If you’ve got to drive on vacation (sorry it looks like U.S. only for now) you can now choose to drive green.Hertz recently announced it has fuel-efficient vehicles available at over 50 major airports in the U.S. The car rental company’s website lists four models to choose from, three of which carry the Environmental Protection …
South Africa is being urged by the World Bank to follow Germany’s example of making the next World Cup as green as possible, with the promise of a US$11million grant for transport and waste management. The Global Environment Facility, a partnership between the World Bank and the United Nations gives grants to projects in developing …
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This week saw oil giant BP launch their targetneutral scheme in an effort to encourage motorists to offset their carbon emissions. How? By registering as a targetneutral member, calculating the amount of CO2 you produce annually and paying a fee to support worldwide projects that reduce the equivalent amount of CO2 you produce by driving. …
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A solar powered shuttle boat has been launched on the Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park, and will be open to the public from tomorrow. Thought to be the biggest of its kind in the UK, the 48ft Solarshuttle will carry 42 passengers every half-hour between the boat house on the north side of the …
Starting tomorrow and for the first time in the UK, tuc tucs will be on the streets of Brighton, making getting about the seaside town just a little bit greener and lots more fun. The fleet of 12 vehicles are virtually emission free because they are run on CNG (compressed natural gas), and the vehicle …
Midlothian Council are offering free emission tests to Midlothian motorists in an attempt to cut emissions and fuel usage. “Carbon dioxide, although not directly harmful to human health, is the most significant of the greenhouse gases contributing to climate change.” Cllr Jack Aitchison, environment protection committee chairman If you are in the area, you can …
There are no two ways about it, flying is bad for the environment, as explained by Ru Hartwell, project director of Treeflights.com: When we travel in an aeroplane we use loads of aviation fuel. In a few hours we each burn up hundreds of litres of a non-renewable resource that it took the earth (and …
At last, a commercial vehicle that can carry two tonnes up to one hundred miles at fifty miles an hour with zero emissions. These quiet, pollution free Modec vans have been launched in the UK and are a sound choice for businesses, with zero congestion charges, zero road tax and zero operator licence requirements, all …
From 2008 in the UK an new eco-driving test to improve fuel efficiency will be included when you take your driving test. The Dutch already have this test in place with their “New Driving” programme, and estimate that fuel usage can be cut by a third if drivers drive more efficiently. Find out whether you …