10 May 2011
Government assesses scrapping regional spatial strategies
The government will test the environmental impact of scrapping regional planning targets in order to avoid further legal challenges to…
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10 May 2011
Greenlinks videos now online
Greenlinks is a local business association that runs training courses, disseminates information and shares good practice between Herefordshire based businesses…
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3 May 2011
Billion pound industry ripe with opportunity for Manufacturers
Companies should be gearing up to take advantage of the “massive business opportunities” being created by the growing market for…
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3 May 2011
UK’s first eco-village scrapped following Government U-turn
A £2.8 million project to build the UK’s first perfectly energy efficient housing development for commercial sale is being axed…
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23 Mar 2011
Environment Agency to provide practical advice to help England adapt to climate change
Defra has announced that from September 2011, the Environment Agency will be responsible for delivering Defra’s work on adaptation. This means…
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22 Mar 2011
Earth Hour – Saturday 26 March at 8.30pm
It’s Earth Hour this Saturday from 8.30pm – 9.30pm so switch of your lights, tv, computer etc. to help save…
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11 Mar 2011
Calculating carbon emissions of ICT products and services
New global guidance will provide common approaches for calculating carbon emissions of ICT products and servicesICT companies and their customers…
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11 Mar 2011
Birmingham Balsall Heath Church Centre’s Solar Collection
Mending the church roof can be a vicar’s nightmare, but the Balsall Heath Church Centre in Birmingham, has become the…
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7 Feb 2011
Energy Saving Trust’s fact sheets on renewable energy now available
The Energy Saving Trust West Midlands has a new generation of fact sheets on renewable technologies. To request a selection of…
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20 Dec 2010
Revised Black Country and Worcestershire LEP bids get government backing
Black Country councils have succeeded in their bid to create a local enterprise partnership to support industry.Authorities in Wolverhampton, Sandwell,…
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16 Dec 2010
Michelin focuses on costs of footprints left by tyres
As a global leader in the manufacture of tyres, Michelin has three UK production sites. At its site in Stoke,…
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16 Dec 2010
Green Future launched from Coventry
Coventry-based energy company E.ON has joined forces with Coventry City Council and the region’s chamber of commerce to launch a…
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8 Dec 2010
Minister outlines Green Deal details
Councils will be expected to take “strategic ownership” of the national roll-out of the government’s flagship energy efficiency programme, the…
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11 Nov 2010
Get smart with the Energy Saving Trust’s smarter driving lessons
Smarter driver training teaches your employees practical techniques, which could save your organisation £250 per driver on fuel bills.Sessions take…
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11 Nov 2010
New climate change guide unveiled
A coalition including planners, local authorities, developers and environmental organisations has launched a new guide to planning and climate change.The…
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29 Oct 2010
Energy saving measures at Fort Dunlop reduces power consumption by 30 per cent
Leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley and developer Urban Splash have worked together to introduce energy saving measures at Birmingham’s…
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28 Oct 2010
Funding still available for small businesses to launch low carbon inititiatives
There is still a week to apply for the Shell Springboard and leap into action!Shell Springboard is a programme that…
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29 Sep 2010
DECC reneges on Green Deal programme with councils
Ministers have shelved a Conservative pledge to pilot a home energy efficiency scheme with local government, raising concerns the programme…
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28 Sep 2010
The UK’s leading green energy awards calls for entries from sustainable energy pioneers across the UK
Entries needed by 26 October 2010.The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from ground-breaking businesses, schools, not-for-profit initiatives,…
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27 Sep 2010
Do you have the greenest roof in the Marches?
What if you and your neighbours could own and earn money from a green power station in your community? Four…
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1 Sep 2010
Where is the Voluntary Sector Voice in the discussion about LEPs?
The West Midlands Sustainability Forum, which represent the ‘green’ third sector organisations recently made a plea for more inRead more…
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1 Sep 2010
Opportunities for EU technologies in the Indian Renewable Energy market
The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) Office in India are hosting a Clean Energy mission to India in October. …
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19 Aug 2010
Localise West Midlands’ Summer 2010 newsletter
The newsletter contains information about Localise West Midlands’: proposals for facilitating community planning influence of how we measure prosperity and…
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18 Aug 2010
MADE is delivering a new study module at Aston University
MADE will be delivering a new flexible study module on The Sustainable Built Environment at Aston University, Birmingham.The Sustainable Built…
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