Posted on December 3rd 2008
The Government’s own Climate Change Committee has recommended an interim target if the UK government is to meet its goal of an 80% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. If accepted by ministers the new plans could see up to 30% of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2020 - primarily wind power - […]
Posted on December 1st 2008
From The Times 19th November 2008
The tempting dream that global recession may be vanquished by a worldwide push into green technologies is threatened by a powerful international army of threats - Chilean salt lakes, German ball bearings and Japanese ingots. Without this trio of resources, Europe and Asia’s ambitious plans to build dozens of nuclear power […]
Posted on December 1st 2008
The organisers of the planned Live Earth concert scheduled to be held in Mumbai on Sunday December 7th have announced that the event has been called off after terror attacks in India’s financial capital killed nearly 200 people. Jon Bon Jovi, Roger Waters and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan were to share the stage at the event to […]
Posted on November 30th 2008
Cruise ship operators are beginning to respond to concerns from holiday makers about the impact of cruise liners on the environment. Some liners are known to discharge contaminated water at sea and environmental studies have shown that a typical one week voyage creates more than 50 tonnes of garbage, a million tonnes of grey (waste) […]
Posted on November 30th 2008
From the article by Lewis Smith, Environment Reporter, The Times.
Attempts to force countries to reduce their carbon emissions per head of population are to be put forward next week at a United Nations climate change conference. The plan, which is being drawn up by Brazil, is designed to put pressure on other nations to agree how […]
Posted on November 25th 2008
Clash Magazine says “These five Londoners will restore your faith in music”. But as well as restoring your faith in music, Operahouse are looking beyond the usual ‘indie’ themed anthems. The lead track off their new EP ‘Change In Nature’ deals with climate change directly - check out the lyrics and the imagery used in […]
Posted on November 21st 2008
A host of top indie stars are helping launch a competition to find the perfect music compilation for walking to work. Lukas Wooller (Maxïmo Park), Jack Johnson, Roddy Woomble (Idlewild), Adem, Vashti Bunyan, Max Tundra, Emmy the Great and John Douglas (The Trashcan Sinatras) are just some of the artists who have nominated their favourite […]
Posted on November 20th 2008
A High Court Judge in the UK has finally agreed with what many have long suspected. Rural dwellers are bring harmed by crop spraying with symptons running from flu like attacks, blistering and possible long term damage including cancers and Parkinsons disease. In a case brought Georgina Downes, 35, who lives in the countryside in West Sussex, […]
Posted on November 20th 2008
As the US companies that produce gas guzzling monsters take corporate body blows in the face of the world recession and economic downturn and US drivers start to think green after the recent spikes in petrol prices, designers in Japan, helped by a Government tax policy which promotes cars with engines under 660cc, have moved to fill a […]
Posted on November 20th 2008
The UK Government has provoked angry protests from campaign groups as it began Europe’s first auction of carbon emissions permits after admitting that the proceeds would not necessarily be used to tackle climate change. Reporting in the Times, Robin Pagnamenta, Energy and Environment Editor, says that the Treasury has raised £54 million through the sale of four million permits […]