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Posts Tagged ‘U.K.’
Green living, Science & Technology, Nov 4th, 2010,
Ecotricity, the UK’s leading green energy company, today launches the first high performance electric sports car designed and built entirely in the UK. The car, called the “Nemesis”, is faster than a V12 Ferrari, doing 0-100 mph (160km) in 8.5 seconds. The electric sports car can reach 170mph (273km) per hour). Apart from being an electric sports car, which makes the Nemesis already pretty unique, the car will also be powered entirely by 100% green electricity made by Ecotricity’s UK network of 51 windmills. It runs for 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240km) between charges depending on driving style…
Tags: Ecotricity, electric sports car, renewable energy, U.K.
Climate Change, Politics, Jan 7th, 2010,
Britain must grow more food, while using less water and reducing emission of greenhouse gases, to respond to the challenge of climate change and growing world populations, the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, said yesterday. –Guardian U.K. environment secretary Hilary Benn has called for a change in how Britain consumes and produces its food. The British government’s 20 year plan highlights research, technology and sustainability, and is consumer-led, with the onus on the public to buy green, waste less and grow more. The idea is that if the buyers demand greener products, then British businesses will follow suit and produce them….
Tags: Britain, Climate change, environment, farming, food, Green, Hilary Benn, plan, secretary, sustainability, U.K.
Green living, Jan 2nd, 2010,
A new decade has dawned upon us and a new goal has arrived in the form of a tidy little number: 10. It’s 2010 and the goal is for everyone in the U.K. – both organizations and individuals – to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 10% this year. The official 10:10 website shows you how. Methods include flying and driving less, saving on heating and electricity, buying less junk and wasting fewer resources. If you don’t live in the U.K. don’t let the good advice pass you by – make a New Year’s resolution to cut your emissions by…
Tags: 10, 10:10, 2010, carbon, emissions, U.K.
Green living, Recycling, Dec 11th, 2009,
If you live in the UK and are 18 years of age or older, you have a chance to win an awesome Christmas tree—made from recycled cardboard! RecycleNow.com is holding the contest. You can check out photos and video footage of how 200 pieces of cardboard were turned into a recycled, Christmas work of art. All you have to do is go to their site and sign up. That’s it! The Winner will be announced on December 18th and will need to email their postal address to WRAP so the tree can be delivered. For full contest terms and conditions,…
Tags: Christmas contest, recycled cardboard Christmas tree, RecycleNow.com, U.K.
Climate Change, Politics, Oct 19th, 2009,
Cities in warm, wet climates have generally been designed or fitted with structures that deal with heavy rainfall. This is a necessity for urban survival in climates that experience high levels of precipitation. I can remember wading through shin-deep waters in central Bangkok, popping in to a restaurant on Kao San Road for dinner and later emerging to find the streets clear from water. When in the city Belém do Pará in northern Brazil – which is basically smack dab in the Amazon rainforest – I recall torrential downpours which would run off into a network of well-constructed storm drains….
Tags: Climate change, flood, flooding, rainfall, U.K.
