Boris Tests the Telsa

London mayor Boris Johnson has test driven the Tesla Roadster, an all-electric sport car, as part of the Intelligence Squared Green Festival on Climate Change 2009, which runs from 25 January 2009 at the Royal Geographical Society, London.

Mr Johnson, a recent convert to the environmental cause, has said in the past that his next car will be an electric vehicle and made demands of the auto manufacturer.

He said: "What I really want is a people carrier."

The chance to drive the car, which overcomes the accusation that electric cars are boring with its Lotus-inspired design, was given to the mayor by the Intelligence Squared Green Festival.

Four visitors to the festival will also get a chance to hop in the vehicle.

Tesla motors recently introduced the Roadster Sport, which it claims accelerates from nought to 60 miles per hour in 3.7 seconds compared to 3.9 seconds for the model Mr Johnson drove.

The mayor's green transport record has been questioned in the past after funding for bicycle lanes was reduced and he scrapped the western congestion charge zone.

Electric car manufacturer, Telsa, first produced their Roadster model, a historic car as the world’s first fully electric sports car with a Lotus-related design, running from 0 to 60 in less than four seconds, burning no oil and recharging its battery with a 13 amp plug. The car will go on the market in the UK in May 2009 priced at £92,000.

To be in with a chance to test drive the Tesla Roadster, enter the prize draw by booking a ticket.

Tickets for individual sessions cost £10.00 or £15.00 or you can buy a day pass for £50. Tickets for young people aged 18 and under are 75 per cent off, for students, 50 per cent off.

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Five Spaces Left for the Climate Ride 2008

Brita Climate Ride 2008 is the first multi-day bicycle ride where your pedal strokes help raise money and awareness for meaningful climate change and renewable energy legislation! This transformative event is ideal for anyone who believes that change is possible and that America can take the lead in a green economy.

Beginning on September 20th, one hundred and twenty Climate Riders will pedal 300 miles from New York City to the nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C. in five days, departing from the heart of Manhattan and then meandering along country roads through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. On the fifth day, riders will cycle past the iconic Washington Monument to arrive near the marble steps of the Capitol building. Here we will celebrate the riders’ amazing accomplishment and valuable contribution to the advancement of climate change education and renewable energy policies.

Along the way, expert speakers will educate and inspire Climate Riders about the science, the policies and the solutions to the climate crisis. Our riders and the communities we pass through will learn that our government, businesses, and each individual American will benefit from a cleaner, healthier climate. This is a unique event—a fundraiser and climate conference on wheels.

The Aims of the Event are to;

• Increase awareness of climate change, renewable energy, and green jobs amongst participants, donors, and the general public.
• Advance the movement toward a green energy economy and encourage citizens to call on politicians to legislate meaningful climate change and energy policies.
• Inspire individuals to take their share of responsibility for reducing fossil fuel energy consumption.
• Showcase the bicycle as a viable, carbon-free, healthy, and fun method of transportation.

For more information on how you can get involved in this amazing event, visit Climate Ride 2008.


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Lifestyle Green at Castle Espie

I seem to have taken not many pictures of the show and more of the park, but that's typically me. I shall update you with a full rundown of events of this years jam packed (with visitors, stalls and talks) show.

Lifestyle Green 2008 - This Weekend 13th & 14th September

Just a reminder to those that already know, and those that don't that this weekend will see the second annual LifestyleGreen Show. It will be taking place at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust centre, Castle Espie, on the shores of Strandford Lough, near Comber.

The event will showcase all aspects of a greener lifestyle with everything from solar power to organic food, fashion to recycling and health to education, as well as live music, stilt walkers, clowns, craft-making, all at the home of Ireland's largest collection of geese and ducks.

On site car parking is £3, however, free parking and bus transfer is available from Comber Square to Castle Espie, provided by Translink. Those travelling by bike to the event can also avail of a reduced entrance fee. Adult tickets are priced at £5.95, Concessions £4.50, and children £2.95.

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Formula Zero Championship 2008 Starts in Rotterdam

On Friday in the centre of Rotterdam, at the sound of the Vice-Mayor’s starting gun, the Formula Zero Championship commenced. Six internatonal teams spent two days competing for the title of this new zero emission race series.

The Formula Zero Championship consisted of two different challenges for the racing teams. On Friday from 17:30 there was sprint races in which teams competed for the fastest lap time with a ‘flying start’. On Saturday there will was the two-mile main races with ‘standing start’ (approx. 6 laps). The mobile race track, which can be put up anywhere, has a length of 535m and lies at the foot of the Willemsbridge.

Each team's entry was powered by a commercial fuel cell that produces electricity from hydrogen.

Founded by Dutch motorsport enthusiasts Godert van Hardenbroek and Eelco Rietveld, Formula Zero is already recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the world's motorsport governing body.

Teams Competing in the event were;

• Greenchoice Forze: TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
• EUPLATECH2: EUPLA, Zaragoza, Spain
• Imperial Racing Green: Imperial College London, London, UK
• Element One: Lawrence Technological University, Detroit, USA
• HercUCLAs: University of California, Los Angeles, USA
• Unicord Solvay Zero Emission: RacingTeam Groep T, Leuven, Belgium

"In 10 years if the motorsport industry as a whole hasn't engaged in zero or low emission principles, it probably won't be around. Teams that embrace this new technology early on will succeed, and those that don't will fall by the wayside. With a combustion engine, you have to reach three or four thousand rev[olutions per minute] to get your peak power, with an electric vehicle, it's all there from standing, and they're more efficient."
Greg Offer, Imperial Racing Green, Imperial College London

It is expected that the class will grow to Formula Three standard and then full-size racing class as interest in green motoring escalates. The next event will be held in the US in March. In 2009 the Formula Zero championship will comprise four races.

Formula Zero’s goal is to generate enthusiasm for fuel cell cars and accelerate the introduction of this technology into commercial production. Formula Zero proves that sustainable mobility is already a reality. The racing world is the ideal environment for developing this technology so that we will eventually all drive zero emission cars. Whilst the event may not be zero emissions the cars are, and the benefit of engaging events like this is that it will encourage commericial production of fuel cell vehicles in the future.

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Sexy Green Car Show

The Co-operative Sexy Green Car Show starts tomorrow at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The car show runs from 23 - 31 May 2008. Admission to the car show is included in the normal admission fee to the Eden Project.

Love them or hate them, cars are not going away. But road transport accounts for a fifth of our carbon dioxide emissions in the UK, so it's time to transform the way we buy and use them.

The good news is that in the UK the government's King Review of transport tells us we can reduce road transport CO2 emissions by a massive 80% by 2050 if we start buying the right vehicles now and take our old bangers off the roads. Now, the technology is out there and our Sexy Green Car Show brings it to you.

Traditionally, environmental organisations have not had much to say about cars, except to try and persuade people not to use them. But at Eden, based in rural Cornwall, people are acutely aware of a dependence on cars. For many it's just not practical or affordable to travel another way.

Green cars have suffered a bit of an image problem in the past but now there are all sorts of exciting advances - hybrids, super-light, carbon fibre bodies, developments in aerodynamics, engines and biofuels.

The Sexy Green Car Show is a chance for people to find out about it all first hand.

All the major manufacturers will be flaunting their newest, greenest models, with some even making their first public appearance.

Greener materials and fuels are hitting the market all the time, with many more on the drawing board. Of course no one knows which technology will win the race which is why we've included a wide selection of cars, ranging from concept models experimenting with hydrogen fuel cells (the Morgan LIFE) to family cars so well designed they do over 60 miles per gallon. Look out for the hybrid vehicles, which use petrol at high speeds and then exhaust-free electricity for city driving.

For more information on the Sexy Green Car Show, head over to the Eden Project.

Lifestyle Green 2008 Officially Launched

The second LifestyleGreen Show sponsored by NIE Your Energy was launched this week. This year’s event, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14, September will take place with event partner, Castle Espie, at their popular Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) centre on the shores of Strangford Lough.

As one of the UK’s leading conservation organisations, which boasts the largest collection of ducks, geese and swans in Ireland, WWT actively saves wetlands for wildlife and people across the world. Perhaps one of the finest examples of wetland habitats in Europe, Castle Espie is a tranquil and family friendly oasis. Visitors will find out more about Irish wetlands, and how they can preserve this rare heritage for future generations.

NIE Your Energy will once again ensure visitors receive a free energy-saving bulb. The Forest Service Northern Ireland, will also give a free tree sapling to help offset carbon expended on each journey to the centre.

“The LifestyleGreen Show last September was the first of its kind anywhere in the UK or Ireland. The unique event aims to draw members of the general public who may not normally be attracted to green events. The analogy of ‘four seasons in one day’ seems an apt way to sum up the impact of climate change. We are already in the danger zone. All our actions today are inextricably linked with the environment around us - and, ultimately, the legacy we leave for our children and our children's children. It’s time to do something positive and I believe dedicated eco-events like this create an educational and captivating platform to do just that. The show will offer the opportunity to participate, debate and leave with more than food for thought about how, individually and collectively, we can all mitigate the dire consequences of runaway climate chaos and become part of the change for a better future.”
Gill McNeill, Event Organiser

“NIE Your Energy will be joining forces with a range of other renewable and energy saving organisations to host the NIE Your Energy marquee. Reducing your carbon footprint, or in other words reducing your impact on the planet and climate change, is in the news a lot these days. Visitors to the NIE Your Energy marquee can find out how we can help them reduce the size of their footprint. As a starting point, NIE Your Energy will be giving out thousands of free energy saving bulbs to visitors to the Show. We will also have details of grants and schemes to help with the cost of things like household insulation, helping people reduce their energy use and therefore their carbon footprint.”
Wilma Stewart, NIE Your Energy

“Highlighting positive action to combat climate change underpins the ongoing work of the World Wetlands Trust. We are pleased to host The LifestyleGreen Show this year.”
James Orr, WWT Castle Espie Director

Attractions at Castle Espie this autumn will include everything from ancient crafts to renewable energy, a first in Ireland in sustainable building techniques and food for body and mind in the health and slow food zones.

Additionally, talks and debates on ethical living and the opportunity to learn old skills will be complemented by live music, stilt walkers, clowns, craft-making - and much more!

Normal Castle Espie admission charges will apply, with no extra cost for LifestylGreen Show admission A family day out with a difference!

E-day: Worthwhile or Waste of Energy?

Matt Prescott the mind behind the event recently wrote his comments for the BBC in their ViewPoint section;

E-Day was designed to raise awareness that saving energy offers a quick, simple way of tackling the massive and urgent threat posed by climate change, and makes sense as a way of saving money and improving peoples' comfort in summer and winter.

I hoped to focus attention on how almost everyone can painlessly take greater personal responsibility for reducing their own demand for energy, and so cutting carbon emissions.

I had calculated that if every one of the 22 million households in the UK turned off just one 100 watt light bulb, on the same day, four 500 megawatt coal-fired power stations could be turned off.

I therefore wanted to see whether this information could be brought to life in a way that involved and interested everyone, and whether asking everyone to switch off at least one electrical item for a day could produce a noticeable impact on the country's energy use and carbon emissions.

No-one likes being repeatedly beaten over the head with messages asking them to "make sacrifices for the planet".

So I decided E-Day should be fun - and was able to set it up initially as a comedy-led BBC television programme likely to feature the talents of people like Graham Norton.

After 18 months of work, BBC TV cancelled Planet Relief just as we were getting ready to go into production.

This was apparently because a couple of other environmental projects had delivered poor ratings and there had been a public debate about whether it was the BBC's job to "save the planet".

The cancellation had immediate implications for E-Day - the first being that it was likely to slide into oblivion - but also raised wider questions about the public's appetite for the climate issue.

Opinion polls show widespread concern about climate change, and a significant majority in favour of taking action - so why weren't people watching? Or were broadcasters being too timid?

Anyway - I decided to see whether I could make E-Day work as an independent venture. The environment charities, religious groups, energy companies and scientists I had been working with decided to remain involved, and the National Grid agreed it would still monitor national electricity use - so it seemed viable.

However, I had very little money to make things happen. A couple of charities came through with no strings attached funding, and the damage to my bank account - while still the equivalent of a deposit on a house - looked manageable.

Come the big day, thanks largely to some fantastically talented people giving their time for free, we had a superb website, a fresh and fun launch event at St Paul's Cathedral featuring the premiere of a bicycle-powered cinema, some lovely short films on YouTube and the agreement of some of the large energy companies to use E-Day to promote home insulation.

But the big disadvantage of working outside one of the big media or campaign groups is that you are dependent on others for publicity.

Without publicity, no-one would know that E-Day was happening, and so almost by definition it was bound to fail on both objectives - lowering energy use and spreading awareness.

In the end, this proved the project's Achilles heel.

The Sun covered our "Bjorn The Bear" video, the BBC News website carried a live data feed of electricity use, BBC News 24 filmed the launch, and 15 local radio stations interviewed me.

A Russian TV news channel, with an audience of 100 million, decided that E-Day was important enough to merit 10 minutes of prime time coverage, even during the Russian elections.

MTV phoned up and asked if they could be part of E-Day in the last few hours!

But it was not enough. As Kevin Costner might have said in Field of Dreams: "We built it; but they did not come".

I was deluged with emails saying, in a nutshell: "Great idea - wish I'd known about it".

It didn't help that the National Grid's prediction for "business as usual" electricity demand immediately ran into trouble.

The day was colder than expected, and this meant that more heating and lighting were being used than the Grid's experts had predicted; for a while, the graphs allowed you to conclude that E-Day had raised energy use - and maybe this dissuaded people from taking part.

Towards the end of E-Day, the Grid used actual weather data to update its predictions, and its final figures revealed that electricity use over the 24 hours of E-Day was 0.1% higher than would have been expected.

At first, I was hugely disappointed by this result.

But as the next morning dawned, and hundreds of encouraging emails started to pour in from children, businesses, councils and people overseas, I started to realise just how much had been achieved.

Now, a month or so on, I am able to step back a bit and ask: was it worth it?

First, the positives. Many energy companies, charities, academics and retailers set aside their day-to-day differences and found common cause; that has to bode well for the future.

Through E-Day, five major energy companies simplified the hoops that people have to jump through when they apply for help with home insulation; perhaps this is a model they can take forward now.

They are required to offer these services by law, so they might as well make it as easy as possible.

The together.com coalition of big companies pledged to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of their customers by 1 million tonnes in time for the next E-Day.

Will there be another E-Day, though?

Right now, I don't know. If there is, I hope that the next one will be bigger and better, and able to build on the ideas, lessons, support and interest generated this time around.

The novelty and ambition of E-Day appeared to create a rare set of conditions under which competitors felt they were missing out if they refused to join efforts to save energy and to come up with solutions to climate change.

However, the fact that E-Day couldn't guarantee high-profile coverage meant that many big and wealthy organisations decided they could say "yes" to contributing a low-cost idea and their logo, but "no" to spending any money on publicity.

There are of course other initiatives with similar aims, such as the recent Earth Hour.

All of them are worthwhile; what we must not do in the environmental community is create any sense of competition between them.

If different groups concentrate on promoting just their "own" ventures, none will achieve what they want. We must keep our common goal of reducing carbon emissions in mind.

Hopefully, next time around it will be possible for all the E-Day partners to promote it more whole-heartedly so that all of their customers and members know exactly when it is, what they are being asked to do and what solutions are on offer.

I also hope that a major media organisation or two will turn out to have a serious enough interest in saving energy that we can do something exciting and unique together in time for the next E-Day.

The Daily Mail's campaign to banish plastic bags appears to have borne fruit; the recent Budget gives supermarkets a year to put their houses in order, otherwise legislation will force them to.

To me, this shows that simple, focused campaigns with significant media coverage, designed to help the environment, can be effective and popular.

Comic Relief and Children in Need successfully campaign against poverty and child abuse; so I hope that backing sensible measures to save energy and urgently tackle climate change, to the level the science indicates to be necessary, will not frighten anyone in the British media for much longer.

Meanwhile, our leaders need to lead and our governments to govern, while customers and voters need to demand and support efforts to save energy and tackle climate change without delay.

In the end, bringing carbon emissions down as far as we need to will require not an E-Day but an E-lifetime; and we should grasp every chance we have to spread the word and start on the small steps that will make the big challenges we all face less daunting.

Lifestyle Green 2008

After a massive success with their first environmental focused exhibition at the Kings Hall in Belfast in September 2007, LifeStyleGreen will be back for their second environmental show on Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th September 2008 at Castle Espie, Comber, County Down. Exhibition space is limited, and already some big local brands have signed up, some returning for the second year. Exhibition space is available from £20/m2, for the two day event.

Times Square New Years Eve Ball Goes Green with LEDs

This year revellers at Times Square in New York will be greeted with the most energy efficient new years eve countdown ball ever. The star of the world-famous holiday extravaganza was revamped by Philips Lighting.

The new 6ft (1.8m) ball, weighing about 1,100lbs (500kg), is covered with 9,576 light-emitting diodes, Philips Lighting, which created the light-emitting diodes, or LED bulbs, specifically for the event, says they are smaller but more than twice as bright as last year's lights, which were a mix of more than 600 incandescent and halogen bulbs. And the new lights can create more than 16 million colors for a kaleidoscope of hues against the 672 Waterford Crystal triangles.

More than a million revelers were expected to crowd the streets for the annual New Year's Eve celebration tonight, the $1.1m (£550,000) New Year's Eve Ball will descend creating a kaleidoscope of colours and patterns on each of its 672 crystal triangular panels, emitting a brightness of more than 625,000 lumens.

Whilst I don't want to be a party pooper, again, I have already been nagged for targeting Christmas, I thought I would look at a positive to the NYE ball in Times Square, and that is highlighting LEDs, the news coverage will certainly ensure that this technology is firmly in the minds of individuals as the real alternative for lighting their homes and businesses and not just a big ball.

LEDs last about 100 times longer than incandescents, 10 times longer than CFLs, and use about 1-3w per light fixture depending on the brightness you require. The technology is becoming more mainstream, and prices are decreasing. I have seen bulbs for as low as $10/£5, so in terms of value compared to incandescents they are value for money.

Typical home energy bill savings by implementing LED lighting in your home is about 18% (from incandescents) and 5% (from CFLs). Offices adopting the technology could save 37% off their energy bills (from incandescents) and 10% (from CFLs.

Don't forget if you do replace your old bulbs, please recycle, especially if you are replacing CFLs which contain mercury.

Energy Saving Week

Energy Saving Week (Monday 22nd October through to Sunday 28th October 2007) is the Energy Saving Trust's flagship week and focuses on how we, as individuals, can make a positive difference to reducing our impact on the environment. Now in its 11th year, the overall campaign theme is "Commit to save your 20%", and they will be encouraging people to sign up to an energy saving commitment.

As more details about the week become available I will publish this information. If you are holding an event to coincide with Energy Saving Week please feel free to email me with the details.

Life Style Green Show

Opening my electricity bill this morning I was greeted with a voucher for the LifeStyleGreen Show to be held at the Kings Hall in Belfast from Saturday 15th September to Sunday 16th September. LifeStyleGreen, is a not-for-profit green living magazine established in June 2004, based in Ireland. Published quarterly, they target the consumer and all businesses who service green living, harnessing this collective power to further the campaign.

LifeStyleGreen Show is the first dedicated green lifestyle show in Ireland and will showcase some of the best local and international green companies. The Show will be sub-divided into defined sections to cover all aspects of a greener lifestyle from organic food to ethical fashion; from green business to transport with about 100 stalls in total. One confirmed sponsor Northern Ireland Electricity has over 10000 energy saving bulbs to giveaway at the "Your Energy" section. This could prevent 1 900 tonnes of CO2 over the bulbs life time.

A downloadable "2 for 1" ticket is available on their website. Further information on the event will be released early next month. Businesses interested at attending the event can book stalls by downloading an application form.

LifeStyleGreen, Kings Hall, Belfast
Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th September 2007, 10am - 6pm
Entry Fee: £5 (Adults), Free (Children Under 16)

07.07.07 Live Earth

In just under an hour the Live Earth concerts for a climate in crisis will begin at the Aussie Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Live Earth will stage official concerts at Giants Stadium in New York; Wembley Stadium in London; Aussie Stadium in Sydney; Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro; the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg; Makuhari Messe in Tokyo; the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai; and HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg.

Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of concert events on 7.7.07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to inspire a global movement to “Answer the Call” and help solve the climate crisis. Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company producing the events globally.

Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection in the US, We’re in This Together and I Count in the UK, and other international organizations, to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take immediate and lasting action to solve the climate crisis. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a Partner of Live Earth.

"By engaging individuals all over the world, Live Earth will drive corporations and governments to tackle the climate crisis"
Al Gore

The ambitious event has generated criticism for the hypocrisy of the carbon footprint of the event and those that will be performing at the events. I have mixed feelings on the event, whilst I agree that the event will have a large carbon footprint, the events are allowing the message of climate change and CO2 emissions to be at the forefront of 2 billion peoples mind, should this empower each individual to install a single CFL bulb this could save 76m tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. However some people will go alot further, and others will simply do nothing, as in business you have to speculate to accumulate.

If you want to "Answer the Call" to help the environment, why not try some of these;

• Check your carbon footprint
• Look at our energy saving tips
• Find out more about plastic bags, why paper is as bad, and alternatives
• More information on why a CFL bulb is much better for the environment
• How renewable energy such as Solar PV, Solar thermal or wind power can help lower global carbon emissions (and you can even use renewables for free, almost).
• Improve the efficiency of your home with cavity wall insulation and loft insulation can reduce your footprint by several tonnes per year, and won't cost the earth, it will save you much more.
• How recycling can save huge amounts of energy, whether it's a sheet of paper, a plastic bottle or a steel tin.
• By supporting local produce and using tap water you can reduce food transport.
• Also using environmentally friendly modes of transport can help reduce our personal footprints.

Locations, Times & Headline Acts

Sydney - 0110 BST (1110 local)

CROWDED HOUSE, JACK JOHNSON, WOLFMOTHER, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, MISSY HIGGINS, ESKIMO JOE, SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, PAUL KELLY, GHOSTWRITERS , TONI COLLETTE & THE FINISH, BLUE KING BROWN

Tokyo - 0400 BST (1200 local)

ABINGDON BOYS SCHOOL, AI, AI OTSUKA, AYAKA, COCCO, GENKI ROCKETS, KUMI KODA, LINKIN PARK, RIHANNA, RIZE, XZIBIT

Johannesburg - 1100 BST (1200 local)

ANGELIQUE KIDJO, BAABA MAAL, DANNY K, JOSS STONE, THE PARLOTONES, THE SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR, UB40, VUSI MAHLASELA, ZOLA

Shanghai - 1130 BST (1830 local)

ANTHONY WONG, EASON CHAN, EVONNE HSU, HUANG XIAO MING, JOEY YUNG, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, SOLER, WINNIE SHIN, 12 GIRLS BAND, ARTISTS FROM THE POPULAR TELEVISION PROGRAMS “MY HERO AND “MY SHOW”

Hamburg - 1300 BST (1400 local)

CHRIS CORNELL, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, JAN DELAY, JULI EINENEUERTAG, KATIE MELUA, LOTTO KING KARL, MANDO DIAO, MARIA MENA, MARQUESS, MIA., MICHAEL MITTERMEIER, REAMONN, REVOLVERHELD, ROGER CICERO, SAMY DELUXE, SASHA, SHAKIRA, SILBERMOND, SNOOP DOGG, STEFAN GWILDIS, YUSUF

London - 1330 BST

BEASTIE BOYS, BLACK EYED PEAS, BLOC PARTY, CORINNE BAILEY RAE, DAMIEN RICE, DAVID GRAY, DURAN DURAN, FOO FIGHTERS, GENESIS, JAMES BLUNT, JOHN LEGEND, KASABIAN, KEANE, MADONNA, METALLICA, PAOLO NUTINI, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, RAZORLIGHT, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SNOW PATROL, SPINAL TAP, TERRA NAOMI

Washington - 1530 BST (1030 local)
GARTH BROOKS, TRISHA YEARWOOD, KIM RICHEY

New Jersey - 1930 BST (1430 local)
AFI, AKON, ALICIA KEYS, BON JOVI, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, FALL OUT BOY, JOHN MAYER, KANYE WEST, KEITH URBAN, KELLY CLARKSON, KENNA, KT TUNSTALL, LUDACRIS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, ROGER WATERS, SMASHING PUMPKINS, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, THE POLICE

Rio de Janeiro - 2000 BST (1600 local)

LENNY KRAVITZ, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, MACY GRAY, XUXA, O RAPPA, MARCELO D2, JORGE BEN JOR, JOTA QUEST, VANESSA DA, MATTA, MV BILL

Kyoto (Special Broadcast Event)
BONNIE PINK, MICHAEL NYMAN, RIP SLYME, UA, YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA

Live Earth Antartica (Special Broadcast Event)
NUNATAK

Belfast City Council Waste Fair 2007

Belfast City Council will be holding Waste Fair 2007 from Wednesday 6th June 2007 to Saturday 9th June 2007 in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. The annual event hopes to inspire and encourage young and old alike to reduce, reuse and recycle. You can do your bit for the environment and still enjoy life to the full.

At the event will be a host of stalls, including Blooming Bottoms, which offer reusable nappies and environmentally friendly baby products. Raspberry Berry, vintage clothes and HOBO designs, which manufacture clothing from recycled material.

In addition to this on display will be a sculpture made from eWaste, the Second Chance Fashion Show, with vintage clothes selected from charity shops modelled by local television and radio personalities (Cafe Vaudeville, Arthur Street, Thursday 7 June, 20:30). Custom House Square will also be host to the Urban Sports Day hosted by Belfast Urban Sports as part of the the fair (Custom House Square, Saturday 9 June, 15:00)

The Waste Fair will run daily from 10:00 to 19:00 (Saturday, 17:00)

As part of the event you can also obtain a free reusable mug and tote shopping bag. Click the links for the locations.

I will be in attendance at this year's fair with camera at hand. Look out for the upcoming post.