Barbara Haddrill, who works for the Centre for Alternative Energy in Wales, will be travelling to Australia to be a bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding. But instead of flying and damaging the environment, Barbara will be travelling to Australia by land, rail and sea in an epic effort to reduce her carbon emissions. She …
WiFi-NY, an enterprising private member supported Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), wants to make their wireless service available free to use in in New York City’s parks and green spaces. They have launched a project called GREENlined for WiFi!* to fulfill a commitment to build a city-wide “Citizen Stakeholder” high-speed wireless network across the rooftops …
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I read with interest an article at the Independent Online about how supermarkets are now vying for the green-pound, and how Asda, for the first time, is selling local kale in Cornwall and Devon without it having made the 280-mile round trip to their distribution depot in Bristol first. It seems that the race is …
The Green Party has commented on the £70-million clean up bill being ‘set to rise’ as the government admit ‘considerable uncertainty still remains in relation to the cost of decommissioning and clean up.’ The Commons Trade and Industry Committee today expressed concern about continued uncertainty over the taxpayers’ bill for the disposal of civil nuclear …
gWiki (think quickie with a “g”) is the Green Wiki. gWiki is newly launched and a great source to both the green guru and those who are just starting out on the path of environmentalism and needing to know more. If you have an area of green expertise, gWiki invites you to join in and …
Friends of the Earth are asking us to lobby our MPs to support a Climate Change Bill to be included in the 2006 Queen’s Speech as part of The Big Ask campaign. Big Ask. Big Month. Big Lobby runs from 12 September – 11 October. In November, the Government will set out its to-do list …
We’ve taken our own advice and moved over to ThinkHost’s socially responsible, earth-friendly hosting powered by 100% renewable energy. Hooray! Apologies to anyone who has experienced our directory, blog and forums being down in the past 24 hours while our hosting changes have been happening.
The first annual Energy-Saving Video Competition at YouTube.com has started, sponsored by Sneakyuses.com. So, videomakers, use your creativity to help save the planet and win prizes to boot. You can enter by uploading a short video clip at YouTube.com. Check out nine conservation how-to videos and competition details here.
Train Chartering has published research showing that trains are almost always less damaging to the environment than planes and cars. A train uses up to 70% less energy and causes up to 85% less air pollution than a jet aircraft. Short 1 hour flights have the greatest environmental impact, and intercity trains are easiest on …
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