In a £9 billion redevelopment project, the UK Housing Ministry has plans for a 40 mile-long ‘eco-region’. It’s proposed the Thames Gateway would be water-neutral (meaning no extra water would be used), feature carbon-zero buildings and span from Canary Wharf to Southend in Essex and Sittingbourne in Kent. CNET
Here’s an article from our pals at the Matter Network… Washington, DC — A diverse group including investment bankers, energy executives, government officials and clean energy advocates came together in agreement that the environmental cost of energy should be factored into its price, and that Congress must develop policies that
Plans afoot for the UN ministers in Indonesia when they visit for climate talks next week; they’re going to be given bicycles to get around the area. Reuters reports: “Delegates from nearly 190 countries will gather on the resort island on Monday to launch a concentrated effort to hammer
Around 375,000 plastic bottles have been collected in Ealing since a new plastic recycling service has been introduced. The London council have changed their policy on collecting plastics at the kerbside due to 87% of residents requesting the service. Although only implemented on November 19th, ECT have reported that
Italy has been victim to nearly 300 cases of chikungunya fever – a virus spread by mosquitos, Associated Press reports, even though the virus is more commonly seen in Africa and Asia. National Geographic report: “While the mostly nonfatal outbreak was largely the result of increasingly global trade and travel ties,
The Building Research Establishment Trust (BRE) have released results from a recent study suggesting that fitting a wind turbine to the side of your house (in built up towns and cities) is likely to add to your carbon footprint, The Guardian reports. “The BRE took data from sites across Manchester,
It’s just a few days before key United Nations climate change talks start in Bali, and Friends of the Earth International have declared that biofuels must not be promoted as a solution to climate change. The government talks are scheduled for 3 – 14th December and FoE warned that an
CHINA WATCH China’s first eco city – Dongtan which lies in eastern China now has its sister city in the northeast: Tianjin. According to AP, China and Singapore will jointly build up an environmentally friendly city Tianjin in China’s northeast. Tianjin, the third largest city in China, is only
Greenbang has made a Facebook group – “Supermarkets could do more to cut packaging waste”. The plan is to get enough members, get some MPs on board and then take it to the supermarkets and the papers. So join up…
Greenbang’s mate…is in need of some recycled rubber for a project. Does anyone know anyone who might be able to help?
One day when the world is a friendlier place, Droogs are taken off our streets once and for all, and Clockwork Orange references are seen as an example of good blogging rather than a passé reference to an aging film, we will all live in eco-friendly houses. In the morning,
Greenpeace has released the sixth issue of its ‘Guide to Greener Electronics‘ – scoring companies on their policies on toxic chemicals and recycling. Companies are given ratings out of 10. Microsoft didn’t do very well with a score of 2.7, partly due to their long timeline for toxic chemicals
