Dec 2015 – Page 7

Activists block Heathrow Tunnel: Airports to be ‘Biggest Climate Wrecker”

United Kingdom: Activists Block Tunnel to Airport

from Plane Stupid
On the 26th of November, just three days before the COP21 climate conference in Paris was due to start, three Plane Stupid activists blocked the main road access tunnel to Heathrow’s terminals 1, 2 and 3. This reportedly caused a traffic tailback several miles long as police directed inbound vehicles to one lane of the outbound tunnel. Our early entry for the#ClimateGames sent a clear message to the UK government that expanding aviation is a no-go for the climate; were it to go ahead the UK would undoubtedly miss its emissions targets as set out under the 2008 Climate Change Act. Continue reading “Activists block Heathrow Tunnel: Airports to be ‘Biggest Climate Wrecker””

Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home to Grow Food and Keep Warm

http://ecowatch.com/

Lorraine Chow With average January temperatures hovering around 27 degrees Fahrenheit, Stockholm, Sweden isn’t very pleasant to live in when you don’t have heating.

But for Marie Granmar, Charles Sacilotto and their young son, their environmentally friendly house-within-a-greenhouse is a true winter escape. Continue reading “Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home to Grow Food and Keep Warm”