UK Archive

  • Gareth Hughes

    Where’s the plan? - by Gareth Hughes



    Today the UK Government released its draft Carbon Plan containing some 130 actions and targets to reduce emissions. With petrol prices nearing record highs, UK Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, said Britain had no option but to speed up efforts to move away from oil. “Getting off the oil hook is made all the more urgent [...] read more
    March 9, 2011 6:12 pm - 13 Comments
  • frog

    Environmental policies of the new UK coalition Govt - by frog



    Environmental journos at Grist analysed the environment policy platform of the new UK Conservative/Lib Dem coalition. Some items of note: The establishment of a high-speed rail network. The cancellation of the third runway at Heathrow International Airport. The establishment of a smart grid and the roll-out of smart meters (I bet they won’t be the [...] read more
    May 17, 2010 2:17 pm - 4 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Sleepwalking into a surveillance society: the New Zealand guinea pigs - by Keith Locke



    Up to 265 Government agencies and 48,000 private businesses in the UK will be able to access the register for which Kiwis are among the guinea pigs. read more
    January 16, 2010 9:00 am - 62 Comments
  • frog

    Conservatives call for effective ban on thermal generation without CCS - by frog



    The debate in the UK has been slowly heating up since the middle of last year, when a right-wing think tank called on the Labour government to impose gradually reducing emissions standards for all power plants. The effect would have been a ban on new coal plants without Carbon Capture and Storage, (CCS), while allowing [...] read more
    January 30, 2009 10:52 am - 3 Comments
  • frog

    The ‘Pesticide Nun’ wins landmark ruling - by frog



    Georgina Downs, the UK’s longstanding pesticide campaigner, has won a landmark ruling in the High Court. The TimesOnline reports: For years the Downs family had no idea what was ailing her. Symptoms initially included blisters inside her mouth and throat; in 1991 her legs gave way. “I was absolutely devastated. I didn’t know what was [...] read more
    November 23, 2008 4:34 pm - 40 Comments
  • frog

    U.K. Approves Animal-Human Embryo Testing - by frog



    I am purposely not going to state my opinion on this subject, as some more sensitive frogblog readers always assume that I am speaking on behalf of the Green Party. Instead, I would like to have a discussion around the merits  and risks of the UK decision, and compare those to the merits and risks [...] read more
    October 25, 2008 3:47 pm - 19 Comments
  • frog

    It’s back to the future for UK waterways - by frog



    Hat tip to the Energy Bulletin staff for this excellent summary of an Independent article: Britain’s waterways are on the brink of an astonishing revival – and some of the UK’s biggest trucking firms are leading the way. The UK’s long-neglected latticework of canals and rivers, which once helped to jump-start the industrial revolution, are [...] read more
    August 17, 2008 8:25 pm - 12 Comments
  • frog

    Where’s Winston? - by frog



    Churchill that is. When one of the UK’s top scientists says “Prepare for global temperature rise of 4C“, we know we’re in trouble. “There is no doubt that we should aim to limit changes in the global mean surface temperature to 2C above pre-industrial,” Watson, the chief scientific adviser to the Department for the Environment, [...] read more
    August 8, 2008 11:09 am - 5 Comments