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Published: September 17, 2007, 7:13 am

Tags: Environment, Travel Transport, Travel, Transport In The Uk, Transport Policy, Cycling, Uk News, Politics, Public Services, Travel News

Encouraging more cyclists on to Britain's roads could save the taxpayer more than 520m and fight climate change, according to a government-backed cycling group.

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More planes, trains and roads can still bring cut in CO2, argues Kelly

Published: October 30, 2007, 4:56 pm

Tags: Environment, Carbon Emissions, Transport In The Uk, Transport Policy, Green Politics, Uk News, Home Affairs

New technology could 'decarbonise' traffic Campaigners reject report as 'business as usual'

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Runway protest disrupts MPs' inquiry into airport group

Published: November 28, 2007, 7:34 pm

Tags: Business, Airline Industry, Transport, Transport Policy, Politics, Home Affairs

Campaigners protesting against the construction of a third runway at Heathrow yesterday interrupted the deliberations of MPs investigating the future of the airport's operator, BAA

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Dormant lines could ease rail congestion, say campaigners

Published: December 10, 2007, 6:53 pm

Tags: Business, Transport Policy, Transport, Rail Travel

The future growth of Britain's congested rail network, on which passengers make 1 billion journeys a year, is under threat from plans to dig up mothballed lines, MPs and green campaigners have warned

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Kelly overrules regulator by keeping price caps at Stansted

Published: January 15, 2008, 6:41 pm

Tags: Transport Policy, Politics, Public Services, World News, Transport, Travel, Travel News, Business, News

The transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, humiliated the independent aviation regulator yesterday by slapping down its advice to lift price caps at Stansted airport.

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Ruth Kelly deals blow to aviation regulator over landing charges

Published: January 15, 2008, 6:44 am

Tags: Transport Policy, Politics, Transport, Travel, Travel News, Business, News

Transport secretary asks Civil Aviation Authority to 'continue to protect passengers' by setting price caps at Stansted airport, against the regulator's argument for the market to determine landing charges

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25 congestion charge will hit 30,000 of worst polluting vehicles, says mayor

Published: February 12, 2008, 7:05 pm

Tags: Local Government, Society, London, Uk News, Transport Policy, London Elections 2008, Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Politics, Money, Motoring, Consumer Affairs, Travel And Transport, Environment, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Travel, Travel News

Threefold increase will hit 4x4s and sports cars Free zone entry for low emission vehicles

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Radical Car/Road Agenda Unveiled by CWF

Published: February 20, 2008, 1:27 pm

Tags: Transport Policy, Road Pricing

has today published a new transport policy paper titled STOP THE WAR ON DRIVERS. Written by transport expert and former Borough Engineer Malcolm Heymer, it contains some fairly radical proposals each of which seeks to give more power back to the car driver. Unfortunately, its more sensible headline proposals are bound to be obscured by some

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The battle for Deadman's Hill

Published: March 5, 2008, 7:09 pm

Tags: Rural Affairs, Transport, Transport Policy, Green Politics, Ethical Living, Pollution, Carbon Emissions, Travel And Transport, Conservation, Environment, Yorkshire, Travel, Green Travel

The Yorkshire Dales are in the front line in an increasingly bitter war between off-roaders who drive along its green lanes and environmentalists who want them banned. Hugh Wilson reports

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Britain is stealing the US crown of No 1 climate villain

Published: March 11, 2008, 8:07 pm