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Kenya Screw Me Now?
African farmers fear impact of U.K. supermarkets buying local |
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22 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Kenya Screw Me Now? African farmers fear impact of U.K. supermarkets buying local Last month, British supermarket giant Tesco announced a few changes it's making with the climate in mind, including limiting flown-in food. Which is all well and good, unless you're a farmer in Africa wondering what the hell is going on. Some fear that moves in the industrial world meant to reduce the carbon footprint -- an ... |
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| Topics: Africa, food and agriculture, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: What should greens do about air travel?
When is it necessary, and what are the alternatives? |
Peter Madden |
21 Feb 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. The Bishop of London recently proclaimed that flying on holiday is a sin, a view that seems increasingly to be shared by greens in the U.K. Our environment minister, David Miliband, castigated Prince Charles for flying to America to receive an award, suggesting that he should have collected it via video-link. Mayer Hillman, author ... |
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| Topics: air travel, carbon offsets, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, travel, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Way to a Manchester's Stomach
New study says some organic food no better for the environment |
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20 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Way to a Manchester's Stomach New study says some organic food no better for the environment In case you weren't confused enough about your grocery shopping, a government-sponsored study in the U.K. has added a possible twist. It suggests that some organic foods may not be better for the environment than their conventional counterparts. While the 200-page study by the Manchester Business School found that man ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Tune in Tomorrow
Leaders around the world leap into the climate-promise arena |
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14 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Tune in Tomorrow Leaders around the world leap into the climate-promise arena Today we bring you another edition of Leaders Making Big Climate Promises! In New Zealand, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced a goal to make her country the world's first carbon-neutral nation. Zowie! British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell says he'll set up a climate team to cut vehicle and coal-plant emission ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, New Jersey, New Zealand, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Rugby!
It's bad for the planet, we're afraid |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
12 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I wish that I had something nice to report on rugby, because the one game I've watched was fascinating. But alas, Brits with too much time on their hands have crunched numbers for the 2006 Six Nations match between Wales and Scotland, and found it alarmingly eco-unfriendly. And they didn't even account for the face paint. The disheartening news, straight from the mouth of researcher Andrea Collins of Cardiff University's Center for Sustainability: The energ ... |
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| Topics: ecological footprint, sports, 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 |
| Because it's Friday, I'm going to get a little crazy and bring you the green sports news in reverse chronological order. Brace yourselves. London has released a sustainable development strategy for its 2012 Olympics hosting, and it's being billed as the greenest games in modern times. 'The prize for hosting the 2012 Games will be to transform one of the most derelict and disadvantaged parts of Europe into a revitalized, sustainable, new urban quarter fit for t ... |
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| Topics: China, London, sports, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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But Wait, There's More
Wal-Mart CEO announces new energy-focused sustainability initiative |
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02 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| But Wait, There's More Wal-Mart CEO announces new energy-focused sustainability initiative First Prince Charles jets across the Atlantic just to accept an eco-award, and now he's hanging out with the likes of Wal-Mart chief Lee Scott. Is there anything His Royal Highness won't do to piss off self-righteous greens? Has he considered biting the head off an endangered salamander? While we await his next move, we appl ... |
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| Topics: business, news, United Kingdom, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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The Airspeed Velocity of an Uneaten Swallow
Food imported by air may lose organic certification in Britain |
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30 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Airspeed Velocity of an Uneaten Swallow Food imported by air may lose organic certification in Britain Foods imported into Britain by airplane may not qualify as organic if the country's main certification body has its druthers. On Friday, the Soil Association announced it will spend a year considering a proposal to factor flight distance into its organic standards. While it will ponder differen ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Mile-High Clubbed
Prince Charles gets environmental award, pisses off environmentalists |
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29 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Mile-High Clubbed Prince Charles gets environmental award, pisses off environmentalists When is a green not a green? Some say it's when he jets across the Atlantic to accept an award for ... being green. Prince Charles raised eyebrows this weekend as he made a quick trip to the U.S. to receive the Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard's Center for Health and the Global Environment. Although Chuck and the mis ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On Your Marks, Get Set, Tesco
Big-box British retail chains are going green |
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25 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
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Brit's Eye View: British supermarkets are going green
But why? |
Peter Madden |
25 Jan 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. British supermarkets are now competing to go green. Two big retailers have just launched initiatives to tackle climate change. Marks & Spencer, which sells food and clothing to Britain's middle classes, promised this month to cut waste, sell fair-trade products, and make the company carbon neutral within five years. Environme ... |
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| Topics: business, food, greening biz operations, United Kingdom, Wal-Mart (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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Capsize Does Matter
Beached British cargo ship leaks oil, shipping containers, motorcycles |
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22 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Capsize Does Matter Beached British cargo ship leaks oil, shipping containers, motorcycles A damaged British cargo ship beached off the country's coast is leaking oil, losing containers full of toxic materials, and threatening a World Heritage Site. On a happier note, it's provided a beachcombing bonanza, with items including BMW motorcycles, exhaust system parts, and wine barrels washing ashore. Boggled bobbies ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, toxics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Boise Will Be Boys
As feds prepare to delist gray wolf in Idaho and Montana, hunters polish their rifles |
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16 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Boise Will Be Boys As feds prepare to delist gray wolf in Idaho and Montana, hunters polish their rifles In Idaho and Montana, the impending removal of Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf has sportsfolk salivating. The wolf, reintroduced to the region a decade ago, is blamed for killing elk and other critters that hunters want around so they can kill 'em themselves. At a rally in Idaho last ... |
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| Topics: Idaho, Montana, news, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Tongue Wrestling
In India, U.K., and U.S., climate change is cause for conflict |
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05 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Tongue Wrestling In India, U.K., and U.S., climate change is cause for conflict Climate challenges erupted all over the globe this week. In India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a group of 5,000 scientists that the developing world "cannot afford to ape the West in terms of its environmentally wasteful lifestyle," adding that India must invest in alternative energy ... |
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| Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, George Bush, Germany, India, news, United Kingdom (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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Page Advice
What are the top environmental books? |
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19 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
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Brit's Eye View: The most important environmental books
A top ten list from the U.K. |
Peter Madden |
19 Dec 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. What are the most important environmental books? At Forum for the Future, we polled 100 staff and colleagues from around the U.K. for the green books that had most influenced us, and came up with our top 10. The list spans the last 50 years, and contains the usual suspects -- as well as a few surprises. Small Is Beautiful and Silent ... |
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| Topics: books, environmental movement, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Unusual Weather We're Having, Ain't It?
Number-crunchers say 2006 on track to be the sixth-hottest on record |
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15 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Unusual Weather We're Having, Ain't It? Number-crunchers say 2006 on track to be the sixth-hottest on record As 2006 limps to a close, it's measuring in as the world's sixth-hottest year on record. It's the warmest Britain has seen since wenches were hoisting tankards of grog (er, since records began in 1659), and the third-warmest in the U.S.'s Lower 48 since 1880. Weird weather has gripped the globe ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, oceans, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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A Royal Al-ly
Gore lends heft to sustainable-business campaign launched by Prince Charles |
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05 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Royal Al-ly Gore lends heft to sustainable-business campaign launched by Prince Charles We were so excited when we saw that Prince was recruiting Al Gore for a green campaign. We loved thinking about the velveteen rocker and the ex-veep partying like it was 1999 again. But alas, it was gently pointed out to us that it's Prince Charles who's brought Gore on board, convincing him to join a project called Accounting ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: Stern Review shakes up climate debate in the U.K.
Report spells out high economic costs of climate chaos |
Peter Madden |
22 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. While the U.S. was absorbed in the midterm elections, a major report on the economics of climate change was launched in the U.K. The weighty 'Stern Review' -- 700 pages in all -- was the work of Sir Nicholas Stern, ex-chief economist at the World Bank. Produced at the behest of the chancellor, Gordon Brown, it has had a profound impact ... |
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| Topics: climate, economy, energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Royal Whee
U.K. greens grin as climate bill unveiled in annual 'queen's speech' |
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17 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Royal Whee U.K. greens grin as climate bill unveiled in annual "queen's speech" We thought wigs and rowdiness were the most delightful customs in the British Parliament, but it turns out there's another: the annual "queen's speech." This opening-day tradition offers a chance to boast about the things Parliament will accomplish in the coming session. And this week, greens got all atwitter when Queen Eli ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, United Kingdom (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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Dropping Pounds From Their Waste
U.K. shoppers encouraged to bully manufacturers that create excess waste |
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15 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dropping Pounds From Their Waste U.K. shoppers encouraged to bully manufacturers that create excess waste Offering hope to scofflaws everywhere, U.K. Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw says British shoppers should leave "unnecessary and excessive" packaging at store checkouts and tattle on package-happy manufacturers. The government-sanctioned shop and skedaddle plan sounds delightfully nau ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, pollution and waste, 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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