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RSS - Revolutionising Secret Stuff?
Here’s an interesting interface between web technology and open government: WhatDoTheyKnow?
Stonehenge road tunnel sunk by costs
Depending who you ask, the government’s decision to abandon a £540 million road tunnel scheme at Stonehenge is either a victory for common sense, or a huge disappointment.
Congestion charge: emission impossible?
Hot on the heels of our recent question as to whether the packaging counts as part of the product, another tough green conundrum – how much CO2 do you have to save before you can call yourself a green tax?
Missing the target? Make the target come to you
There’s a story in today’s Guardian that the UK “has no hope of getting remotely near” the European Union renewable energy target signed up to in the Spring. Apparently, we won’t even get half way to sourcing a fifth of our energy from renewables by 2020.
Nice carbon calculator, if you can find it
The government is doing its best to come up with tools we can use to learn about our effect on the environment, and hopefully minimise it. Back in June, DEFRA launched a great carbon calculator for the home. In mid-July it followed up with an entertaining environmental game.
Fun with the government
We thought the government’s carbon calculator was fun, but it’s outdone itself with its latest animated toy.
In theory it’s aimed at children, but my abodo has caught the attention of many green bloggers.
As if by magic…a new minister appears
Some people may miss David Miliband’s laid-back presentation style, but Gordon Brown has announced a new environment secretary. Hilary Benn gets the job at an interesting time, with topics like carbon-offsetting and alternative fuels generating plenty of mainstream debate.
4×4s struggle in adverse conditions
London’s 4×4s may be approaching the end of the road, with the news that residents in Islington have voted in favour of the council’s proposed green parking permit scheme.
