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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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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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Ask Not for Whom the Toll Jells
U.K. transport secretary wants new tax on motorists |
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06 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ask Not for Whom the Toll Jells U.K. transport secretary wants new tax on motorists U.K. Transport Secretary Alistair Darling wants to prevent "L.A.-style gridlock" on England's major motorways. (With the U.K.'s tough gun-control laws, that shouldn't be a problem, right?) He's trying to drum up public support for "road pricing," a tax of up to $2 per mile on drivers who frequent the country's ... |
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| Topics: London, news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Talkin' Bout Microgeneration
Microgeneration may energize future |
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02 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Talkin' Bout Microgeneration Microgeneration may energize future With an energy crisis looming and national governments slow to adopt clean, renewable sources, some small communities are creating their own solutions -- and their own energy. Case in point: Beddington Zero Energy Development in South London (BedZED for short), a carbon-neutral sustainable-housing estate employing "microgener ... |
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| Topics: London, news, placemaking, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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