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London's alternative to nuclear power

Posted by bex — 15 December 2006 at 1:46pm - Comments

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone believes there is an alternative to nuclear power

If you travel on the London underground, you may be seeing a lot more of nuclear waste over the next few weeks than you've been used to. We've joined The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone in launching a poster campaign to tell Londoners about the alternative to the new nuclear power stations Tony Blair wants to build - and inviting them to join the debate on our energy future.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, ken livingstone, london, nuclear power, nuclear waste, videos

London mayor owns up to illegal wood in Trafalgar Square

Posted by admin — 28 June 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Brian Baring a traditional landowner from Papua New Guinea by Nelsons Column where illegal timber was used during renovations

Whatever you may think of his political credentials, as Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has been pushing to make the metropolis a greener city. His plans for a low-energy London have shown just how far behind central government are in terms of planning for a sustainable future, and the Greater London Authority (GLA) ensures that all timber used in their building projects is from sources approved by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Article tagged as: FSC, GLA, illegal timber, ken livingstone, london, papua new guinea, trafalgar square

Ken's low carbon London

Posted by bex — 20 March 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

London Mayor Ken Livingstone

It's the capital of the UK, the biggest energy demand centre in the country and the largest city in Europe. And it can slash its CO2emissions, gas consumption and reliance on fossil fuels without nuclear power.

Article tagged as: audio, climate change, decentralised energy, ken livingstone, london

Lula told: "Save the Amazon"

Posted by admin — 7 March 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

Greenpeace protesters demonstrate as the Queen and President Lula pass by during his state visit

As President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil paid a visit to Buckingham Palace today, the Greenpeace forest football squad were there to remind him that the world has a vested interest in the future of the Amazon rainforest.

Article tagged as: agriculture, amazon, brazil, forests, london, lula, soya

National Lottery Project

Posted by admin — 22 April 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

Letting Glasgow know what's going on inside Kelvingrove Art Gallery

Our campaign to stop National Lottery funded projects using endangered rainforest timber took another step forward on 21st March when the Heritage Lottery fund agreed to source all timber from legal and well-managed sources for projects they fund.

Article tagged as: cardiff, forests, FSC, glasgow, illegal timber, kelvingrove, london, millenium stadium, national lottery, wembley stadium
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