Transport

What happened to the Airplot?

Posted by sgelmini — 25 June 2015 at 5:18pm - Comments

There's a story on the Guardian website today which has thrown up questions about what happened to the land that we bought some years ago to block plans for a third runway at Heathrow. It claims that the land was sold back to its original owner (which is true, and with good reason) and that we didn't publicise this (which is also true, also with good reason).

Article tagged as: airplot, airport expnsion, heathrow, the guardian, transport

Where did all the fun go?

Posted by Hugh Mouser — 4 July 2013 at 6:43pm - Comments

Sign of the times, but car companies are dragging their heels over electric vehicles

I grew up on a diet of TV shows like Knight Rider and The A Team. I saw Ferrari and Mclaren produce faster cars as time went by. I admired how the car industry kept on trying to improve.

But it seems like some carmakers have lost the fun of innovation.

Article tagged as: BMW, cars, climate change, co2 emissions, daimler, EU, transport, VW

Cleaner cars vote postponed as Germany secures pit stop for gas guzzlers

Posted by Hugh Mouser — 27 June 2013 at 6:13pm - Comments

Clean car vote postponed? We're fuming

It looks like Angela Merkel's call to David Cameron last night has paid off, and the key vote on cleaner cars has been postponed.

Article tagged as: angela merkel, cars, co2 emissions, david cameron, EU, oil, transport

Standing up to bullying tactics over cleaner cars

Posted by Elena Polisano — 18 June 2013 at 4:22pm - Comments

Banner outside meeting of European environment ministers in Luxembourg

German environment minister Peter Altmaier is keen to keep gas guzzlers on the road

It was 6.30am in Luxembourg and we were all keen to start. We got into our vans ready to launch our final action for cleaner cars in Europe. But this morning it was different. Instead of a handful of national activists calling on a car company to clean up its act, we went big.

There were thirty of us from across Europe who came together for the whole day to unveil a banner, placards and hand out flyers telling European governments to stand up to the bullying of Germany and its environment minister Peter Altmaier.

Article tagged as: cars, co2 emissions, EU, oil, peter altmaier, transport

Last-ditch attempt to sabotage law for cleaner cars

Posted by Elena Polisano — 14 June 2013 at 4:08pm - Comments

Angela has that petrol emotion

Politicians would make terrible magicians. That’s my conclusion after reading a new proposal that sets out how Europe should meet its fuel economy targets for all new cars.

The German government’s proposal is an attempt to con the rest of Europe into playing into the hands of car companies like BMW and Daimler.

Article tagged as: cars, co2 emissions, EU, germany, oil, transport

Dear Mrs Merkel, please help - I’m afraid of commitment

Posted by Elena Polisano — 24 May 2013 at 4:36pm - Comments

by-nc-nd. Credit: European Union

Of all the shoulders to cry on, it might seem strange to pick the German Chancellor’s. But that’s what the German car association (VDA) did this week when its president Matthias Wissman wrote to her to moan that long-term targets for cleaner cars could strangle the car industry. He asked her to take a strong position against the regulations which are currently being debated in Brussels.

Article tagged as: angela merkel, cars, co2, europe, oil, transport

Win! VW has turned away from the Dark Side

Posted by jamie — 5 March 2013 at 6:52pm - Comments

Stormtroopers in London on the campaign launch

Half a million Jedi can't be wrong

After nearly two years of campaigning by more than 526,000 of you across the planet, VW has turned away from the Dark Side and committed to make cleaner and more efficient cars.

That means VW will also meet strong EU CO2 reduction targets.

This is big, because using less oil means less pollution, less impact on the climate and less pressure on vulnerable places like the Arctic.

Article tagged as: cars, climate change, oil, transport, VW, VWDarkside

How you made VW see the light

Posted by jamie — 5 March 2013 at 3:56pm - Comments

After nearly 2 years and 520,683 people pressuring VW, they've finally agreed to make cleaner and more efficient cars. VW announced that it will meet new EU car efficiency targets for 2020. That means its entire fleet will average 95g/km (about 4 litres/100km) per vehicle by 2020. VW is Europe’s biggest car-maker, the seconde biggest in the world, so this is big news. Using less oil means less pollution, less impact on the climate and less pressure on vulnerable places like the Arctic. Here's how you made it happen...

Article tagged as: cars, cliamte change, oil, timelines, transport, VW, VWDarkside

New year, new VW?

Posted by Hugh Mouser — 11 January 2013 at 5:52pm - Comments

Activists protest VW at the Vienna car show

How’s your New Year’s resolutions list going? We’re waiting to hear how Volkswagen has begun 2013.

This morning more than 25 Greenpeace activists protested against the carmaker’s stance on the climate outside the Vienna car show. Handing out leaflets and making the point that VW can do better, we were hoping that the company makes some strong commitments.

Article tagged as: car show, cars, co2, go beyond oil, transport, vienna, volkswagen, VW

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What happened to the Airplot?

Where did all the fun go?

Cleaner cars vote postponed as Germany secures pit stop for gas guzzlers

Standing up to bullying tactics over cleaner cars

Last-ditch attempt to sabotage law for cleaner cars

Dear Mrs Merkel, please help - I’m afraid of commitment

Win! VW has turned away from the Dark Side

How you made VW see the light

New year, new VW?

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