ETA newsletter 28/08/09

Coach company invests in chip fat biofuel

The transport operator, Stagecoach, is being battered as its
revenue growth slows, but the company’s founder has upped his
support for sustainable fuels by investing in a producer of
biodiesel from used chip fat. Read more]

World Car Free Day 2009

Motorists in over nineteen British towns and cities will on 22nd
September leave their cars at home in favour of bicycles, trains
and buses as part of Car Free Day, a now global event that was
first organised in Britain by the Environmental Transport
Association (ETA). Read more and find a local event here

Recommend a friend and earn £20

If someone takes out ETA breakdown cover on your recommendation
we will give you £20. Simply ask them to quote your name and post
code when they call us on 0800 212 810

Can synthetic ‘trees’ help tackle climate change?

Synthetic ‘trees’ that are thousands of times more effective at
absorbing CO2 than their natural counterparts could one day help
slow climate change according to a report by the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers. Read more

British steam car breaks world speed record

A British-built supercar, dubbed the ‘fastest kettle in the
world’, has broken a 103-year-old world land speed record for
steam-powered vehicles. Read more

Does justice travel?

I used to fly on Pan Am over Lockerbie on business so I am very
conscious that I could have been among those whose lives were cut
short on 21 December 1988…Read more

Up to 60 per cent of foreign-registered lorries are unsafe

MPs have highlighted the danger posed by overseas-registered
lorries on British roads and called for changes in the law to
protect other road users. Read more