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Posts Tagged ‘transport’
Green living, Politics, Sep 22nd, 2010,
European Mobility Week ends today and how many of us have even heard of it? I only did by the time it was more than half way over. Shame on me. The week is dedicated to promoting ‘eco-friendly ways of traveling’, according to a European Parliament press release. Members of European Parliament (MEPs) are using the opportunity to advocate walking, cycling, using public transport and electric bikes when powered by renewable sources, as well as highlighting the amount of global greenhouse gas emissions which come from transport (80%). The slogan for European Mobility Week is ‘travel smarter, live better’, a…
Tags: emissions, European, gas, greenhouse, MEP, mobility, parliament, transport, week
Green living, Politics, Sep 15th, 2010,
The top cities in England for green transport include Nottingham, London, Brighton, Hove and Manchester. Nottingham came out top in a study of UK cities that gauged the East Midlands town to be the least dependent on cars and have the best public transport. The CBT, a green lobby group, judged the cities on accessibility and planning; quality and availability of public transport; and how pedestrian and cyclist friendly they are. From a report by the Press Association: The findings showed that in many cities people have little choice but to drive cars. Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) used a…
Tags: Brighton, car, city, Green, london, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, public, tram, transport
Climate Change, Science & Technology, Sep 10th, 2010,
IPCC Climate scientists have already stated that air travel contributes to climate change though emitting CO2, water vapor, nitrous oxides, sulfate aerosols and soot. Each of these varieties of airplane emissions factor into global warming in different ways, including short and long-term warming effects. A new scientific paper from Norway compares the climate impact of different modes of both passenger and freight transport. The study puts ocean and rail as having the lowest impact in terms of freight, with light trucks and air having the highest across the board. In the case of passenger travel, ‘rail, coach or two- and…
Tags: aerosols, air, cars, Climate change, co2, freight, global warming, impact, long term, nitrous oxide, planes, rail, short term, transport, travel, vapor
Climate Change, Pollution, Aug 30th, 2010,
Projected astronomic growth in transport and wind energy development during the next 20 years threaten the already imperiled Baltic sea, according to a new report by the WWF. The report, entitled ‘Future Trends in the Baltic Sea’ warns that almost all maritime activity is projected to expand over the next two decades, which will add enormous stresses to the ecosystem of perhaps the world’s largest brackish sea. Many sectors, however, have no strategic growth plans, which makes their futures difficult to predict. From the WWF report ‘Future Trends in the Baltic Sea’: In addition to the pressures from place-based maritime…
Tags: Baltic, ecosystem, energy, growth, report, sea, traffic, transport, warns, wild west, wind, WWF
Green living, Aug 25th, 2010,
I’d choose paper bags for my groceries, but since plastic bags are offered for free in shops and said to be not that bad for the environment, it’s hard to resist them. What is more eco-friendly: plastic or paper shopping bags? A: Neither. We have been conditioned to believe that paper bags are eco-friendly. Paper is made from trees, which are logged by clear-cutting methods. When the collected trees are dry, they are cooked into a pulp for many hours in a chemical mixture. The pulp is then washed and bleached; both stages require thousands of gallons of clean water….
Tags: biodegradable, bioplastics, chemicals, clear-cutting, eco-friendly, fertilizers, fossil fuel, GMO, paper bags, pesticides, petroleum, plastic bags, Pollution, re-usable, Recycling, shopping bags, TOXIC, transport
Politics, Jul 30th, 2010,
The UK’s new Conservative lead coalition government is doing more or less what Tory governments are expected to do: make public spending cuts. But this is the ‘new’ Tory leadership, softened by cuddly Liberal Democrat partners and promises to be Britain’s greenest government yet, albeit a belt-tightening one in a time of economic crisis and ‘necessary’ fiscal austerity. Well, here is an example of this compromise vis-à-vis Britain’s electric car scheme, first announced in March by the previous Labour government. Two articles from the UK press put a different shine on the proceedings. From a short, but positive article in…
Tags: Britain, car, coalition, cut, electric, government, Grant, Labour, scheme, Tory, transport, UK, vehicles
Green living, Politics, Jun 11th, 2010,
London: At a press conference on low carbon transport, the UK government’s former chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, criticized the country’s industry and political leaders for not preparing for decreasing oil supplies. King claimed that conventional oil reserves are actually 30% less than commonly stated and that demand could overtake supply by 2015. From a report in the Guardian: While transport is seen as the most difficult sector to decarbonise, action needs to be taken immediately to keep people and goods moving while reducing reliance on fossil fuels, he said. As oil supplies diminish, we are being pushed into…
Tags: chief, David, economy, government, King, low carbon, oil, scientist, Sir, transport, Transportation, UK
Green living, May 18th, 2010,
There are a couple changes in the works for London’s transportation system and one of them you can expect this summer. A new bike sharing program will be available in central London this July. According to their website, as long as you’re at least 14 years of age and can ride a bicycle without assistance, you can be a part of their program. All you have to do is choose your bike and ride (in and around central London) for however long you need. The system, called Cycle Hire, won’t require you to reserve or pre-register a bike in advance,…
Tags: bicycle sharing program, Cycle Hire, london, new double-decker buses, transport, Transport for London, Transportation
Climate Change, Apr 29th, 2010,
An EU study has shown that despite efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from transportation within Europe, both have actually increased over the ten year period of 1997-2007. The report, from the European Environment Agency (EEA), gauges pollution and emissions levels from the transport sector in 32 European countries. While high emitters like passenger air travel, road and air freight grew, the use of rail and inland waterways declined. Reuters reports: European passenger airlines are increasing their traffic by about 48 percent each decade. While passenger demand for rail remained steady in western Europe in the 10 years…
Tags: air, EEA, emissions, EU, Europe, European, greenhouse, Pollution, rail, road, transport, Transportation, UK
