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Congestion Charge Changes Could End Green Discounts

Hybrids and diesel vehicles could lose their c-charge exemption.

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Electric Car Plan Slow To Start

Mayor’s plan to make London the electric car capital runs low on juice. But why?

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Mayor Accused Of Idling Over ‘No Idling’ Rules

The Mayor’s clean air strategy is taking too long to implement, say green campaigners…especially the bit about no idling.

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Power Your Home With Rubbish

Image / cakehole A new London Assembly report urges Boris to set the wheels in motion for turning more of our non-recyclable waste into energy. “Where There’s Muck There’s Brass” (oh dear) says Londoners produce rubbish to fill Canary Wharf every 8 days, and that …

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Guardian Launch 10:10 Campaign To Cut Emissions

Get to Tate Modern for 4pm today if you want to support a major new campaign to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The 10:10 initiative aims to squeeze emissions by 10% in 2010, hence the scripture-esque ’10:10′ moniker. The former power station seems an apt place …

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Is It Easy To Be Green?

What’s small, green and charges by the hour? We went back to driving school with smart yesterday morning to find the answer. It’s not a solicitor from Mars, but a zero emission electric car whose forbears you may have seen squeezed into central London parking …

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Trading Posts: In Praise of White Van Man

Now we’re prepared to bet that you believe all that media hype and regard white van man as some kind of road-bound scum. Soon after the term came into being, a survey by the Social Issues Research Centre revealed that the character was more salt …

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Extra, Extra

Big belchers should stay at home as Ken’s low emission zone comes into force. Wonder what the road tax on camels is… Big spenders are on their way to London, with imminent and potentially record breaking art sales at Christies and Sothebys. Big boost for …