The 67-year old future King of England, and author of Harmony (A New Way of Looking at Our World) recently made a plea to the British public to support the local farmers by buying local goods and produce. Prince Charles, who owns the Duchy Originals organic treats and biscuits line, has a knack for architectural design as will be seen in his neo-classical planned home. More widely known are Prince Charles' various and many efforts toward assisting in sustaining the planet.
Here are a few of Prince Charles' personal environment-friendly projects:
# Wine and Cheese Aston Martin Fuel
Prince Charles has a 38-year-old DB5 Aston Martin. More than the make, what is impressive about Prince Charles' car is that it runs on bioethanol derived from wine and cheese. This initiative by biofuel producer Green Fuels, takes into account the amount of surplus wine in Europe which, in 2008, came to 18.5 million hectolitres (at 100 litres = 1 hectolitre). At the same time that Green Fuels began making ethanol from surplus wine, Aston Martin and Prince Charles were making the plans to turn the car into a more environment friendly instrument. Prince Charles' DB5 Aston Martin now runs on 85 percent ethanol mixed with 15 percent fuel.
# The Poundbury Community
This four-phased brainchild by Prince Charles located on 250 acres of land in the Duchy of Cornwall seeks to both support balance with the environment and maintain the feel and spirit of the traditional British village. The project will have 2500 homes for a population of 6000 ready by 2025. Pondbury's design will priotise people over cars so that foot travel is foremost in its considerations. Construction of this vision by Prince Charles is assisted by the expertise of architect Leon Krier.
