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Beyond Blunderdome
Secret plan would put U.K. nuke waste in 'interim' domes for 1,000 years |
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14 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Beyond Blunderdome Secret plan would put U.K. nuke waste in "interim" domes for 1,000 years The U.K.'s government-owned British Nuclear Fuels has developed an innovative solution to the nuclear-waste problem: procrastinate! The company wants to dump waste from nuclear power plants into giant domes designed to last up to 1,000 years -- at which point, presumably, f ... |
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| Topics: environmental planning, news, nuclear power, pollution and waste, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Rapture of Capture
Brits want to store carbon dioxide under North Sea |
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14 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Rapture of Capture Brits want to store carbon dioxide under North Sea The British government announced today that it will invest about $45 million in technology to capture carbon dioxide and store it under the North Sea -- part of a $72 million commitment to combat global warming via energy efficiency, renewables, and new technologies. Keeping CO2 out of the atmosphere -- known as carbon sequestra ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental planning, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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If the Suit Fits, Wear It
BT and other multinationals call for action on climate change |
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13 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| If the Suit Fits, Wear It BT and other multinationals call for action on climate change More and more prominent suits are issuing calls to action on global warming. The latest is Ben Verwaayen, chief exec of U.K. telecom company BT, who this week became the first Brit corporate bigwig to say publicly that climate change is hurting his business -- and, oh yeah, could destabilize the world economy. Summer flooding in ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, 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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It's a Lap Dog's Life
Blair heads to D.C. to beg for Bush's support on G8 climate agenda |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| It's a Lap Dog's Life Blair heads to D.C. to beg for Bush's support on G8 climate agenda U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair has put his political life on the line to support the Bush administration numerous times, citing the "special relationship" between the two countries. Ha ha, sucka! Next week Blair will fly to Washington, D.C., to beg the Bushies to support his ambitious agenda for July's ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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The Blair Pitch Project
Biz leaders urge Blair to act on climate |
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27 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Blair Pitch Project Biz leaders urge Blair to act on climate A dozen of Britain's top business chieftains have sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair urging him to get on the ball in the fight against climate change. The heads of BP, Shell, HSBC Bank, and other major companies say global warming is a massive problem that demands aggressive business investment, but they want to know how government ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Not a Car in the World
Can a Brit survive in North America without a driver's license? |
Brendan Sainsbury |
26 May 2005 |
Soapbox |
| In the rich mosaic of North American society, I stand rather forlornly on my own as a member of an oft-forgotten minority group: I am an adult male who can't drive. I have a wheelie bad feeling about this. Photo: Andrew White. Catapulted into the overcrowded car culture of Vancouver, British Columbia, from the U.K. last January, I quickly found myself labeled as a maverick and ... |
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| Topics: green living, placemaking, United Kingdom, Vancouver (all these topics) |
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A Bum Wrap
Study settles cloth vs. disposable diaper question |
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20 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Bum Wrap Study settles cloth vs. disposable diaper question The debate over the relative environmental merits of cloth vs. disposable diapers, like the one over paper vs. plastic bags, arouses passions entirely out of proportion to its significance in the grand scheme of things. But still, the U.K. Environment Agency decided to settle the question once and for all: It sponsored a four-year study that analyzed three dia ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Teach an Old Dog a New Mix
Brit researcher says clean energy has more juice than previously thought |
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13 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Teach an Old Dog a New Mix Brit researcher says clean energy has more juice than previously thought It's a familiar argument: Renewable-energy technologies are not "mature," and the power they provide is intermittent, so nuclear power is our only reliable, large-scale alternative to greenhouse-gas spewing oil and coal. But Graham Sinden of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute begs to differ. W ... |
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| Topics: news, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The World Less Traveled
Greens shun cheap air travel, point to impacts of industry |
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04 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The World Less Traveled Greens shun cheap air travel, point to impacts of industry A small but growing number of eco-conscious Brits are turning away from cheap airfares and looking to other means of transport or forgoing planned vacations altogether in hopes of reducing their personal environmental footprints. Overall, aircraft-related carbon-dioxide emissions make up some 5 percent of Britain's ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, 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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You Are Now Free to Emit About the Country
U.K. plans to offset CO2 emissions from officials' airline flights |
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07 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You Are Now Free to Emit About the Country U.K. plans to offset CO2 emissions from officials' airline flights As part of its sustainable-development strategy announced today, the U.K. is unveiling an innovative program to offset the carbon-dioxide emissions generated by the air travel of its ministers and civil servants. Starting next month in at least three government departments, each time an official flies overseas on ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Looking for Some Good Cowboys
Blair bypasses Bush, appeals to Texas for global-warming aid |
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04 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Looking for Some Good Cowboys Blair bypasses Bush, appeals to Texas for global-warming aid British Prime Minister Tony Blair's quixotic mission to convert the Bush administration from staunch believers in "more research" on global warming to actual movers on the issue has thus far proved unsuccessful. So Blair is diversifying his strategy. One tactic is to bypass the decision maker in chief and ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, Texas, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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You Say Tomato, I Say Hidden Costs of Transport
Locally grown food greener than organic, British study says |
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03 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You Say Tomato, I Say Hidden Costs of Transport Locally grown food greener than organic, British study says Though organic farming is relatively easy on the environment, buying locally grown food, even the pesticide-sprayed variety, is usually more earth-friendly than buying organic, a new study contends. Published in the journal Food Policy, the study found that the transportation of food over long distances -- ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Loan Arranger
U.S. plans to subsidize four new Chinese nuke plants |
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01 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Loan Arranger U.S. plans to subsidize four new Chinese nuke plants A nearly $5 billion proposed loan package from the U.S. government to British-owned Westinghouse Electric Corp. to build four massive nuclear reactors in China is encountering a flurry of objections. The objections are not about the nuclear waste that would result, or reactors' vulnerability to te ... |
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| Topics: business, China, Dennis Kucinich, news, nuclear power, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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Unilateralism Is Starting to Look Pretty Good, Huh?
E.U. battles with U.K. over CO2 emissions |
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15 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: climate, European Union, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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If Any Man Eat of This Bread, He Shall Live Pesticide-Free
Church of England going green |
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04 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| If Any Man Eat of This Bread, He Shall Live Pesticide-Free Church of England going green The Church of England has joined the battle against global warming. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will unveil his green vision for the church and begin discussion on the issue of climate change during a General Synod meeting scheduled for Feb. 17, the day after the Kyoto Protocol goes into effect. In a ... |
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| Topics: green living, religion and spirituality, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Eternal Sunshine of the British Mind
U.K. freedom-of-information rules promise access to crucial enviro data |
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03 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Eternal Sunshine of the British Mind U.K. freedom-of-information rules promise access to crucial enviro data In sharp contrast to America's growing number of terror-inspired no-right-to-know rules restricting citizens' access to government info crucial to environmental health and safety, new rules in Britain that took effect Jan. 1 are intended to do just the opposite (no, not incite terrorism): ensure citizens' access to informati ... |
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| Topics: politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Exeter Stage Left
Climate eggheads conclude we're toast, not sure when we'll hear the ding |
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03 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Exeter Stage Left Climate eggheads conclude we're toast, not sure when we'll hear the ding A three-day scientific conference on global warming in Exeter, U.K., that wrapped up today vividly illustrates the frustrating current state of the climate-change debate. There was a palpable sense of urgency among the scientists in attendance, as various studies predicted that global warming will yield rising sea levels, outbreaks ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Pretty Pleas
At Davos, Blair pushes U.S. for climate-change action |
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27 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Pretty Pleas At Davos, Blair pushes U.S. for climate-change action Addressing the annual World Economic Forum powwow in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair had what observers called unusually sharp words for the Bush administration, saying the U.S. should join the global battle against climate change if it seeks global cooperation in its battle against terrorism. "If America wants the re ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Near Death Experience
Living in pollution hotspots ups chance of kiddie cancer, study says |
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18 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Near Death Experience Living in pollution hotspots ups chance of kiddie cancer, study says Many childhood cancers likely have environmental causes, according to a new study from the U.K.'s Birmingham University. Women who live within a half-mile radius of emission hotspots such as industrial areas and major roads, it says, are two to four times more likely than others to bear children who develop cancer before age 16 ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Receding Blair Line
Blair government tried to weaken E.U. climate-change targets |
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18 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Receding Blair Line Blair government tried to weaken E.U. climate-change targets The U.K. environmental community is all atwitter over revelations that senior officials in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government tried to remove tough greenhouse-gas reduction targets from the E.U.'s official climate policy. Specifically, they asked that language calling for 50 to 80 percent reductions (from 1990 levels, by ... |
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| Topics: climate, European Union, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Hagelian Dialectic
Kyoto opponent Hagel may ally with Blair for new climate agreement |
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16 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Hagelian Dialectic Kyoto opponent Hagel may ally with Blair for new climate agreement U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts to cajole the U.S. into doing something about climate change -- and shake off his rep as a Bush "poodle" -- may have found an ally in Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.). Hagel met with Blair this week in London at the PM's request to discuss the kinds of initiatives the countries ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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Putting the 'Pact' in 'No Impact'
Tony Blair trying to entice U.S. into 'Kyoto-lite' climate treaty |
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10 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Putting the "Pact" in "No Impact" Tony Blair trying to entice U.S. into "Kyoto-lite" climate treaty With much of the industrialized world heaping scorn on the U.S. for spurning the recently ratified Kyoto Protocol, the Bush administration may soon get a chance to regain a smidgeon of international cred on the climate-change issue. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in an effo ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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O Conserve All Ye Faithful
London's big Christmas tree powered by fuel cell |
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09 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| O Conserve All Ye Faithful London's big Christmas tree powered by fuel cell This year, Christmas is getting an eco-friendly boost in London. All 648 energy-efficient light bulbs on the massive Christmas tree bedecking Trafalgar Square will be powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell generator in lieu of the traditional fossil-fuel-powered beasts used in years past. Roughly the size of a (European) refrigerator, the ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday, London, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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