It seems London is being serious about the environment. After introducing congestion charges for cars in 2003, it is now (starting February 4th) introducing the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ), a congestion charge for large trucks.

I like the fact that the City of London is tackling climate change in a communicative way. Their Lightbulb Amnesty [...]

Fast Company, a business magazine, writes about the economics and psychology of the bottled water industry in this article. Some interesting facts about bottled water:
* Americans spent $15 billion on bottled water last year.
* 24% of the bottled water American consumers buy is tap water repackaged by Coke and Pepsi.
* Americans produce waste from [...]

Making your computer consume less energy is a no-brainer. There are three things that you can do:

1. Energy management. Adjust the sleep-time for your screen, harddrive and system.

2. Screen saver. A nice screen-saver like Pixel Breaker makes it less annoying everytime your computer goes idle.

3. Shut down after work. Many people, [...]

About three weeks ago I vowed to drink less bottled water (I’ve only had one bottle of Ramlösa since then). I have also followed closely the coverage in Swedish media on the water industry. The angle is simple: bottled water produces substantial emissions from transportation. What’s interesting here is how the voices of the water [...]

I’ve now replaced six out of ten lightbulbs in my apartment into low-energy ones. Just like tap water, they are very unsexy, but only use 1/6 of the energy. A no-brainer.
Part 1: The principle
Part 2: Less sparkling water

A bottle of my favorite sparkling water, Ramlösa, travels 559 kilometers from Helsingborg in the south of Sweden to Stockholm. That’s a long way. The right thing to do here is to consume less sparkling water, so that’s what I will try to do. I’ll start by not ordering sparkling water at restaurants or buying [...]

Unless you have been living on another planet for the last year or so, you’re probably sick to your stomach of words like eco-chic, climate smart and so on. In my opinion, being all these things are NOT about being trendy or alleviating emotional guilt, or at least they ought not to be. Why? Because [...]

Global Cities looks at the changing faces of ten dynamic international cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Exploring each city through five thematic lenses – speed, size, density, diversity and form – the exhibition draws on data originally assembled for the 10th International Architecture Exhibition at the [...]

Here are three blogs I recommend if you want to be updated on the latest trends, news and ideas on environmental slash sustainability issues:
WorldChanging. Check out their Principles collection, very good backgrounders on the core issues of the environmental trend.
TreeHugger
NewScientist Environment blog

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