]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/united-kingdom Blog Articles Tagged with 'united-kingdom' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/149635?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Mitsubishi Ramps Up Cleantech Commitment, BP Bows Out of UK Wind Energy EffortsIn the wake of the U.S. presidential election, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced plans to expand business operations aimed to helping to mitigate climate chan... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/149635?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:05:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/149400?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom The Three Little Pigs have nothing on these digs. Ancient technique and modern groove set these structures apart from the little hillside boxes filling our neighborhoods. There are no cookie-cutter house plans here. Just clean, green, natural buildin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/149400?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:17:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149200?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom New Guide to Oil Depletion for Local AuthoritiesWhether it's Boulder, Colorado enacting a carbon tax; Sydney becoming Australia's first carbon-neutral government body; or Somerset County Council becoming the first Transition Local Authority in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149200?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:39:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149027?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom photo: Ben LetoWith a new president elected in the United States, the world may soon turn a corner and create a new unified front on the environment, and climate change in particular. But there are several leaders who have already demonstrated except... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149027?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148809?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Most of the time these photos are merely reprentative of type of project written about, but this really is the Kentish Flats wind farm, which Vattenfall operates. Photo: Phil Hollmann.Swedish firm Vattenfall, which already operates the 90 MW Kentish ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148809?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:37:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148823?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Millions of residents of developing nations die every year from preventable or treatable diseases because the drugs to help them don't yet exist. Pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to develop and produce new drugs when they're unsure they'll be ab... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148823?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:56:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148748?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Image Source: Egg BabyJust in time for the Holiday Season, several childrens clothing outfits offer cute new choices. One label is offering prizes to the winner of their design contest. Another has cute peace sayings on kids tops, while a third offer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148748?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:48:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148674?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tiered Parking Fees Incentivize Low-CO2 VehiclesWe've noted before how charging points and other incentives for electric vehicle drivers have been spreading like a virus across London. And while some boroughs of London may now be withdrawing free ele... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148674?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:44:54 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148405?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom If climate disasters are to be averted, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) must be reduced below the levels that already exist today, according to a study published [*.pdf, open access] in Open Atmospheric Science Journal by a group of 10 scientists fr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148405?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147832?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Photo via spjwebsterWith the economic crunch, the price for recycled good has dropped, and now UK local authorities and collection companies have tons of worthless recyclables that they can't do anything with. In an effort to store them, they're requ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147832?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147154?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Scenes from Malm , Sweden -- a hidden green city gem -- Bj rn S derqvist @ flickr.Portland, San Francisco, and New York. These three cities consistently rise to the top of U.S. and even global lists of great green cities. And while these cities, t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147154?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:00:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146856?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Green designers are getting pretty good at making sustainable, fashionable, and durable clothing. Did we mention that eco clothes can be fashionable? Well, a British designer has taken this one step further by making a sustainable suit (90% wool) and... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146856?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146784?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Next week on November 13th the great and good of the British fashion industry will demonstrate their commitment to ethical fashion by attending the groundbreaking RE:Fashion Awards. This event will be the world's first dedicated awards ceremony for e... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146784?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:57:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146786?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom vonKrahl.Akadeemia / Rob Hopkins from VonKrahl on ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146786?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:31:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146491?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Image source: Lela Dowling/Bee Culture magazineWednesday, November 5, beekeepers from all over Britain will don their pitchforks, er, smokers, and placards and head to 10 Downing Street to demand action on the current bee crisis. Though, this demonst... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146491?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:57:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146431?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom UK Hardware Store Deepens One Planet Business CommitmentUK hardware giant B&Q was already collaborating with TreeHugger favorites, the Bioregional Development Group, on becoming a One Planet Business - committing among other things to stop sell... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146431?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:01:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/146008?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom In a few days, James Hansen and several other leading climate scientists will release a major new study, Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? in the Open Atmospheric Sciences Journal. You can read a first draft of the study and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/146008?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:28:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145878?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom BBC News reports that the Publicly Available Specification 2050 - PAS 2050 - a newly created audit scheme to help companies measure the carbon footprint of their goods, was launched in the UK by BSI British Standards. The effort aims to provide con... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145878?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:13:59 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145677?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Here's today's addition to the growing list of groups and people warning that the problems that financial recession may bring will pale in comparison to the coming nexus environmental and energy problems. (I won't say describe them as crises, as we t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145677?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:12:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146018?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Here's today's addition to the growing list of groups and people warning that the problems that financial recession may bring will pale in comparison to the coming nexus environmental and energy problems. (I won't say describe them as crises, as we t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146018?rsstype=tag&tag=united-kingdom Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:12:00 -0400