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Trains vs. Planes: Eurostar Joins the Debate
Everytime we discuss aviation it generates some pretty passionate discussion. Now Eurostar, the company operating trains between London and Paris, and London and Brussels, has waded into the debate. The company has put out a press release claiming that
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The TH Interview: Barny Haughton of Bordeaux Quay
"Barny Haughton is a great pioneer and one of the unsung heroes of the organic movement. He has been serving up food which is not only delicious, but local, organic and sustainable since 1988, long before these issues became fashionable." - Patrick
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Green Eating Goes Mainstream: Bordeaux Quay Up and Running
We reported here back in May on Bordeaux Quay, a new eco-gastronomic venture in the UK city of Bristol (also home to Cafe Maytreya, a vegetarian's paradise which we reported on here). Whilst we may have been wrong about Bordeaux Quay being the first
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Global Protests to Mark UN Climate Talks
There is no doubt that concern about climate change is growing in all quarters. Yet whilst purchases of carbon offsets are on the rise, and An Inconvenient Truth is showing healthy box office returns, we are yet to see
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Introduction to Permaculture at BedZED
Regular readers will be familiar with BedZED, the innovative London housing project pioneered by the Bioregional Development Group which we have covered here and here. Many will also be familiar with the concept of permaculture, which we posted on
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Print Green? Greendot and Rolling Press
As many of us know, one of the most wasteful aspects of doing business today revolves around our never ending use of paper, and the often toxic methods of printing the marketing, promotional, and mass-mailing materials with which we are bombarded daily.
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The Smart EV: Coming Soon to the Public?
OK, so electric cars aren't a panacea for all the ills of car culture, but they are certainly a step in the right direction. They are more efficient than their fossil-fuel powered counterparts, they release no emissions whilst being driven, and they
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Greening Our Existing Housing Stock: The Eco-Renovation Network
The above conundrum is how the newly
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Carbon Offsets Now Available on the High Street
Carbon offsets are by no means a magic bullet solution to climate change. We've covered both sides of the controversy surrounding this issue before, for example here and here. However, whichever side of the debate you fall on, there is no doubt that
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The TH Interview: Beth Fetterley of the Urban Ecology Center
Since its inception in 1991, the Urban Ecology Center has continued to expand its program
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Challenge Monbiot: Online Q&A; on the Impact of Aviation
Friday's post on George Monbiot's new book generated a heated debate (no pun intended), especially around the issue of air travel and its impacts on the environment. For some environmentalists this is becoming THE issue to be dealing with, for others the
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Love, Food, Energy: Cafe Maitreya
As an ex-vegetarian who has enthusiastically embraced (mostly) local and organic meat in the last few years, I can
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Solar Aid: the UK's First Solar Charity for the Developing World is Launched
Just a couple of weeks ago we interviewed Jeremy Leggett , CEO of London based SolarCentury. It seems that he and his team have been busy since then. Last week, his company announced that they were the UK's fastest growing renewable energy company
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G-Wiz Caught on Camera
We have been meaning to post this for some time now, but never quite got round to it. Going Green, the London electric car dealership who we reported on here, has a link to a report by ABC news on the G-Wiz, or Reva as it is known in India where it is
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After the Floods, the Forest: Locals Fighting Climate Change in West Yorkshire
The hills above the West Yorkshire village of Hebden Bridge in the UK will see an important gathering next wekend. A group of volunteers of all ages will be taking part in what they describe as "climate change of a different kind." They will be
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George Monbiot Turns Up the Heat
These are the words of British journalist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot, recently described by the Observer newspaper as
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The Revolution Might Be Televised: Regional News Goes Green
Some time back we asked readers about sustainability/ green stories in their local media here. I didn't mention at the time, but BBC viewers in the West of England are actually pretty well served in this regard. BBC Points West, our local news show,
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Community Solutions to Coming Challenges: Peak Moment TV
Last week we reported here on the efforts of a small town in South West England to design for a prosperous future after peak oil. The week before we looked here at a small village whose residents were intent on tackling their collective ecological
