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The Hurley bird gets the farm
Liz Hurley to star in reality show about her organic farm |
Sarah van Schagen |
29 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Actress-turned-organic-advocate Liz Hurley will soon star in a reality show about life on her organic farm in the U.K. and the launch of her organic brand: Hurley Meat. Says Hurley, 'People always imagine me with perfect hair, but that's not who I am.' Hm ... are you sure that's how they imagine you? |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, organic food, TV, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Check out the carbon
Will eco-labeling contribute to consumer shopping confusion? |
Ben Tuxworth |
09 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. ----- British supermarket shoppers face increasingly bewildering claims about the ethical qualities of products. In one of retail giant Tesco's stores, shoppers can opt for goods branded with the Soil Association's organic standard, the Fairtrade Foundation's logo, the British Farm standard, or chain-of-custody marks from the ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, ecological footprint, food, green living, shopping, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why, would she wanna be anywhere else?
Lily Allen backs U.K. solar incentive campaign |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Brit popster Lily Allen has sung about 'riding through the city on [her] bike all day' at the Premises solar-powered recording studio. Now, she's added her backing to a campaign to reward homes that generate their own green energy. The amendment to an energy bill in Parliament this week introduces a 'feed-in tariff,' which would 'guarantee a minimum price for all renewable energy generated by homes and businesses through a system of long-term contracts with energy ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, energy, energy at home, green living, music, politics, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Cotton the Moment
Misleading cotton ads banned in U.K. |
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13 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:07 AM on 13 Mar 2008 Poster and magazine ads by the U.S. cotton industry have been banned in Britain. The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority can put the kibosh on advertising deemed to be greenwashing, and regulators took issue with the cotton ads' claim that the crop is "soft, sensual, and sustainable." The ad authority pointed out that cotton is a "pesticide- and insecticide-intensive crop" and can " ... |
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| Topics: advertising, agriculture, business, green living, greenwashing, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: Young, gifted, and green?
New survey of U.K. youth reveals mixed attitudes about the future of the planet |
Ben Tuxworth |
05 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Debates about how we should save the planet tend to explore the impossibility of almost every approach until someone says, 'We need to change the education system,' at which point it is deemed churlish to snigger. Catch 'em young, and it's job done seems to be the hope. Well, with only 100 months of planet-saving time left, ac ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate change impacts, consumerism, green living, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Backin' the saddle again
British supermarket expands bike-trailer program |
Katharine Wroth |
09 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Bike to store. Pick up free bike trailer. Fill trailer with groceries. Hitch it up and ride home. Return trailer within three days. That's the dreamy concept at the Waitrose supermarket chain in Jolly Olde Englande, where the free-trailer scheme is being tried out at a handful of stores. Says a department manager, 'There are 60 to 70 bikes outside the shop every lunchtime, so there's a definite market for it. If we can encourage just a few people to cycle rather tha ... |
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| Topics: shopping, consumerism, United Kingdom, green living, innovation, bikes (all these topics) |
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Ogle Cranky Academics Instead
Top British scientist tells women to stop drooling over gas-guzzling males |
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19 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:18 PM on 19 Dec 2007 Hey ladies, wondering how to help fight climate change? It's simple: just stop encouraging men who waste resources! In particular, said U.K. climate scientist David King this week, "stop admiring young men in Ferraris." King's comments were immediately pounced upon -- not by feminists, but by Ferrari owners, who protested that their vehicles spew le ... |
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| Topics: cars, climate, energy, funnies, green living, news, sex, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: Greening our cities
How do U.K. cities stack up in terms of sustainability? |
Peter Madden |
26 Nov 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. Every year more and more people live in cities. Globally, we became a majority urban world for the first time last year, while here in the U.K., nine out of 10 of us live in towns and cities. Cities are clearly important for sustainability. Although the romantic green notion of us all living on small holdings with a goat, a vin ... |
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| Topics: ecological footprint, green living, placemaking, United Kingdom, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Socket to Us
Britain will phase out incandescent light bulbs |
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27 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 3:53 PM on 27 Sep 2007 Britain announced a voluntary initiative today that will phase out traditional incandescent light bulbs in the country by 2011. Officials predict that phasing in compact fluorescent lights will keep up to 5.5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year out of the atmosphere. Brilliant! "Britain is leading the way in getting rid of energy-guzzling light bulbs and helping consumers reduce their carbon foo ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Little green lies
Survey reveals truth about environmental fibs |
Sarah van Schagen |
28 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A study by (insurance company?) Norwich Union has unearthed the truth about how green Brits really are: The good news: Of the 1,580 people surveyed across Britain, more than half considered unethical living as much of a social taboo as drunk driving -- or, as the Brits call it, drink-driving. The bad news: Due to this "green guilt," nine in 10 admit they lie to exaggerate their environmental commitment. (Rather than actually making the changes.) ... |
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| Topics: green living, lying liars, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Olympic extravaganza
Planning ahead for Beijing, London, and Sochi |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
06 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Today, On the Ball brings you Olympics, Olympics, Olympics! And, if you read far enough, a reflection on undergarments. Beijing photo: vizzo via Flickr As we are now officially more than halfway through 2007, Beijing is getting all geared up for its Olympic games, to be held Aug. 8-24, 2008. On Wednesday, there were numerous reports of the city's upcoming plan to test how removing cars from the road affects air quality. Specifically, for two weeks nex ... |
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| Topics: China, France, green living, Olympics, Russia, sports, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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We Always Knew They'd Turn to Communism
U.K. green-computing task force recommends centralizing data |
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11 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| We Always Knew They'd Turn to Communism U.K. green-computing task force recommends centralizing data A newly formed United Kingdom task force will work to reduce the energy-sucking impacts of computing equipment, which some say pumps as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere there as the airline industry. The public-private partnership, called "Green Shift," will study how to make PCs and th ... |
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| Topics: e-waste, energy, green living, news, United Kingdom (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 |
| Sam Smith, publisher of the estimable e-letter The Progressive Review, is perhaps the ultimate pragmatic environmentalist, with a sharp eye for what works and a sharper ability to deflate the pompous and overly-self-loving. He is often the sole commenter picking up on policy proposals and practices that a less parochial media less obsessed with infotainment would be interested in -- such as the success of congestion charges in London's central district, implemented by Mayor 'Re ... |
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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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Simply Tracey
Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living, answers readers' questions |
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27 Apr 2007 |
InterActivist |
| The best way I found to "downshift" my life was to get rid of my car and bike, walk, and use public transit more. How can we convince others that driving less -- not greenwashed cars -- is the best solution? -- Lisa Phillips, Chicago, Ill. Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living. What a refreshing question, and put forward with personal, positive experience too -- well done to you for mak ... |
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| Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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She Smells a Lot of Roses
Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living, answers Grist's questions |
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23 Apr 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Tracy Smith. What work do you do? I'm a writer and broadcaster on downshifting and sustainable living, and I also put together an awareness campaign called National Downshifting Week, which is this week. NDW is a grassroots awareness campaign, designed to encourage participants to "Slow Down and Green Up"! There's a great quote I often use to sum it all up: "The more money you ... |
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| Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Conservatives for rail transit
Um, overseas |
David Roberts |
17 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| 'As part of efforts to shed its image of closeness to the motoring lobby, the party wants the government to commit immediately to key rail expansion projects ...' That's the conservative party. The dawn of hope and sanity? Yes. In the U.K. |
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| Topics: cars, green living, placemaking, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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It sure is sexy being green
... especially at an auto show |
Yolanda Crous |
02 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Possibly in an attempt to convince attendees that a green auto show actually can be sexy, the UK's Eden Project named their eco-car fiesta -- wait for it -- 'the Sexy Green Auto Show.' Luckily it seems to be living up to its moniker with an abundance of tempting auto treats, from a Volkswagen that gets 72 mpg to a racing car that can run on a 50 percent blend of jatropha nut biodiesel. And god bless 'em, I saw zero scantily clad babes in the show's program -- jus ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Sister Hazell
Britain's favorite topless model is the latest eco-spokesperson |
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09 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Sister Hazell Britain's favorite topless model is the latest eco-spokesperson Lots of climate and energy news today, so here's some Friday frippery. How excited do you think Guy Adams of The Independent was when his editor told him to interview Keeley Hazell about her green principles? Hazell, well known in Britain as a winsome Page Three girl (that's British for "nudie newspaper model"), pose ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, news, sex, 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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Eco-friendly Fire
British arms manufacturer producing green weapons |
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26 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Eco-friendly Fire British arms manufacturer producing green weapons One of the world's biggest arms manufacturers, British Aerospace, is investing heavily in eco-friendly weapons. Soldiers and civilians may now be blown up by a recyclable explosive, hit by a reduced-toxin rocket, or bombed by a fuel-efficient fighter jet. Biodegradable land mines and their victims both turn into compost over time. Quieter warheads reduce ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Bawh-Chikka-Baaawh
Report accuses U.K. media of indulging in global-warming 'porn' |
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03 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bawh-Chikka-Baaawh Report accuses U.K. media of indulging in global-warming "porn" The first comprehensive analysis of climate-change coverage in the U.K. media has deemed it "confusing, contradictory, and chaotic." Produced by the Institute for Public Policy Research, the report, "Warm Words," accuses media outlets of presenting apocalyptic pictures and portents as a kind of " ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -- Well, One Out of Three Ain't Bad
The happiest nations are not the high-consuming ones, survey says |
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13 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -- Well, One Out of Three Ain't Bad The happiest nations are not the high-consuming ones, survey says A new Happy Planet Index supports the cliché that money can't buy happiness. The New Economics Foundation, a British think tank, looked at 178 countries' consumption levels, life expectancy, and happiness, and concluded that people can live long, happy lives without sucking up ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, 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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In the Cards
Brits consider radical plan to measure personal emissions |
Mike Wendling |
09 Aug 2005 |
Main Dish |
| Credit or debit ... or planet? What would you be willing to do to slow climate change? Oh sure, you might drive and fly less. You might already have, like me, signed up for a green-energy plan. But would you hand over an ID card every time you filled up your gas tank? Would you let the government track each time you turned on your washing machine or computer? How about your nose-hair trimmer? ... |
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| Topics: green living, 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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