Environment
Vienna News
More than 10,000 people have been stopped and questioned by the Vienna police force during its special patrols on the city
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam uses Cisco’s Urban EcoMap
Amsterdam has gone head to head with the American city of San Francisco to see which is the more eco friendly. In conjunction with technology company Cisco, Amsterdam has launched Urban EcoMap, which...
Oxford News
Oxford to concentrate on food recycling
Oxford is shortly to begin its first doorstep food waste recycling programme, says the Oxford Mail. Residents are not obliged to take part in the scheme but will have to actively opt out when it begin...
Amsterdam News
Electric cars to recharge free
Drivers of electric cars in Amsterdam can now recharge their vehicles free of charge at one of the city
Dublin News
The Fingal region of north Dublin, which experienced infestations of mosquitoes in the summer, is currently being examined by environmental researchers intent on trapping specimens from each of Irelan...
Vienna News
Stadthalle Hotel gets zero carbon footprint
A Vienna hotel claims to be the first in the city, and possibly the first such in the world, to have a zero carbon footprint
Paris News
Vegetable allotments in Paris parks
If a proposed move by city authorities goes ahead, Parisians will shortly be able to grow fruit and vegetables in the historic royal hunting grounds of the Bois du Vincennes and the Bois du Boulogne....
Oxford News
Oxford pro-cycling campaign group Cyclox has proposed a dual lane cycling network for the city, with slow and fast routes. A map of potential routes was presented by Cyclox chairman James Styring as p...
Oxford News
Green trucks for refuse collection
Under plans to cut traffic pollution, Oxford city council is trialing refuse collections in the city centre carried out by electric vehicles.
The fume-free and silent 3.5-ton Nissan truck, which h...
London News
British Airways to charge for seat allocation.
On 7 October British Airways starts charging for advanced seat allocation on all its flights. The price of choosing a seat on a one-way economy flight to European destinations is
Brussels News
Roof top wind turbines in Brussels
The roofs of Brussels could be a mass of miniature wind turbines if the recommendations of a study by the Centre d
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen lakes may get city's heavy traffic
The three scenic lakes that are a landmark of Copenhagen have become something of a battleground since the city council announced proposals to route all heavy traffic along the roads that line them....
Madrid News
French-based retailer Carrefour, the second largest in the world and the largest in Europe, has stopped giving out plastic carrier bags in its Madrid stores.
By the end of the year the move will h...
Dublin News
Alley Theatre Discovered in Temple Bar
Artefacts belonging to Temple Bar's Smock Alley theatre (once known as Smoke Alley theatre) including part of the original building, have been discovered by archaeologists. The theatre, which dates fr...
Oxford News
Recent floods that affected Oxford town centre have been blamed on fat deposits blocking the city
