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PM Urges Us To Stop Wasting Food
Monday, 7th July 2008, 4:29 pm
As the G8 gather in Japan to discuss the world economy, African development and the environment, the Prime Minister urged Britons to waste less food.
 Dreaming of a Green Christmas?Wednesday, 5th December 2007, 3:25 pm
This festive season, the waste produced by people across the country is predicted to be enough to fill 400,000 double decker buses.
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 Walking London Made EasyMonday, 3rd December 2007, 4:47 pm
Visitors to the Bond Street area will be able to find their way around with ease thanks to a new system of pedestrian information called Legible London.
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 Manchester Students Shrink their Carbon FootprintMonday, 29th October 2007, 7:30 pm
Students at The University of Manchester are making dramatic cuts in their carbon emissions thanks to a new campaign across the campus.
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 Blog Action Day: One Issue, Thousands of VoicesFriday, 12th October 2007, 4:40 pm
Thousands of voices will speak out for the environment for the first-ever Blog Action Day on 15 October. This non-profit event, partnered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is an unprecedented call for bloggers around the planet to write about environmental issues on the same day.
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US Department of Energy Commits to Energy Efficiency in US Data Centres
Friday, 21st September 2007, 1:08 pm
US Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Green Grid, to increase energy efficiency in the ever-growing information technology sector.
Buy One Get One Tree
Wednesday, 19th September 2007, 4:00 pm
innocent, the hugely successful maker of fruit smoothies, has teamed up with the carbon offset company Carbon Clear to plant a tree for every innocent smoothie you buy.
Solar Powered Desktop
Friday, 14th September 2007, 4:16 pm
Not only can the PC run on solar power, it is made from 90 percent recycled materials, but it's not the made scheme of a mad scientist in a shed but the reality of one of the largest laptop manufacturers, Lenovo.
Go Green in Norfolk
Thursday, 13th September 2007, 1:02 pm
Set in Norfolk's premier open-air museum with its traditional working farm, visitors will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of specialists in carbon reduction, recycling, composting, eco buildings and friendly fuels.
Funding to Turn White Van Man Green
Thursday, 13th September 2007, 12:26 pm
Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, has announced an extra £1.2million to train van drivers in greener, safer driving techniques.
Good Beer Guide Praises Green Brewers
Wednesday, 12th September 2007, 6:07 pm
The 2008 edition of the Good Beer Guide – available from today - lavishes praise on a number of craft brewers who are making a contribution to combating global warming and reducing carbon emissions.
Survey Finds Consumer Demand for Efficient Energy Use
Tuesday, 11th September 2007, 4:41 pm
A recent survey, conducted by Abacus Billing, a leading global provider of innovative smart meter billing, has revealed that 82% of gas, water and electricity users are concerned about the amount of energy they use at home.
Stitching up Unsustainable Clothing
Friday, 7th September 2007, 12:27 pm
Representatives from the fashion, clothing, and textile industry as well as environmental and ethical groups met on Wednesday for the first time to look at how they can work with government to improve the sustainability of clothing throughout its life cycle.
Catholic Priest Absolves Eco-Sins
Thursday, 30th August 2007, 3:27 pm
Catholic Priest, Anthony Such, will be giving Greenpeace fair goers the opportunity to repent of their eco-sins in a confessional made out of recycled paper.
Brits to Tell Little Green Lies
Friday, 24th August 2007, 5:16 pm
According to a study by Norwich Union, the British are not beyond a little green lie to exaggerate their ethical lifestyles rather than actually change their behaviour - seven in 10 Brits (68%) say being seen to be green is the new way of "keeping up with the Joneses".
