Green Options » England http://greenoptions.com/tag/england Posts tagged 'England' Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:16:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How Do Brits Like to Be Green? http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/24/how-do-brits-like-to-be-green/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/24/how-do-brits-like-to-be-green/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:16:43 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/24/how-do-brits-like-to-be-green/

How do Brits like to be green, and what green behaviors do they still avoid?

That’s what a new survey by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is showing us by examining the environmental actions and preferences of 100,000 British people from 40,000 households.

The findings presented below are the first from a new annual household survey in Britain named Understanding Society. The environmental topics are one subset of the whole survey, which also examines the “working lives, relationships, health, finances, neighbourhoods, education, transport and more” of Brits.

What are the main findings thus far?

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/24/how-do-brits-like-to-be-green/feed/ Practical, Multi-University Low Carbon Technology Center http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/14/practical-multi-university-low-carbon-technology-center/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/14/practical-multi-university-low-carbon-technology-center/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:58:27 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/14/practical-multi-university-low-carbon-technology-center/

Looking to create products for the real world as soon as possible, a new research center in the UK is aiming to speed up the development and installment of a variety of low carbon technologies to ensure a greener future for us all.

This new £50 million ($80 million) center hopes to do this through more coordinated and focused efforts from four universities and a regional development agency. The four universities that have teamed up are Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and Yorkshire, and they are working with the regional development agency Yorkshire Forward. The name of the new center is Centre for Low Carbon Futures (CLCF).

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/14/practical-multi-university-low-carbon-technology-center/feed/ Bikes & Trains — New Initiative for England http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/30/bikes-trains-new-initiative-for-england/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/30/bikes-trains-new-initiative-for-england/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:13:36 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/30/bikes-trains-new-initiative-for-england/

England is working to combine two of the world’s cleanest methods of transportation through a new initiative.

A handful of strongly funded programs are geared to get more people bicycling to and from rail stations in England.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/30/bikes-trains-new-initiative-for-england/feed/ Focus on Bottled Water Moves From Bundanoon to Buckingham Palace http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/09/focus-on-bottled-water-moves-from-bundanoon-to-buckingham-palace/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/09/focus-on-bottled-water-moves-from-bundanoon-to-buckingham-palace/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:04:49 +0000 Dave Harcourt http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/09/focus-on-bottled-water-moves-from-bundanoon-to-buckingham-palace/ Top Tap Carafe

The small Australian town of Bundanoon is credited with having started the resistance to bottled water, that has now through an initiative by Thames Water, reached as far as Buckingham Palace.

What’s Driving This?

Ever since

  • it became clear that the energy input to bottled water could be visualised as a bottle a quarter full of crude oil
  • it was shown that the energy required to produce bottled water is 2000 times that to produce tap water
  • Watkiss revealed that England imported 20,000 litres ( 5,500 gallons) of water from Australia but at the same time exported 20,000 litres of British water to Australia
  • Australia suffered a drought that was so severe than it drove many farmers off the land

there was little doubt that things would start to happen.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/09/focus-on-bottled-water-moves-from-bundanoon-to-buckingham-palace/feed/ British Fish Minister Boycotts Bluefin Tuna http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/british-fish-minister-boycotts-bluefin-tuna/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/british-fish-minister-boycotts-bluefin-tuna/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:01:08 +0000 Jake Richardson http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/british-fish-minister-boycotts-bluefin-tuna/ bluefin tuna

Huw Irranca-Davies, the British Fisheries Minister has joined a list of actors, celebrities and activists demanding the Japanese restaurant Nobu stop serving the endangered bluefin tuna on their menus.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/british-fish-minister-boycotts-bluefin-tuna/feed/ Yearn Worthy Yarn: Rowan (U.K.) http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/25/yearn-worthy-yarn-rowan/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/25/yearn-worthy-yarn-rowan/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:14:12 +0000 Kelly Rand http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/25/yearn-worthy-yarn-rowan/ In 2007, Rowan brand yarns introduced PureLife a wonderful selection of 100% organic cotton. In the following years Rowan has expanded their PureLife line to address other areas of sustainability.

Rowan still offers their organic cotton yarn in DK weight that is naturally dyed using plants. New this season is their 4 ply organic cotton yarn, also dyed with natural plant dyes. The shades of this yarn are soft, subtle and sweet, perfect for summer knitting.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/25/yearn-worthy-yarn-rowan/feed/ Youthful Eyes on the Environment: English School Kids Take Charge http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/25/youthful-eyes-on-the-environment-english-school-kids-take-charge/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/25/youthful-eyes-on-the-environment-english-school-kids-take-charge/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:34:13 +0000 bmae http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/25/youthful-eyes-on-the-environment-english-school-kids-take-charge/

Editor’s note: Brenna Dardolph is a student at the University of Kansas who recently finished Prof. Simran Sethi’s course Media & the Environment.

When we were seven, my good friend Julia’s parents finally quit smoking. The cause? Their little first grader’s nagging. As part of her elementary school curriculum, Julia was learning about the perils of smoking. It was her concern that finally convinced her parents to kick the habit.

As much as we believe parents shape their children, rarely do we consider that the opposite may be true. But the British government apparently does. Recently, seventeen local councils called on citizens, including children as young as seven to become the nation’s environmental watchdogs– to be on guard for littering, noise pollution and other environmental infractions. Participants in programs like “Eyes for Islington” in Islington or the “Junior Street Champions” in Luton receive information about collecting evidence and reporting environmental crimes. As a writer in the Independent pointed out, it is a chance for Britain’s youngsters to leave their computer games, get out their notebooks and commit themselves to a better community.

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/25/youthful-eyes-on-the-environment-english-school-kids-take-charge/feed/ UK Growth Charts Adjusted for Breastfed Babies http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/13/uk-growth-charts-adjusted-for-breastfed-babies-to-combat-obesity/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/13/uk-growth-charts-adjusted-for-breastfed-babies-to-combat-obesity/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 02:20:19 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/13/uk-growth-charts-adjusted-for-breastfed-babies-to-combat-obesity/ Growth charts change to reflect breastfeeding physical developmentGrowth charts in the UK have not been updated since 1990 and were originally created based on the physical development of formula fed babies.

New guidelines are being introduced that reflect the slower growth rates of breastfed babies.

Using the new growth charts, more children will be classified as overweight.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/13/uk-growth-charts-adjusted-for-breastfed-babies-to-combat-obesity/feed/ London Plans Bicycle Sharing Program http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/london-plans-bicycle-sharing-program/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/london-plans-bicycle-sharing-program/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 11:56:52 +0000 The Guardian Environment Network http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/london-plans-bicycle-sharing-program/ cycle-hire-scheme-artist-impressionLondon wants to allow cyclists to pick up one of 6,000 bikes at the 400 docking stations planned for the capital by 2010.

Londoners will soon be able to hire bikes in the centre of town for short journeys, under plans announced this week by the mayor, Boris Johnson.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/london-plans-bicycle-sharing-program/feed/ UK Police Arrest 114 Activists For Planning Coal Plant Protest http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/13/uk-police-arrest-114-activists-for-planning-coal-plant-protest/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/13/uk-police-arrest-114-activists-for-planning-coal-plant-protest/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:22:27 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/13/uk-police-arrest-114-activists-for-planning-coal-plant-protest/

In a demonstration of increased surveillance on protest groups in Britain, police arrested 114 people for alleged conspiracy to commit criminal damage and aggravated trespass at a coal-fired power plant.

Huh? What kind of protest involves 114 people “conspiring” to enter and vandalize a power plant? Sounds like a few dozen were involved in logistics, and the rest had volunteered to go along for the ride. Does their willingness to participate really constitute conspiratory thought?

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/13/uk-police-arrest-114-activists-for-planning-coal-plant-protest/feed/ 100,000 Electric Cars to Hit London Streets, Pledges Mayor http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/09/100000-more-electric-cars-in-london-pledges-mayor/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/09/100000-more-electric-cars-in-london-pledges-mayor/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:44:44 +0000 The Guardian Environment Network http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/09/100000-more-electric-cars-in-london-pledges-mayor/ Electric Vehicle in LondonBoris Johnson announces commitment to making electric cars ‘first choice for Londoners’, pledging £20m ($29m) of the GLA budget. Written by Alok Jha and shared over the Guardian Environment Network.

London mayor Boris Johnson announced today his intent to make the city the electric car capital of Europe. He said he wanted to introduce 100,000 electric cars to the capital’s streets and to build an infrastructure of 25,000 charging points in public streets, car parks and shops.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/09/100000-more-electric-cars-in-london-pledges-mayor/feed/ Living Walls and Green Roofs Pave Way for Biodiversity in New Building http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/02/living-walls-and-green-roofs-pave-way-for-biodiversity-in-new-building/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/02/living-walls-and-green-roofs-pave-way-for-biodiversity-in-new-building/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:49:21 +0000 The Guardian Environment Network http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/02/living-walls-and-green-roofs-pave-way-for-biodiversity-in-new-building/ Living Wall at Musée du Quai BranlyUnder recommendations from the UK Green Building Council, otters could return to urban rivers, bats could roost under bridges, swifts could flock to office blocks and peregrine falcons soar above cathedrals. Written by Felicity Carus and shared via the Guardian Environment Network.

What do the Westfield shopping centre, Canary Wharf and a Victorian museum have in common? They are all at the vanguard of a move to encourage biodiversity in buildings that could take on an unprecedented scale if guidelines published today are adopted.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/02/living-walls-and-green-roofs-pave-way-for-biodiversity-in-new-building/feed/ G20 Meeting in London to Face Huge Protests, Climate Camp http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/22/g20-meeting-in-london-to-face-huge-protests-climate-camp/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/22/g20-meeting-in-london-to-face-huge-protests-climate-camp/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:13:53 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/22/g20-meeting-in-london-to-face-huge-protests-climate-camp/

The G20 will meet next week in London, and while police are bracing for clamoring anti-globalization and climate change protests, organizers say all the planned events will be peaceful.

While the failures of the banking system will take the forefront (get used to hearing the phrase “Bankers are wankers”), organizers have also planned protests to the G20’s response to climate change.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/22/g20-meeting-in-london-to-face-huge-protests-climate-camp/feed/ New Pollution Radar Exposes Urban Smog http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/11/new-pollution-radar-exposes-urban-smog/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/11/new-pollution-radar-exposes-urban-smog/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:00:01 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/11/new-pollution-radar-exposes-urban-smog/

Ever wonder just how much smog you’re bathing in every day? A new pollution radar developed by Surrey Satellite Technology, the University of Leicester, and EADS Astrium might be able to show you.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/11/new-pollution-radar-exposes-urban-smog/feed/ Activist Takes Cue from Nickelodeon, Slimes British Minister http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/06/activist-takes-cue-from-nickelodeon-slimes-british-minister/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/06/activist-takes-cue-from-nickelodeon-slimes-british-minister/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:37:04 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/06/activist-takes-cue-from-nickelodeon-slimes-british-minister/ This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post.

A protester from the anti-aviation group Plane Stupid managed to toss a cup of green slime in the face of Lord Mandelson before scolding him for his support for the third runway at Heathrow airport.

Amazingly, the woman walked away without being arrested and has now come forward to identify herself as 29-year-old Leila Deen. She said that Mandelson is directly responsible for the approval of the plans to build the third runway.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/06/activist-takes-cue-from-nickelodeon-slimes-british-minister/feed/ Greenpeace Investigation Exposes Illegal E-Waste Disposal http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/greenpeace-investigation-exposes-illegal-e-waste-disposal/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/greenpeace-investigation-exposes-illegal-e-waste-disposal/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:06:12 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/greenpeace-investigation-exposes-illegal-e-waste-disposal/

Greenpeace planted a tracking device in an old TV, dropped it off at a recycling center, and tracked where it went. The results were disturbing, but sadly predicable.

The television ended up being shipped from the UK to Nigeria before being dismantled, a complete violation of European Union laws which require that potentially hazardous e-waste be disposed of within Europe.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/greenpeace-investigation-exposes-illegal-e-waste-disposal/feed/ ZapRoot: Google Causes Global Warming? http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:29:08 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/ Click here to view the full post.

This week at ZapRoot: Is Google destroying the planet one search at a time? The recycling market has gone bust. And check out “That’s Just Weird.”

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/feed/ Groups Try to Stop Asbestos Ship of Death from Docking in UK http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:12:15 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/

Environmentalists are organizing a protest against the arrival of a ship in Hartlepool, England from France next week because the ship is loaded with 700 tons of toxic asbestos.

A Hartlepool company has been contracted to dismantle the ship, but environmental groups worry that they do not have the proper equipment or expertise to properly dismantle the ship. Asbestos can cause severe respiratory problems and has been banned in many countries.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/feed/ How You Can Buy Part of Greenpeace’s Heathrow Plot http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/how-you-can-buy-part-of-greenpeaces-heathrow-plot/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/how-you-can-buy-part-of-greenpeaces-heathrow-plot/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:10:38 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/how-you-can-buy-part-of-greenpeaces-heathrow-plot/

We covered the exciting news earlier that Greenpeace has purchased a $30,000 plot of land in the middle of the area that had been earmarked to become a third runway for England’s Heathrow Airport. Since Greenpeace announced the plan yesterday, publish support has been astounding.

Over 5,000 people have already bought parcels of Greenpeace’s plot. The idea is that the more people who own the land, the harder it will be for the airport’s owners to buy the land later — which hopefully will never happen. The owner of the company has already called Greenpeace’s plan “clever.”

Well, I’m going to assume that most of our readers here on Planetsave wouldn’t mind getting in on the action. Greenpeace has made that quite easy:

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/how-you-can-buy-part-of-greenpeaces-heathrow-plot/feed/ Greenpeace Buys Land Planned for UK Airport Expansion http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/greenpeace-buys-land-planned-for-uk-airport-expansion/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/greenpeace-buys-land-planned-for-uk-airport-expansion/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:03:14 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/greenpeace-buys-land-planned-for-uk-airport-expansion/

Greenpeace has purchased a field previously earmarked to use to build a controversial third runway at UK’s Heathrow Airport.

Greenpeace intends to invite protesters to set-up camp in the soccer-field-sized space. They also intend to sell small parcels of the land to separate owners in order to force BAA, the airport’s owners, to negotiate a land purchase with each individual land owner.

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