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London Getting Electric Taxi Cabs in 2009

London Mayor Boris Johnson will likely be giving the go-ahead to replace London’s famed black TX4 taxis with new electric versions sometime in early 2009.  Technical details aren’t available yet, but the aim is a top speed of 50mph and a range of 100 miles per charge.
From Register Hardware, via Geeks are Sexy:
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New Nightclub in London Gets 60% of its Power from Dancing Clubgoers

Last weekend saw the grand opening of Britain’s first ‘eco-nightclub’, “Club4Climate”.  The London club features a high-tech dance floor that generates power from the people who are dancing on it.  The dancer’s body movements cause the floor to generate an electric charge that is said to produce an estimated 60% of the club’s energy needs.
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BBC Investigated After Global Warming Denier Claims Program ‘One-Sided’

Television watchdogs are investigating the BBC after a ‘leading climate change skeptic’ claimed that his views were ‘deliberately misrepresented’ in a program about global warming. Lord Monckton, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher, had been interviewed for the program by Dr. Iain Stewart, a geologist.  Monckton is accusing the BBC of unfair editing and called [...]

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Incredible Satellite Images of Britain’s Traffic, Taxis, Internet and Phone Activity

Extraordinary satellite images reveal a different view of Britain – that of the connections between its citizens through vehicle traffic, internet activity and telephone activity. The latest technology was used to monitor Britain from the sky for a new BBC series, ‘Britain from Above’, which aired for the first time Sunday night.
From Mail Online:
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Woman’s £80,000 Home Now Worth Only £1

If you’ve been complaining lately that your home lost some value in the recent real estate downturn, quit your bitchin’ – it could be a lot worse. British homeowner Jane Archer got the shock of her life this week: her 3-bedroom bungalow with uninterrupted sea views in the small Norfolk village of Happisburg was appraised [...]

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Adults in Britain Should Have to Carry Carbon Ration Cards, Say MPs

MPs are pushing for a controversial new program in Great Britain: carbon ration cards. Every adult would have to carry one and would need to use it when filling up at the pump, buying airline tickets and using energy to power their homes. Britain has been trying to find a way to cut [...]

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