Update: Election on the way...

An example of the structures I was referring to can be seen here below. And my thoughts were reflected in an article in The Times.

Election on the way...

How do you realise that finally the election is really due?

Look at the main arterial roads.

This morning I noticed more than 5 new structures that were placed along main road on my way to work. The concrete / steel structure were painted blue, a sign of to which party they belong (I should have got a picture).

What are they?

They are the footings for billboards that will haunt us from now on till election on all the good thing the government did, and all the bad things the opposition would have done.

Biofuel saga again..going the wrong way?

Once again, the biofuel issue is a hot potato. The Guardian has in the last few days mentioned concerns by the EU, as well as scientists, on the actual benefits of biofuel.

The EU has admitted that:

the environmental and social impact of producing the crops may be greater than originally thought

Also, in the US, the cultivation of maize for biofuel, has been accused of increasing food prices and damaging the environment.

A Report in Science has also indicated that biofuels made from corn, sugar cane and soy could have a greater environmental impact than burning fossil since they have higher costs in terms of biodiversity loss and destruction of farmland.

Another Report from the Royal Society suggested that biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in transport emissions and could even be environmentally damaging unless the government implements the right policies.

Ultimately, the Royal Society was quoted as saying that given biofuels were already in the market, it was "vital that policies that promote biofuel development also address the environmental, economic and social impacts.

Sources: The Guardian
The Guardian

New ways of generating energy / heat

How about using body heat from a railway station to heat buildings next door?

Or using the heat from traffic passing on roads to heat nearby households?

And what about human excrement? Ever thought that it could be converted to biogas?

Or chocolate - using production wastes to create fuel?

Read on here: Crazy idea, but it might just work

The comeback of Adriano?

I admit he was one of my favourite players, but his form at Inter let many to doubt his talents. The death of his father had a too large impact on him. Adri became depressed, indulged in drinking and a life not ideal for top class footballers. Inter have sent him to Brazil, to regain tranquillity and find his form.

Here is the first goal he scored in the first official match for the San Paolo outfit.

Hopefully, Adri will continue to score such goals and go back to Inter FC after July full of energy and goals up his sleave.