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Get Off My Porsche!
Porsche launches legal challenge to London's congestion fee increase |
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03 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:38 AM on 03 Apr 2008 German automaker Porsche has launched a formal legal challenge to London Mayor Ken Livingstone's scheduled tripling of the city's congestion fee for the most-polluting vehicles. The increase, slated to take effect in October, would raise the fee for the most-polluting vehicles entering the city center to about $50 a day from $16 now. Livingstone and the city's transportation ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, climate, London, news, politics (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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Thirsty Livingstone, We Presume?
Mayor urges Londoners to boycott bottled water |
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20 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:46 PM on 20 Feb 2008 London Mayor Ken Livingstone has joined the anti-bottle brigade, exhorting Londoners to drink from the sink and declaring that bottled water served to restaurant patrons costs 500 times more than tap water and is 300 times more damaging to the environment. sources: Reuters, Agence France-Presse see also, in Grist: Campaign will let restaurant patrons donate to drinking-water projec ... |
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| Topics: food, London, news, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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I See London, I See Advance
Polluting vehicles must pay to drive in London under new scheme |
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04 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:01 PM on 04 Feb 2008 Starting today, high-pollutin' trucks and buses will be fined for driving in London's new Low Emission Zone, which stretches for a not-too-shabby 610 square miles. Diesel vehicles weighing over 13 tons must register with the city transportation agency and have their emissions monitored; vehicles can be charged up to $400 for exceeding exhaust limits. A system of cameras w ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, London, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Heath Row
London airport owner seeks injunction against weeklong climate protest |
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02 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Heath Row London airport owner seeks injunction against weeklong climate protest We've got juicy legal goings-on from London, and while it's probably not true that all involved are wearing long, white wigs, we like to picture it that way. Here's the deal: in mid-August, an estimated 5,000 protesters will descend on London's Heathrow Airport for a weeklong Camp for Climate Action. BAA, the ... |
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| Topics: climate, grassroots activism, London, news, public transportation (all these topics) |
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15 Green Cities
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19 Jul 2007 |
Main Dish |
| These metropolises aren't literally the greenest places on earth -- they're not necessarily dense with foliage, for one, and some still have a long way to go down the path to sustainability. But all of the cities on this list deserve recognition for making impressive strides toward eco-friendliness, helping their many millions of residents live better, greener lives. If your favorite green city didn't make the list, tell us why it deserves recognition in the comment ... |
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| Topics: Chicago, lists, London, placemaking, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, urban planning, Vancouver (all these topics) |
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Corporate climate response
A conference for green money types |
David Roberts |
30 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, climate, London, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: A little bit of everything
The sports news comes fast and furious |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
04 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, London, sports (all these topics) |
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A refreshing change of pace: sensible policy
Imagine: charging polluters to encourage the others! |
JMG |
29 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, climate, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, London, placemaking, public transportation, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Yes We Ken
London mayor unveils comprehensive climate-change plan |
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28 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Yes We Ken London mayor unveils comprehensive climate-change plan London Mayor Ken Livingstone unveiled a Climate Change Action Plan yesterday in hopes of making the English capital the greenest city in the world. Under the scheme, London will switch 25 percent of its power supply to local generation, and businesses that invest in green technology will earn merit badges ... |
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| Topics: climate, electricity grid, energy, energy efficiency, London, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Olympics and more
Beijing, London, and more on the Super Bowl |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
02 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: China, London, sports, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Only 2,012 Days to Go
London Olympics striving to be all green, all the time |
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23 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Only 2,012 Days to Go London Olympics striving to be all green, all the time We were about to write yet another blurb on the current climate-change climate when we remembered: today marks 2,012 days until the London 2012 Olympics! So here's a quick rundown of plans for the "greenest games to date." Organizers say they'll cut Olympic Park carbon emissions 50 percent by 2013 and generate some power ... |
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| Topics: London, news, outdoor recreation, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Reduce, reuse, cycle
Cycling team is first carbon-neutral pro sports team in U.S. |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
28 Dec 2006 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: carbon neutral, London, sports (all these topics) |
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Blow and Behold
World's biggest offshore wind farm given OK in England |
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19 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Blow and Behold World's biggest offshore wind farm given OK in England The world's biggest offshore wind farm has been given the go-ahead and will soon be built 12 miles off the coast of southeast England. The quaintly named London Array, being developed by a consortium that includes Shell WindEnergy, will consist of 341 turbines. A separate 100-turbine wind farm in the Thames estuary was also given the O ... |
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| Topics: energy, London, news, United Kingdom, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Bee in His Bonnet
London mayor proposes steep congestion charge for gas-guzzlers |
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16 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Bee in His Bonnet London mayor proposes steep congestion charge for gas-guzzlers London Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced plans to make the city's weekday congestion tax much steeper for drivers of polluting vehicles. Under the proposal, owners of SUVs and other gas-guzzlers would shell out the equivalent of about $47 a day to motor into London between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. (the current tax is $15). While cent ... |
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| Topics: London, news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Getting in the Way
Direct-action protesters in the U.K. are focusing on climate change |
Mike Wendling |
13 Nov 2006 |
Main Dish |
| A protester at England's Didcot power station contemplates the changing landscape. Photo: Kate Davison/Greenpeace It's half an hour or so after the end of Britain's biggest-ever protest against climate change, and I'm still hanging out in Trafalgar Square. A few groups of kids are milling around, and a couple of anarchists have set up a bicycle-powered disco. One or two old-tim ... |
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| Topics: climate, Greenpeace, London, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Covering Their Assets
Insurers must address climate change or face trouble, big U.K. firm warns |
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06 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Covering Their Assets Insurers must address climate change or face trouble, big U.K. firm warns Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, yesterday warned U.K. insurers that they are in danger of being "swept away" by future global warming-related financial claims. In a report punchily titled "Climate Change, Adapt or Bust," Lloyd's encouraged insurers to adjust coverage-c ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, London, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Wrong Side of the BedZed
Problems in one green community won't keep U.K. from building more |
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19 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Wrong Side of the BedZed Problems in one green community won't keep U.K. from building more Four years ago, a housing complex called BedZed opened in south London with the ambitious goal of running entirely on renewable energy. Well, things haven't gone quite as planned. BedZed's biomass-fueled electric system was unreliable, forcing it to go on the national energy grid. Its natural sewage- ... |
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| Topics: London, news, placemaking, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Read and Green and Urban All Over
Plans for an eco-city in China inspire a green neighborhood in London |
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05 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Read and Green and Urban All Over Plans for an eco-city in China inspire a green neighborhood in London The world's largest eco-city is soon to be built in China, on an island at the mouth of the Yangtze River near Shanghai. Dongtan, being developed by London's Arup Urban Design, will consist of village-style neighborhoods and will emphasize pedestrian-friendliness, renewable-energy generat ... |
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| Topics: China, green living, London, news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Ghost Map
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David Roberts |
12 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: London (all these topics) |
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Bay City Tollers
San Francisco looks into congestion charging |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bay City Tollers San Francisco looks into congestion charging If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear ... a money clip. The city creatively known as "The City" plans to study the possibility of "congestion charges" -- making drivers pay to enter downtown during business hours. Critics include some stores in high-traffic areas, which fear that disincentives for down ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, London, news, placemaking, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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Stockholm syndrome II
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Clark Williams-Derry |
27 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: London (all these topics) |
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In London, no more cooking with greenhouse gas
Once the global capital of bad food, London shows the way forward. |
Tom Philpott |
24 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, local food, London, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Swifter, Higher, Greener
How the Olympics are becoming a sustainable business |
John Elkington, Mark Lee |
17 Jan 2006 |
Full Disclosure |
| By John Elkington and Mark Lee 17 Jan 2006 This month, as the Olympic flame makes its torch-uous journey to Turin, Italy, most people's eyes are fixed on the upcoming games. But our eyes are focused a little farther down the track. In our role as sustainability consultants, we've joined the field of those helping the London 2012 Olympics committee work out how to site, design, and host a green event. It's a win-win. En ... |
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| Topics: business, Full Disclosure, London, sports, Vancouver (all these topics) |
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Danny's Contentment: Following the experience of an electric car owner in London
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Chris Schults |
03 Nov 2005 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, London (all these topics) |
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