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The surprising benefits of greener travel
The family and I have been on a journey towards to greener travel. About 18 months ago we traded in two old petrol vehicles, for one multi-purpose electric vehicle for…
The green movement should support the HS2 protestors
Three weeks after contractors discovered a network of tunnels beneath the HS2 works in Euston, the evictions of the remaining protestors have begun. HS2 and high-speed rail in general have…
East Coast rail re-privatisation is a foolish mistake
by George Woods Yesterday, the Government announced it is accelerating the re-privatisation of the East Coast railway, which they say will now take place in December 2014. The story of…
Rail privateer finds privatisation works, he couldn't be more wrong
By George Woods If the publication of the Brown Report passed you by last week, don’t be too hard on yourself. The media greeted the government’s review on rail franchising…
Greens who oppose HS2 are being short sighted
I must say I’m quite surprised by the enthusiasm for greens opposing HS2, announced to get ahead today. People say the business model doesn’t imply it will cut CO2 and…
The great train robbery – fighting unfair fairs
Much to the surprise of my instructor I recently passed my driving test. The idea is that, if push comes to shove and someone is ill or something needs transporting,…
The Case For High Speed Rail
Photo by Irargerich via flickr I was quite shocked to discover that during their party conference at the weekend, the Green Party of England & Wales has voted to oppose…
The Case Against High Speed Rail
The proposed High Speed Rail (HSR) project can not be part of a green solution to Britain's transport infrastructure problems. The carbon emissions from a trip using HSR would be…
201st Decade Technology Part 3 – Transport after oil
And so for our third, and for now final, tech review we head back to something physical and perhaps more stereotypically green. David McKay, who I'll continue to source for…