December 2010 the British weather delivered an early and spectacular cold blast to mark the start of the climate-change talks in Cancún, Mexico. Snow fell heavily in much of the country, and lightly over all of it; temperatures dropped to below -10°C. The chill might not presage another enduringly severe winter like that of 2009-10, […]
Straddling the line between Autumn and Winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated […]
There are many advantages worth considering when it comes to solar energy and everything that it offers. There are many advantages that solar energy has over oil energy. Not only does solar energy benefit your pocketbook, but it also benefits the environment as well. However, there are two sides to everything, and there is a […]
The Thames Barrier is closed when high water levels at Southend and the flow of the River Thames at Teddington Weir (the tidal limit of the Thames) reach critical levels. Over the last 10 years this closure rate has become higher since the first 20 years of operation. The Thames Barrier was commissioned in 1982 […]
Sarbanes Oxley and Corporate Auditing A corporate audit is an examination of financial or operational procedures at a corporation. Audits may be conducted by an internal or external corporate auditing team, and they can serve a variety of functions. While many people think of audits by tax authorities when they hear the word “audit,” corporate […]
Lead acid batteries either start or power cars, trucks, buses, boats, trains, rapid mass-transit systems, recreational vehicles and electric wheelchairs all over the globe. The car battery also provides a stable electrical supply to a vehicle’s electrical system. During power outages, lead acid batteries provide quiet, pollution-free emergency power for critical operations such as air-traffic […]
You may keep coming across the phrase WEEE or keep seeing the small wheelie bin symbol with a cross through it on your electrical products? So what does it all mean & what is WEEE? WEEE stands for Waste Electronic & Electric Equipment which under UK law is now classed as a controlled waste. The […]
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