Environmental stories tagged with: ETI

Public Invited to Shop Greenwashers

Tuesday, 22nd January 2008, 5:18 pm

Green ads from Chevrolet, Ozarka and Toyota Prius are among the first to be scrutinised by consumers on a new Web site launched by EnviroMedia Social Marketing.

Low Cost, High Performance Battery Technology for Hybrid Vehicles

Monday, 26th November 2007, 12:08 pm

Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery technology shows significant promise for hybrid and electric vehicle applications in terms of its comparatively high power and energy density, and ability to retain charge for extended periods.

Designing Green Towns of the Future

Friday, 2nd November 2007, 1:09 pm

Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper has confirmed that an ideas competition would be run to develop and set the design standards for ten new eco-towns.

Plastic Bag Tax Petition Receives 10,000 Signatures in 2 Months

Friday, 21st September 2007, 2:10 pm

An online petition at www.green-england.co.uk has received over 10,000 signatures in less than two months. The petition is in support of a 10p tax on each plastic bag issued, to be spent explicitly on environmentally friendly projects.

£1 billion in Drive to Cut Carbon Emissions

Thursday, 20th September 2007, 6:43 pm

Innovation Secretary John Denham has the location of the new Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), backed by up to £550m of Government investment announced by Gordon Brown in the 2006 Budget.

Royal Mail Launches Carbon Neutral Mailing Programme

Monday, 16th July 2007, 6:24 pm

Royal Mail today launched a scheme to incentivise businesses to make their Door to Door mailings carbon neutral and encourage consumers to recycle the items they receive.

Cut the Carbon March

Monday, 16th July 2007, 3:20 pm

This summer, Christian Aid is asking people to walk the walk on climate change by joining the longest ever protest march in UK history.

Search on for Model Recycling Family

Wednesday, 27th June 2007, 7:17 pm

As part of Salisbury District Council's six-week recycling-awareness campaign, a competition has been launched to find south Wiltshire's best recycling family.