The Dorchester Marks Birthday With Big Tree Planting
80 new trees to help secure London’s leafy future.
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Six Weeks On: How’s That Londonist Garden Growing?
Find out what we’ve learned so far through our crash course in urban gardening.
Preview: Truvia Boating Lake @ Selfridges Rooftop
Ever wanted to row around a pea-green pond while quaffing a cocktail and enjoying the sights across central London? Welcome to one of the strangest boating experiences this capital has seen.
Preview: London Green Fair in Regent’s Park, 4 & 5 June
The Camden Green Fair expands into something for all Londoners with environmental leanings.
London Olympics Misses Renewable Energy Target
The ODA will miss some sustainability targets. This is not good, but it’s even worse in our heads thanks to BBC4.
In Pictures: The Dalston Roof Park
Dalston, that hub of architectural whimsy (remember last year’s Mill?), has a new spot where the incoming art school dropouts can chill: a roof garden on the top of the Print House building, just off Dalston Lane. Created by Bootstrap, a local training and enterprise …
Interview: Mark Shearer of Project Dirt
Nick Gardner and Mark Shearer Frustrated by “sodding confusing, political and opinionated” advice on how and why to be green, Mark Shearer and Nick Gardner decided London needed Project Dirt. It’s a south London facing website that provides a platform for projects with an eco-friendly …
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 …
Greener Buildings
Plans are in for two ‘green’ buildings for London. A refurbishment project for the Edward Woods Estate in Shepherds Bush would fit wind turbines and over 1,200sq m of solar panels to the three towers, which should generate enough power to run the lifts, communal …
100,000 Electric Cars Promised For London’s Streets
Image courtesy of Jamie McK from the Londonist Flickr pool Boris wants to make London “the electric car capital of Europe”. He’s announced plans to get 100,000 electric cars on our streets, including 1,000 GLA vehicles by 2015 as well as bringing charging points to …
Climate Action Group Stick To Their Puns
Everyone’s at it: climate change activists have once again utilised the humble power of the superglue as a method of protest. Protestors glued their hands to the glass at the headquarters of coal giants BHP Billiton in Victoria, to demonstrate against further use of coal …
