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Council Announces Switch to Groundbreaking Green Energy
Exeter City Council looks set to become the first local authority in the West Country to heat its main buildings by 'green' wood-pellet-fuelled boilers.
Climate: MEPs give F–gas bill a 'green boost'
Tough new measures to control and ban greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning are on their way if EU lawmakers follow the opinion of the Parliament's environment committee.
Biomass Taskforce Ignoring Business, Farmers and Green Groups Claim FoE
Friends of the Earth, businesses, farmers and trade associations, disputed claims by the Biomass Task Force that a long�term incentive for renewable heat is �unworkable' and called on the government not to close the door...
Blair signals shift over climate change
Tony Blair appeared last night to undermine more than 15 years of climate change negotiations when he signalled a shift away from a target-based approach to cutting greenhouse emissions. Speaking at the end of the first ...
Local Authorities Should Set Targets for GHG
Local authorities and regional assemblies must set targets for cutting their area's contribution to global warming and ensure that their policies help them achieve this, Friends of the Earth said today.
Local Authorities and the EA Given New Powers to Deal with Fly Tippers
Fly-tipping is now costing almost �1 million a week to clear-up, according to new data released by Defra today. However, from today, local authorities and the Environment Agency have been granted new powers to recover th...
Don't wait for Washington
New York and neighboring states can cut power plant emissions, clean air - In the face of White House inaction on greenhouse gas emissions, the effort of nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to address the issue at the...
More rich Brits is good news for environment?
There are an increasingly large number of wealthy Britons, and they are placing greater emphasis on ethical investments than ever before.
Cobtun House Wins RIBA Sustainability Award
Cobtun House, Worcestershire, built of mud, straw and corrugated iron, and designed by Associated Architects, has scooped this year's RIBA Sustainability Award. The announcement was made at a special awards ceremony for ...
Scientists confirm: deepsea fisheries are in deep deep trouble
Greenpeace today applauded the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) for its drastic but responsible call for a complete overhaul of deep-sea fisheries management in the North Atlantic. ICES is reco...