]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/uk Blog Articles Tagged with 'uk' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131374?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Companies building and running nuclear power stations find it impossible to get insurance to cover them in the even of a nuclear accident. They are uninsurable. The costs of containing and clearing up are unimaginably huge and would surely bankrupt a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/131374?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/131326?rsstype=tag&tag=uk According to UK and U.S. researchers, it should be possible to fight the global warming effects associated with an increase of dioxide levels by using autonomous cloud-seeding ships to spray salt water into the air. This project would require the dep... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/131326?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:12:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/131129?rsstype=tag&tag=uk The BBC News science section has an interesting sketch of the different ways in which Europe's wind power potential and costs are tied to different regional circumstances. Simon Cox asks what happens when the wind doesn't blow, and compares the reali... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/131129?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:11:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131077?rsstype=tag&tag=uk This article was was written by Jamais Cascio in March 2006. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.There's a theory in cognitive science that suggests that one of the hallmarks of human consciousness is the abil... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131077?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:59:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/130987?rsstype=tag&tag=uk By some estimates, the UK could generate 5-15 gigawatts of electricity using tidal turbines. Photo: Franny Dynamite.About six weeks ago we reported on the world's first commercial-scale tidal turbine, SeaGen, beginning the first stage of its operatio... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/130987?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:29:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130905?rsstype=tag&tag=uk The 2008 Ford Ka.The new Ford Ka city car will make its global debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show in October. The new Ka replaces the original Ka, which was launched at the Paris Motor Show in 1996. Production of the new Ford Ka commences in the autu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130905?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130863?rsstype=tag&tag=uk The UK has a famous satire and investigative journalism magazine called Private Eye. In the current edition, it has the following to say about the construction of the EPR reactors at Olkiluoto in Finland and Flamanville in France:... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130863?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:20:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/130821?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Leading climate science Dr. James Hansen [search], who heads NASA's noted Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has called for an immediate halt in the construction of coal-fired power stations [ark] moreark. This is something Ecological Internet ha... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/130821?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:06:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-ark/130822?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Leading climate science Dr. James Hansen [search], who heads NASA's noted Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has called for an immediate halt in the construction of coal-fired power stations [ark] moreark. This is something Ecological Internet ha... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-ark/130822?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:06:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/130771?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Filed under: Hybrid, Hyundai, Paris Motor ShowRecent reports indicate that Hyundai may be set to introduce the world to its hybrid Santa Fe sport utility vehicle at the Paris Motor Show in October. The Korean automaker says that its hybrid 'ute will ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/130771?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:33:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130784?rsstype=tag&tag=uk This article was written by Jamais Cascio in May of 2005. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.This week, I spoke at the first MeshForum conference, held in Chicago. The following is an adaptation of my talk, w... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130784?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:22:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/130568?rsstype=tag&tag=uk The United Kingdom is one of the worst performers in the EU when it comes to increasing its share of renewables in the energy mix. However, the country is rapidly speeding up its investments in clean energy, with biomass spanning the crown.The UK now... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/130568?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:37:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/130589?rsstype=tag&tag=uk A jury of top international architects and urbanists has selected ten winners of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for the best urban neighborhoods built in the last 25 years. The winners are all fabulous projects featuring revitalization, wal... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/130589?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:55:38 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/131344?rsstype=tag&tag=uk A jury of top international architects and urbanists has selected ten winners of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for the best urban neighborhoods built in the last 25 years. The winners are all fabulous projects featuring revitalization, wal... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/131344?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:55:38 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130521?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Here's a story from Jamie in the UK.It's currently the dry season in the Amazon and, as the live webcast last week demonstrated, fires have been decimating large areas. The video crew weren't the only ones documenting the fires and last week we recei... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/130521?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:56:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/130504?rsstype=tag&tag=uk One of the more frequently mentioned constraints on new nuclear power plant construction is the production of large steel components like reactor pressure vessels. Until recently, there was only one place outside of Russia - Japan Steel Works - with ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/130504?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:44:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130398?rsstype=tag&tag=uk We've often written about the concept of leapfrogging to describe what happens when a non-industrialized country surpasses old, harmful technologies or systems (now causing industrialized nations problems) to get to new sustainable innovations and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130398?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:08:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130328?rsstype=tag&tag=uk The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of those incredibly important international bodies of which most of us have never heard. Cory Doctorow, besides being a bull goose blogger and science fiction writer, is one of the Electronic Fronti... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130328?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:34:42 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130279?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Proton has expanded its GEN-2 range in the UK with the addition of two dual fuel models able to run on either gasoline or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas).Proton is offering a full factory-fitted LPG conversion at no additional cost to the customer, and... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130279?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:58:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/130327?rsstype=tag&tag=uk You'd be forgiven in thinking that these trees have been pummeled and almost uprooted as hurricane season is upon us but, believe it or not, they're actually meant to look like that; reports Deputy Dog.Created by the same guys who brought us the Blur... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/130327?rsstype=tag&tag=uk Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:47:56 -0400