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Green computer begins first shipments

Friday, 02 January 2009 06:03 By Chris Innis

A new environmentally friendly computer developed by a German entrepreneur has made its first shipments. The CherryPal computer is the brainchild of Max Seybold.

The CherryPal desktop is a small PC that has been designed to provide the average computer user with the functionality he most uses and at a price of $249. The green credentials of the computer come because it uses less energy, (it is 98% more efficient than the average desktop); it uses fewer parts; and the computer's components are more durable. The computer gives the user all the functionality that most people use computers for: surfing the web, email and messaging, music and video, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet capability.

China to stop lending to environmentally unfriendly projects

Monday, 22 December 2008 19:14 By Friends of the Earth

China has adopted new financial sector regulations designed to limit environmental problems including pollution and climate change, according to a report released today by Friends of the Earth-U.S.

The environmental group said that China's effort to improve the sustainability of its financial sector could provide U.S. regulators with ideas for how to approach the financial crisis here.

"Because of the financial crisis and bailout, we in the U.S. have a historic opportunity to update regulations in ways that enable Wall Street to finance a sustainable future," said Michelle Chan of Friends of the Earth, one of the authors of the report. "As this report shows, China offers some interesting examples of how sustainability can be incorporated into financial regulation."

£605m for housing - but just £12m for 'green' homes, and even that watered down

Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:57 By Mark Williams

Just £12m of a £605m fund for new housing will support environmentally-friendly housing schemes. Though low-carbon housing is included, much of the cash may be spent on expensive housing on floodplains and on flood alleviation, admitted UK Housing Minister Margaret Beckett

First Code 5 development completed

Monday, 01 December 2008 17:06 By Mark Williams

The Mid Street affordable housing development in South Nutfield, Surrey, has been officially confirmed as the first Code 5 scheme in the country certified as constructed, following receipt of the Code for Sustainable Homes certificates from the BRE this week. The project was also Highly Commended in the Sustainable Smaller Social Housing project of the Year category in the Sustainable Housing Awards 2008, announced on November 11.

Boris cuts £0.5m from London environment budget

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 16:05 By Mark Williams

Boris Johnson The Labour group on the London Assembly today expressed horror as the Mayor slashed almost half a million pounds from his environmental budget. The cuts come on the same day Boris tried to shake-off his negative environmental image in a speech to the Environment Agency.
Labour's environment spokesman, Murad Qureshi, said: "On the very same day Boris tries to re-invent himself as pro-green and pro-environment, the reality at City Hall is true blue. He has decimated the environmental department and slashed their budget. Boris' anti-climate change views are well known, he is a Johnny come lately to environmental matters.