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Discover the brilliant experienced people who are helping SmartPlanet through the green and ethical minefield.
Fair trade versus organic? Sustainability versus fair trade? The old ethical shopping dilemma might just be on its way to being solved. It's World Fair Trade Day today and this year's theme is Fair Trade + Ecology. Continue reading...
We've been bombarded with emails this week of hot eco products being shown off at the new green lifestyle event LONDON AWARE, which runs Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May. If you're in town and have £5 to spare for entry, it looks worth a visit. SmartPlanet is a media partner and is also heading down to visit it at London's Barbican Centre, so if you spend the weekend in a beer garden you can still read about it on Monday. Continue reading...
Outspoken celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has emerged as an unlikely planet saviour. Talking to the BBC, he said that all fruit and veg served in restaurants should be locally sourced and in season in order to cut carbon emissions and improve cooking standards. For good measure, he added that any restaurants not serving seasonal food should be fined. Continue reading...
Super green cars got a serious cash boost from the UK government yesterday. A total of 16 projects researching lower carbon vehicles are to receive a total of £23m from the government-funded Technology Strategy Board. Plus a further £70m has been earmarked for a new Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated Delivery Programme starting this autumn. Which, frankly, all sounds very dull -- until you find out how cool the projects are. Continue reading...
The fair trade fashion pioneer, People Tree, is celebrating World Fair Trade Day tomorrow by launching a limited range of dresses by renowned designer Bora Aksu and created by People Tree's fair trade partner, the Bangladeshi Swallows producer group. Continue reading...
The government is planning to lead the way in green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions. Government Chief Information Officer John Suffolk announced the Green IT Strategy, saying it would be scrutinised by ministers over the next eight weeks ahead of its launch. Continue reading...
Commuters walking behind Westminster City Hall this morning could be forgiven for thinking something highly mysterious was going on, as a group of around 25 people -- some in suits and heels -- were staring at and photographing what bore an uncanny resemblance to two high-tech parking metres. These two "pieces of elegant kit", as Councillor Alan Bradley described them, were in fact two new electric vehicle charging points. Continue reading...
At the launch of ten new charging points for electric vehicles in Central London today, we also had the pleasure of checking out and even sitting in the new TH!NK electric car. The TH!NK, as regular SmartPlaneteers will know, is expected to land in the UK by the end of the year. Check out our photos below.
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Discover the brilliant experienced people who are helping SmartPlanet through the green and ethical minefield.
