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He who pays the piper calls the tune
29.09.2006 from stolen moments blog:
Covert lobbying, in the UK as well as the US, has severely set back efforts to combat the world’s biggest problem: global warming.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Corporations] [Climate change]
Image: He who pays the piper calls the tune
Seeing the trees and the wood too
28.09.2006 from TRADA:
Tackle climate change by using wood. Check out these resources...
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Seeing the trees and the wood too
London's footprints are large
28.09.2006 from Future London:
If you're a Londoner, you have until 1 October to visit the Future London interactive experience at the Science Museum. Take a few steps now and leap towards a greener capital.
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Image: London's footprints are large © Will Ross /
Wind power boost
27.09.2006 from BBC:
Everyone knows there's something funny going on with the weather, explains David Miliband. So the government is investing in a new scheme to support renewables and help get things moving on combatting climate change.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Renewable energy]
Image: Wind power boost © CSE: Down To Earth
27.09.2006 The forest industry giant UPM, based in Finland, plans to get rid of its remaining 300 forestry workers. The Wood and Allied Workers' Union warns that UPM’s real aim is to utilise low-pay labour from near-by countries, such as Estonia and Poland.
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From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus
Related topics/regions: [Eastern Europe] [Labour]
25.09.2006 The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is to formally launch the new Infrastructure Services Framework for education on Friday 29 September 2006 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Education] [ICT]
25.09.2006 from Carbon-info.org:
"While individuals may be able to afford a big 4x4 and fly on holiday many times each year, the planet unfortunately can't."
Image: Increasing pollution from increasing travel

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22.09.2006 from BBC:
Temperatures in central England are about 1C higher than in the 1950s, and humanity's greenhouse gas emissions are the reason, a new study indicates.
Image: Gatekeeper butterlies on the move to Scotland

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22.09.2006 Shared Planet is the biggest student conference in Europe on
world poverty, human rights and the environment. Hundreds of
students come together every year to hear speakers, participate in interactive skills and issues workshops, take action and have fun. London, 3-5 November. Plus the chance to
take part in a Carnival of Climate Chaos on the Saturday
afternoon.
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21.09.2006 Gill Hicks was the last person pulled from her train after London's train bombings last July. She has a message for everybody on the International Day of Peace.
From: Peace Direct
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Image: © Peace Direct
21.09.2006 from Hugg:
Shoppers will be able to take account of climate when deciding what to buy with the launch of a new mark.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Consumption] [Climate change]
Solar panels: an example of micropower
21.09.2006 from Red Pepper:
Melanie Jarman considers whether a shift to micropower generation is the solution to climate change.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Solar panels: an example of micropower © Peter Armstrong
20.09.2006 from The Independent:
Menzies Campbell, leader of the UK LibDem Party, is demanding a dramatic shift towards "green" taxation in which he would shift the burden of taxation from income tax to environmental charges.
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Mur Crusto farmhouse, Llangybi
20.09.2006 from Mur Crusto eco-farm blog:
Passive solar, microCHP and other renewable energy sources should help make this farmhouse energy neutral.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Agriculture] [Renewable energy]
Image: Mur Crusto farmhouse, Llangybi
Britain's firms aren't prepared for this
19.09.2006 from House of Cards blog:
UK small businesses face a significant threat from climate change and dire financial consequences due to a lack of insurance, according to a new report.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Business] [Climate change]
Image: Britain's firms aren't prepared for this © Greenpeace UK
19.09.2006 from silicon.com:
The eco-friendly stance of the Eden Project is also shaping the decisions made in its IT operations. Ticketing by mobile phone is just one example.
Image: Eden Project biomes

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Typical UK housing
18.09.2006 from Sustainable Development Commission:
There are 21 million homes in the UK. Together, we are responsible for 27% of CO2 emissions, half of public water use and 8% of total UK waste; but just how large is the potential for resource savings? Download the new report.
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Image: Typical UK housing
Transport pollution is just part of the problem
17.09.2006 from Friends of the Earth:
The Government has only four years to implement a major new programme of action to cut carbon emissions if the UK is to play its part in keeping global temperatures below danger levels, says a new report from the UK's Tyndall Centre.
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Image: Transport pollution is just part of the problem © Centre for Science and Environment
World Bank
15.09.2006 A major humanitarian aid group is welcoming the UK's move to hit the Bank in the pocket until it stops imposing unjust conditions on its loans to the world's poorest countries.
From: ActionAid International
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Image: World Bank
The Sun is going green
15.09.2006 from The Sun:
Forget babes and bingo. The Sun has a great new section on global warming and what we can do about it.
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Image: The Sun is going green
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