues, it's great to see.

The join and see other users posts and comment yourself, or even to start a new green thread, find the green forum here

Green Light Report is live

The new site for Green Light Report is now live- and it looks pretty good! The company I have been working with has launched this unique service to give home buyers the chance to see what they are getting into- and potentially save thousands along the line.

Have a look at the site and give feedback please....

Green Light Report

Our sister company has recently launched a new service offering Green House Reports. This is an excellent product as it shows you what pitfalls there could be when you buy your new home. It covers things like shrinking clay, land fill issues and radon gas reports for the local area, well worth a look.

Green Car Scheme

So it wont be long now until we hear all about the new incentive to upgrade our vehicle to a more efficient new model. The government has announced plans (in the wake of pressure from the public and press) to follow in the footsteps of the French and Germans and introduce a trade in scheme for cars over a certain age.

Obviously the biggest reason for the government bowing to the pressure is the economic reasons. Although they have to pay the trade in grant, the injection of cash into the economy from the boost in car sales via taxes will almost make up the difference I would hazard to guess. Road tax, sales tax and other related income will see that initial cost buffeted.

So the question remains- why on earth have we got to push for these kind of sales incentives / green schemes? We lag behind when it comes to thinking out of the box, and the latest government scandel shows that they are spending more time composing false emails than putting effort into innovative projects to help the country.

Solar Power

So why aren't we all using solar power in our homes? This is a question many of us must ask ourselves....

Well the main reason for now, is that it is just to expensive. A set of home solar panels can cost up to £25,000, depending on the size of your house, but £3-4,000 is the usual minimum. This kind of change needs a bank loan for most people, and that's just isn't going to happen while we are in a poor economic climate.

Also, the benefits are not quite as rapid as people think. It can take years to repay the outlay in saved energy costs, and this is not what we may have come to expect when thinking of the apparant benefits to solar power.

One thing is for sure- the technoogy works and is necessary for the future. Another thing is for sure- it's still too expensive and it will be years before it a seen all the way down your street.