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Waitrose a leading grocery chain in the UK have started a home delivery trial using pedal power assisted bicycles.  The scheme is being trialled in Cambridg, a bike friendly city.

The Paris public bicycle programme celebrates its first anniversary this week.    Within the past year the 16,000 bicycles have been used approximately 27 million times, with an average trip lasting 22 minutes.

The BBC reports that Scotland’s first carbon neutral bus route operated by Stagecoach, has been developed with 140,000 trees to be planted to offset CO2 emissions generated by journeys from Fife to Edinburgh.

News from Voyager UK:

Voyager UK are a Northampton based UK & airport transfer company who have become one of the first in their trade, and definitely the first locally to operate a carbon zero vehicle within their fleet. Voyager UK plants a minimum of 2 trees every month in the Northamptonshire area by donating money to www.carbonfootprint.com allowing them to offset their vehicle’s carbon output and to help towards saving our planet for the future.

Voyager UK appreciate that their customers do need to travel and hope that their new scheme can help towards reducing both the companies and their client’s carbon footprint.

Voyager UK also uses recycled paper for company stationary and uses low energy lightbulbs in their premises.

Dean Harris of Voyager UK said “we hope that doing our bit as a business will encourage others to follow suit and our next planned vehicle purchase is likely to be run on lpg”

Voyager UK provides chauffeur driven vehicles to both private and corporate customers for any occasion. Voyager UK can be contacted by visiting www.greenvoyager.co.uk or by calling (07940) 072754.

“An eco friendly executive service at taxi prices.”

The world’s first wooden supercar - the Splinter designed by Joe Harmon has been developed.  The Splinter is made from maple, MDF and plywood and has a top speed of 240mph.

The Mayor of London has recently announced a new programme, spending approximately £500 million over the next 10 years, to improve the cycling and walking experiences in London for both Londoners and tourists.  The programme will help to create a new network of routes for cyclists and pedestrians in London and introduce a bike hire scheme in central London.  One of the aims of the project is to encourage 1 in 10 Londoners to take a ‘round trip’ by bike each day.  This will help to reduce CO2 emissions by 1.6 million tonnes per annum.

We all know how difficult it is to separate tourists and visitors from their cars.  However, the organisers of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games have set an ambitious target.  One of their aims to encourage 100% of spectators to get to the Games by public transport, cycling or on foot.  You can read more about the transport plans here.

Amtrak which provides rail services to 500 destinations in 46 states on 22,000 miles of track has partnered with the Carbonfund to offer a carbon offsetting service to passengers. US$3.00 offsets 2,500 miles of travel with Amtrak!

Maybe in California?