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Climate change: We still have time!

Posted by bex — 30 October 2006 at 9:00am - Comments
Greenpeace activist climbs 700ft coal plant smoke stack

Greenpeace activist climbs 700ft coal plant smoke stack


In his review on climate change, economist and government advisor Sir Nicholas Stern says that "climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen," but that there "is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we act now and act internationally." Which is exactly what we have been saying all along. The scientific and moral cases for acting against climate change have been known for some time - but it's taken an economist to spur the government into action.

Article tagged as: climate change, co2, decentralised energy, gordon brown, hachette, stern review

EU policy on climate change: I will if you will

Posted by jamie — 24 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

It's so easy to shift the blame onto someone else but politicians do it better than most. Witness Margaret Beckett earlier today, speaking to foreign policy experts at the British Embassy in Berlin. Quite rightly, she stressed the dangers of climate change but her role as foreign secretary lead her to framing it as "a serious threat to international security". Which it is, but it's a lot more besides.

Article tagged as: climate change, politics

The vinyl solution

Posted by jamie — 18 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

web_banner_255_176.jpgNow this is fun. Top-notch design studio Freerange Graphics have produced another of their really quite cool online animations, and anyone who's seen cyberpunk animal welfare skit The Meatrix or organic sci-fi rip-off Grocery Store Wars will know they can put a groovy spin on ethically-minded issues.

Article tagged as: plastic, PVC, REACH, toxics

What's £10 million between friends?

Posted by jamie — 13 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

solar.jpg From BBC News earlier today:

A £10m drive to add wind turbines to public sites and to promote renewable energy is being funded by cuts to other green projects, it has been claimed. The Partnership for Renewables scheme will work with private firms to put the turbines on sites such as hospitals. But the Lib Dems and the Energy Saving Trust say money from insulation and double-glazing schemes will pay for it. The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the sum was never allocated to a specific project.

Article tagged as: climate change, david miliband, DEFRA, oil, renewable energy

Join our nuclear club

Posted by jamie — 10 October 2006 at 5:01pm - Comments

How do you solve a problem like Korea?

Article tagged as: disarmament, north korea, peace

SolarChill fridge wins environmental award

Posted by bex — 9 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

SolarChill - a new ozone friendly fridge

SolarChill is a new ozone friendly refrigeration technology using solar power, enabling delivery of vaccines and food to regions of the world without electricity. Developed by us along with six other organisations it has won the Environmental Pioneer in Refrigeration award in the 2006 Cooling Industry Awards.

Article tagged as: climate change, ozone, refrigeration, solarchill, solutions

Greenpeace launches legal challenge against the government

Posted by bex — 6 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Sizewell nuclear power plant
We're taking legal action against the government for deciding to support nuclear power without full public consultation.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy review, judicial review, nuclear power