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Running shoes leave large carbon footprint

Posted on 24 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

You may be putting your running shoes on to keep fit but it may be doing more harm to the environment than you may think. According to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a new pair of typical running... Read More

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Tags: Aquamarine Power, EMEC, Fergus Ewing, lewis, marine energy, Martin McAdam, oysters, Scotland, wave energy

Green light for ‘world’s largest’ wave energy farm

Posted on 23 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

The Scottish Government has given full consent for a wave energy farm, making it the “world’s largest” fully permitted commercial ocean energy site. The 40MW farm off the northwest coast of Lewis in Scotland was given the green light by Scottish... Read More

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Tags: carbon emissions, electricity, Engineers, lagoon, Scientifics Group, Tidal Lagoon Power, tidal power, Ton Fijen

Work on £650m tidal power lagoon in Swansea starts

Posted on 21 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Engineers have started work on a project to develop a £650 million tidal power lagoon (pictured) in Swansea Bay, which when completed would be the first purpose-built power plant of its type in the world. Contractor Environmental Scientifics Group will... Read More

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Tags: environmentally friendly, Green Office Week, green offices, large companies, recycling, small firms, workplace

Smaller businesses ‘worse’ at being green than big ones

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Smaller businesses are lagging behind larger ones when it comes to being green, it was claimed this week. A new poll showed people working at firms with more than 250 employees said they are twice as likely (40%) to be encouraged... Read More

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Tags: Antrim, Boris Johnson, government, hybrid cars, jobs, London, Northern Ireland, Route 24, Wrightbus

Northern Ireland to build 600 new hybrid buses for London

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has officially opened a new manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland where part of the new hybrid buses for London is being built. Wrightbus will build 600 of the Mayor’s new buses over the next three... Read More

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Tags: atmosphere, carbon dioxide, climate change, CO2, Mauna Loa, NOAA

Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere reach record high

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Carbon dioxide levels reached a record high at a key monitoring station in Hawaii (pictured) at the end of last week. The daily mean concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere passed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since... Read More

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Tags: air pollution, DERA, diesel, emissions, engines, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, funding, US

$9m US grant for firms to cut fleets’ diesel emissions

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

American firms with fleets of diesel engines can apply for funding from a $9 million (£5.8m) pot to begin new projects to reduce emissions. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made the announcement as part of the National Clean Diesel Funding... Read More

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Tags: compost, Defra, households, recycling, waste

English recycling rate hit new high in 2012

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

The amount of household waste recycled in England hit a new high over the summer in 2012, according to Defra. In 2006 little more than a third of household waste was recycled but between July and September last year, households sent... Read More

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Tags: Boots, Courtauld, M&S, retailers, Tesco, waste, WRAP

Retailers pledge to cut waste by another million tonnes

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Retailers including Aldi, M&S and Waitrose have refreshed their pledge to cut food and drink waste. In the third phase of the Courtauld agreement launched yesterday, 45 firms including all major grocery retailers promised to slash another 1.1million tonnes of waste... Read More

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Tags: electric cars, EVs, Nissan leaf, Police, West Midlands Police

Bobbies on the beat with electric cars

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

The West Midlands Police is leasing 30 new electric cars from Nissan for officers to use on trips around the beat. The force announced it will use the Leaf models for the next three years as ‘diary’ cars which go out... Read More

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