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Now They've Gone and Gordon It
Greenpeace protesters acquitted in coal-activism case |
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10 Sep 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:10 PM on 10 Sep 2008 In a decision that anti-coal activists say is a gamechanger, six Greenpeace protesters have been acquitted of nearly $53,000 in criminal-damage charges for painting "Gordon" on a British coal plant. The activists climbed a 650-foot coal-plant chimney last year with the intent to paint "Gordon bin it" in huge letters, aiming to pressure Prime Minister Gordon B ... |
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| Topics: climate, coal, energy, England, Gordon Brown, grassroots activism, Greenpeace, James Hansen, litigation, news, progress (all these topics) |
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Sour Town
Protesters demonstrate against British eco-towns |
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30 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:18 AM on 30 Jun 2008 Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Britain's Parliament Monday to protest the government's plan to build 15 eco-towns. The government is proposing communities characterized by sustainable construction, public transportation, green space, and walkability. It hopes to have five eco-towns built by 2016, and five more by 2020. Monday marks the last day of the government's first phase of consultation wit ... |
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| Topics: England, grassroots activism, news, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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They Doth Protest Again
U.K. activists will hold big protest at coal plant this summer |
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03 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:45 AM on 03 Mar 2008 Activists in the U.K. have announced that an annual weeklong climate camp, held last year to protest expansion of London's Heathrow Airport, will this summer be held at the site of a proposed coal-fired power plant in Kent. Which is not to say, of course, that they're not still pissed about Heathrow. source: The Guardian From the Archives Unfortunate ... |
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| Topics: air travel, climate, coal, energy, England, grassroots activism, news (all these topics) |
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They Put the
Greenpeace and others protest Heathrow Airport expansion |
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29 Feb 2008 |
News |
| "Row" in "Heathrow" Greenpeace and others protest Heathrow Airport expansion Posted at 11:38 AM on 29 Feb 2008 Greenpeace and other eco-activists have been protesting mightily against a planned third runway for London's Heathrow Airport, which would demolish the nearby town of Sipson and, say activists, be completely counter to Britain's ambitious carbon-cutting goals. The airport-expansion plan has brought significant opposition from both politicians and residen ... |
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| Topics: air travel, climate, England, grassroots activism, Greenpeace, London, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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It Takes a Village
Protests arise over British government's |
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22 Feb 2008 |
News |
| "eco-town" plans Posted at 10:00 AM on 22 Feb 2008 The British government is preparing a shortlist of sites for high-density, carbon-neutral eco-towns, but is coming under consistent protest from villagers who don't want 'em nearby. Many residents living near the proposed sites have concerns that, eco or not, new development will take over agricultural land, increase traffic, and burden local infrastructure. Says Mark Sulliva ... |
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| Topics: England, news, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Put Your Hyde in Park
London mayor triples fee for most-polluting cars entering city center |
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12 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:44 AM on 12 Feb 2008 London Mayor Ken Livingstone tripled the fee drivers of the most-polluting vehicles will have to pay to enter the city center beginning in October, from about $16 to $49. The so-called congestion charge was introduced in 2003 in an effort to decrease traffic and greenhouse-gas emissions, encouraging Londoners and visitors to use public transportation instead of cars. Toda ... |
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| Topics: cars, climate, England, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Radars of the Lost Mark
British military may obstruct planned wind farms due to radar fears |
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04 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:33 AM on 04 Feb 2008 Echoing recent concerns of the U.S. military, the British Ministry of Defense has stepped up its opposition to some wind power projects due to concerns over turbines' impact on radar installations. The Ministry of Defense has lately objected to at least four proposed wind farms claiming they'd cause radar troubles; wind farm proponents fear more such opposition in the fut ... |
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| Topics: England, national security, news, wind power (all these topics) |
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Way Down South
Britain wades into battle for sea-floor mineral rights in Southern Ocean |
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18 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 7:52 AM on 18 Oct 2007 The World Wildlife Fund has been trying to gather support to establish a network of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean in an attempt to mitigate increasing ecological pressures in the area from climate change, invasive species, and commercial fishing. The plight of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean has often been overlooked compared to the rapidly melting Arctic on ... |
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| Topics: Antarctica, England, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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What's Up, Doc?
U.K. judge rules Inconvenient Truth partisan but still OK to show in schools |
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03 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 12:48 PM on 03 Oct 2007 A judge has ruled on a British citizen's accusation that the United Kingdom's distribution of An Inconvenient Truth to secondary schools amounts to political indoctrination. And the strange, strange verdict is: Yes, the documentary can be shown in schools -- as long as teachers follow guidelines to not promote Al Gore's "partisan political views" to impressiona ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate, climate change skepticism, education, England, litigation, news, politics (all these topics) |
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In Tents
Climate camp kicks off at London's Heathrow Airport |
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14 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| In Tents Climate camp kicks off at London's Heathrow Airport The controversial Climate Camp at London's Heathrow Airport kicks off today, with as many as 2,000 people expected to attend at its height. The weeklong protest is aimed at airport officials' plans to build a new runway, and at the role of aviation in climate change. "Aviation emissions aren't even part of our climate budget ... and for that reas ... |
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| Topics: climate, England, grassroots activism, news (all these topics) |
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Geez, All We Got Was Karl Rove's Resignation
Governments ruffled by climate kerfuffles in England, Australia |
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13 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Geez, All We Got Was Karl Rove's Resignation Governments ruffled by climate kerfuffles in England, Australia A couple of government climate kerfuffles have broken out: In Britain, a leaked briefing paper says the country won't meet a European Union target of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020, and suggests lobbying other nations for a more flexib ... |
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| Topics: Australia, climate, climate change mitigation, climate change skepticism, England, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Protesters doth protest too much
Heathrow owners win climate-camp injunction |
Katharine Wroth |
06 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Last week in Daily Grist, we reported that BAA, the company that owns Heathrow Airport, had requested an injunction against protesters planning a weeklong Camp for Climate Action in mid-August. The original request was so badly worded that it sounded like 5 million people would be kept away from the airport, but a judge granted a narrower version today. The judge, while citing the risk that 'a terrorist group may use the disruption caused by the protesters to perpet ... |
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| Topics: England, environmental movement, litigation (all these topics) |
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Freight Fright
Organic farmers in Africa fear for their livelihoods as U.K. frets over food miles |
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03 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Freight Fright Organic farmers in Africa fear for their livelihoods as U.K. frets over food miles Small-scale organic farmers in Kenya and other African countries are waiting anxiously to find out whether the U.K.'s main organic certifier, the Soil Association, will withdraw organic certification from food items that are flown in from far-flung regions. Concerned that the ai ... |
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| Topics: Africa, agriculture, England, food, local food, news, organic food, shopping (all these topics) |
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Thames Fugit
England walloped by historic floods |
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23 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Thames Fugit England walloped by historic floods It's a "summer of suffering" in England, as severe flooding wreaks havoc across the country. This weekend, floods in the central and southern part of the country left more than 350,000 people without drinking water and forced the evacuation of hundreds from their homes. The worst part, observers say, is that the waters are still rising -- and a ... |
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| Topics: climate, England, news, placemaking, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Bangers and Gnash
Brits raise a fuss over less-frequent rubbish collection |
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17 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Bangers and Gnash Brits raise a fuss over less-frequent rubbish collection Baffled Brits are raising a stink over a policy that's become popular with local councils in their country: collecting trash every two weeks instead of weekly. Enacted by about 40 percent of councils, the practice -- which alternates the pick-up of trash and recyclables -- aims to encourage recycling and meet an E.U. goa ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, England, green living, news, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: Is carbon labeling a good idea?
Can a bag of potato chips point the way to saving the planet? |
Peter Madden |
30 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Can a bag of potato chips point the way to saving the planet? In the U.K., we have started down the path of putting 'carbon labels' on products. Tesco, our biggest supermarket chain, has said they will label every product they sell. The Carbon Trust, a government agency, has already produced a prototype label and is trying it o ... |
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| Topics: climate, consumerism, England, food, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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Man wants to put wind turbines on his ailing farm
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David Roberts |
29 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Opposition from neighbors drives man to suicide. And you thought the rich whingers at Cape Wind were irksome! |
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| Topics: energy, England, wind power (all these topics) |
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Reclaimed Brown Fields
Leading British candidate announces plan to create eco-towns |
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14 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Reclaimed Brown Fields Leading British candidate announces plan to create eco-towns Gordon Brown, the man widely expected to take Tony Blair's place as prime minister of Britain this summer, has made headlines with a splashy green announcement. Brown, currently the U.K. finance minister, said he intends to create five eco-towns that would meet a demand for affordable housing. The carbon-neutral co ... |
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| Topics: England, Gordon Brown, news, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Tony, We Hardly Knew Ye
British Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign, climate legacy mixed |
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10 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Tony, We Hardly Knew Ye British Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign, climate legacy mixed British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced his resignation today in a short speech whose message amounted to, "Sorry about blindly following Bush. Forgive me?" Blair leaves in late June after 10 years at 10 Downing Street, with Finance Minister Gordon Brown expected to replace him. While much of th ... |
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| Topics: climate, England, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Control Your Emissions
British population think tank shames large families |
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08 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Control Your Emissions British population think tank shames large families Got your 10-foot pole handy? You'll need it for this story: U.K. think tank Optimum Population Trust published a report yesterday declaring that having a large family is akin to such eco-crimes as leaving lights on, driving an SUV, and tossing plastic bags in the trash. Forget carbon taxes: this organization is all abo ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, England, news, population (all these topics) |
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Money Makes the World Not Drown
British retailers launch climate campaign, UBS unveils global-warming index |
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25 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Money Makes the World Not Drown British retailers launch climate campaign, UBS unveils global-warming index Eight companies in Britain have launched a campaign called "We're in This Together," offering products and price cuts to help customers lessen their eco-impacts. Leading retailers Tesco and B&Q, for example, halved the costs of light bulbs and insulation, and a cell-phone company will pay a ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, England, news, shopping (all these topics) |
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Great Britain
Way to channel that consumerism! |
Yolanda Crous |
28 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Jane Austen. Monty Python. Ricky Gervais. My Anglophilia runs amok, people. And it just spiked again. According to easier.com, 25 percent of British motorists are planning on buying a car in the coming year -- and a full one-fifth of them have made buying a 'green' car their priority. That's three times more green-thusiasm than a year ago. 'Course the number of drivers looking to buy cars in the first place could use a little help -- one-quarter seems a tad ... |
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| Topics: cars, England, green living, green products (all these topics) |
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Chew Magna Cum Laude
Village aims to be the greenest in England |
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06 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Chew Magna Cum Laude Village aims to be the greenest in England An English town with the wholly delightful name of Chew Magna is in the running for greenest village of them all. With a population of 1,100, it's located in a wider community that's committed itself to achieving zero waste, recycling everything from mobiles (cell phones) to spectacles (glasses). But Chew Magna has gone many steps further: Their Go Zero campaign has prod ... |
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| Topics: England, health, news (all these topics) |
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Any Portugal in a Wind Storm
Portugal gives wind power a big bear hug; England gives it the finger |
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03 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Any Portugal in a Wind Storm Portugal gives wind power a big bear hug; England gives it the finger Portugal is already building the world's largest solar power plant; now, to make us feel even worse about ourselves, it's planning a huge new project to more than double its wind-energy capacity. A contractor bid will be accepted by this summer for the project, which will provide enough energy to power 750,000 ho ... |
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| Topics: energy, England, news, Portugal, wind power (all these topics) |
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Soil Ain't Green
British soil is losing carbon -- and may be contributing to global warming |
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09 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Soil Ain't Green British soil is losing carbon -- and may be contributing to global warming Dirt may be one of the world's biggest greenhouse-gas emitters -- and that could throw a very heavy wrench into efforts to fight climate change. In the journal Nature, researchers report that as the soil in England and Wales has warmed over the past quarter century, many millions of tons of carbon trapped there have vanished. They say ... |
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| Topics: climate, England, news, Wales (all these topics) |
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