Archive for June, 2009

UK powers up plans for world’s largest electric car trial

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

UK government’s £25m scheme to slash emissions from transport will allow public to take part in long-term trials of a range of electric cars.

The UK government will today unveil the world’s largest ever coordinated trial of environmentally friendly vehicles. The £25m scheme, which is designed to accelerate the introduction of electric cars to the UK [...]

FOE: UK climate projections: a wake-up call on the need to urgently slash emissions

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Reacting to today’s UK Climate Projections 2009, Friends of the Earth’s Executive Director, Andy Atkins said:
“This extremely valuable report is an important wake-up call on the need for urgent action to slash emissions.
“Climate change will have a major impact on the UK – and this will be devastating if the world fails to move [...]

Floods, droughts and soaring temperatures: Met Office predicts how climate change will affect UK

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Average mean temperature likely to rise by more than 2C across the UK by 2050, says major new Met Office report detailing the impacts of climate change over the next century
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20 Amazing Images of Earth as Seen From Space

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Great set of images here……

Mirrors for Kids

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Came across a super website this week called mirrors4kids.co.uk. Their range of mirrors work well with children’s bedrooms, bathroms, or any room that would look good with a funky mirror. I love the affordable £15 butterfly mirror, (below) which is made of acrylic. Acrylic mirrors are lighter, stronger and safer than glass. They are laser [...]

Meat Free Mondays

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Spreading the word about MEAT FREE MONDAYS !! I’ve been vegetarian for over 25 years now, my two kids aged seven and three are veggie too. So great to see this new campaign which I will be backing 100% http://www.supportmfm.org/

So what’s it all about? It’s a food campaign to encourage the nation to help slow [...]