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Near Death Experience Living in pollution hotspots ups chance of kiddie cancer, study says		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 ...
Topics: air pollution, health, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Receding Blair Line Blair government tried to weaken E.U. climate-change targets		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 ...
Topics: climate, European Union, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Hagelian Dialectic Kyoto opponent Hagel may ally with Blair for new climate agreement		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 ...
Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

Putting the 'Pact' in 'No Impact' Tony Blair trying to entice U.S. into 'Kyoto-lite' climate treaty		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 ...
Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

O Conserve All Ye Faithful London's big Christmas tree powered by fuel cell		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 ...
Topics: green living, holiday, London, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Fond O' Honda Honda ranked as greenest automaker		07 Dec 2004	Daily Grist
Fond O' Honda Honda ranked as greenest automaker Of the six largest automakers selling vehicles in the U.S., Honda is the greenest, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Emissions from Honda's 2003 vehicles amounted to less than half the industry average. Nissan, which ranked second, was the most improved in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide. GM, ranked ...
Topics: business, green living, placemaking, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

Her Majesty's a Pretty Nice Girl -- and She Does Have a Lot to Say Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks out on global warming		01 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
Her Majesty's a Pretty Nice Girl -- and She Does Have a Lot to Say Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks out on global warming In a rare public intervention into politics, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II met with Prime Minister Tony Blair and either -- depending which news reports you believe -- strongly expressed her concern about global warming, or smacked him upside the head for not pushing the U.S. to join Kyoto. While the q ...
Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

I Come Back to You Now, at the Turn of the Tide Brits look to public-service ads and tidal power to cut carbon emissions		26 Oct 2004	Daily Grist
I Come Back to You Now, at the Turn of the Tide Brits look to public-service ads and tidal power to cut carbon emissions On the heels of recent predictions that the U.K. will not meet its Kyoto targets, and a more recent report that the results of global warming will be "disastrous" for the country, Brits are casting about for new ways to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. The government is undertaking a ...
Topics: climate, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics)

FUV European SUV backlash spreads		07 Oct 2004	Daily Grist
FUV European SUV backlash spreads Beads of sweat are gathering on the foreheads of European automakers, as a backlash against sport utility vehicles spreads across the continent. Several countries have passed or are weighing measures that could hurt SUV sales. London Mayor Ken Livingstone displayed his usual delicacy when he referred to SUV drivers as "complete idiots" an ...
Topics: European Union, France, London, placemaking, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Vanity Blair Tony Blair calls for action on global warming, critics heap scorn		15 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
Vanity Blair Tony Blair calls for action on global warming, critics heap scorn U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair made a major speech yesterday that referred to global warming as the earth's "greatest environmental challenge," and though he never mentioned U.S. President Bush by name, he pointedly called on the world's wealthiest countries to take the lead in battling it. Saying that international cooperation was v ...
Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Walking on Blair Conservatives Accuse Blair of Being Weak on Climate Change		13 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
Walking on Blair Conservatives Accuse Blair of Being Weak on Climate Change In a depressing illustration of just how far global consensus on climate change has left the U.S. behind, this week British Prime Minister Tony Blair was criticized for doing too little on global warming by Michael Howard, the leader of the conservative Tory party. Howard attacked Blair for failing to use his close relationship with President Bus ...
Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Roof Positive Green Roofs Are Hot New Design Feature in London		08 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
Roof Positive Green Roofs Are Hot New Design Feature in London In London, the latest rage in building design is green roofing: Roofs covered in soil and foliage that can provide habitat for insects, lizards, and birds. The trend first took off as part of a government effort to protect the black redstart, a black-and-orange songbird that nests in urban areas and has come to be something of an icon for ...
Topics: green building, green living, London, United Kingdom (all these topics)

The Windshield Beneath My Wings Splatometers Reveal Possible Insect Decline in U.K.		02 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
The Windshield Beneath My Wings Splatometers Reveal Possible Insect Decline in U.K. Many bird populations in the U.K. have declined precipitously in recent years -- for instance, house sparrows have dropped by 65 percent since 1973 -- and some scientists suspect that a cause is a possible corresponding decline in the insect populations upon which the birds depend. To test the theory, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds o ...
Topics: United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics)

Shite! Storms Send Tons of Sewage into London's Thames River		06 Aug 2004	Daily Grist
Shite! Storms Send Tons of Sewage into London's Thames River Up to a million tons of raw sewage were pumped into the Thames River this week as London's aged sewer system was overcome by torrential rain. We'll pause a moment here while you try to wipe the image of a million tons of sewage from your mind. Wait, did we say "wipe"? Anyway, predictably enough, the poop, toilet paper, condoms, and other assor ...
Topics: London, United Kingdom, water pollution (all these topics)

Seas the Day Enviros Push California to Buy Ocean Areas and Fishing Boats		06 Apr 2004	Daily Grist
Seas the Day Enviros Push California to Buy Ocean Areas and Fishing Boats Environmental groups, buoyed by their success in channeling government money to buy large swaths of California coast to protect it from development, have set their sights on the Pacific Ocean. They hope to secure funding to buy boats, fishing permits, and even plots of ocean floor off the California coast in an effort to mitigate the destructive effec ...
Topics: climate, oceans, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Not Corn Yesterday U.K. Ministers Green-Light Genetically Modified Corn		09 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Not Corn Yesterday U.K. Ministers Green-Light Genetically Modified Corn In the U.K., they fight over genetically modified foods the way folks in the U.S. fight over "America's Next Top Model." The daily drip of accusations and counter-accusations can blur the eyes, but today brought a bona fide significant development: U.K. ministers officially announced that they would allow commercial plantings of genetically modified corn, ...
Topics: GMOs, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Ken You Dig It? London Mayor Considers Expanding Downtown Congestion Charging		05 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Ken You Dig It? London Mayor Considers Expanding Downtown Congestion Charging London Mayor Ken Livingstone boasts that the year-old, eight-square-mile pay zone in the center of the city -- where motorists are charged $9.40 to enter between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekdays -- has worked to reduce congestion and increase the use of public transportation. He promises that, if reelected, he'll double the size of the zone ...
Topics: London, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Breaking Wind U.K. Military Accused of Thwarting Wind-Power Development		01 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Breaking Wind U.K. Military Accused of Thwarting Wind-Power Development The U.K. Ministry of Defense is blocking efforts to expand wind energy in the country, said a group of top scientists today. The MoD objected to 48 percent of applications to build land-based wind turbine farms in 2003 because it doesn't want turbines within 46 miles of air defense radar installations. While the MoD ...
Topics: energy, green living, renewable energy, United Kingdom, wind power (all these topics)

Corn to Be Wild U.K. to Approve Planting of GM Corn		19 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Corn to Be Wild U.K. to Approve Planting of GM Corn The British government is set to give the go-ahead for genetically modified corn to be grown in the nation, according to documents leaked yesterday from a meeting of top government officials. A formal announcement is expected next week, though the government maintains that no final decision has been reached. The leaked discussion notes that "th ...
Topics: GMOs, international government agencies, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Wheeze and No Thank You Pollution a Likely Contributor to Rising Asthma Rates		17 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Wheeze and No Thank You Pollution a Likely Contributor to Rising Asthma Rates Asthma rates are climbing around the world, and though scientists can't say precisely what's causing the increase, pollution is thought to be a serious contributor. The respiratory disease has become a particular problem in Asia, where terrible air quality, rapid u ...
Topics: air pollution, Asia, China, health, placemaking, pollution and waste, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

Got to Admit It's Getting Bettors Bettors Will Get a Chance to Help Save Albatrosses		12 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Got to Admit It's Getting Bettors Bettors Will Get a Chance to Help Save Albatrosses A well-known bookie is teaming up with enviros in a creative effort to help save albatrosses, sea birds that are increasingly threatened by a fishing technique called longlining, which involves the use of tens of thousands of baited hooks dragged behind trawlers for 60 miles or more. Conservationists ...
Topics: Africa, Australia, environmental restoration, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics)

Nano, Nano		05 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Nano, Nano A new paint set to go on sale in Europe in March promises to absorb the most noxious gases from automobile exhaust. Invented by British company Millennium Chemicals, Ecopaint contains spherical nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and calcium carbonate, suspended in a base of polysiloxane (a silicon-based polymer). Hey, wake up, the good part ...
Topics: air pollution, England, European Union, green living, placemaking, pollution and waste, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Irrigation Irritation Agricultural Water Efficiency May Do More Harm Than Good		28 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Irrigation Irritation Agricultural Water Efficiency May Do More Harm Than Good Using water more efficiently in farming may ultimately increase long-term water shortages, warn some water experts. Although efficiency efforts -- such as lining irrigation ditches to prevent leaks and delivering water directly to roots rather than flooding fields -- are touted as a solution ...
Topics: climate, food and agriculture, green living, toxics, United Kingdom, water pollution (all these topics)

That Ken-do Spirit London's Mayor Pushes Solar Panels		26 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
That Ken-do Spirit London's Mayor Pushes Solar Panels London's lefty mayor, known (either fondly or derisively, depending on whom you talk to) as "Red Ken" Livingstone, is calling for the "vast majority" of new homes built in London to include photovoltaic solar panels. The requirement is part of a set of strict building and planning rules for l ...
Topics: green living, London, placemaking, renewable energy, United Kingdom, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics)

English Beat U.K. Sets Ambitious CO2 Reduction Goals		20 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
English Beat U.K. Sets Ambitious CO2 Reduction Goals The British government yesterday announced a plan to not only meet but beat Kyoto Protocol requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The nation will aim to cut its carbon dioxide emissions 20 percent by 2010 through a combination of regulations and pollution credit trading systems. Industry groups ...
Topics: air pollution, European Union, green living, hydropower, nuclear power, ozone, United Kingdom (all these topics)

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