Environmental stories tagged with: bus
Great Green Expectations
Tuesday, 17th March 2009, 3:24 pm
Business is tough in a recession, but if businesses are able to demonstrate their green credentials consumers still want to buy green.
 New biomass charcoal heater: A "new era" of efficiency and sustainabilityWednesday, 11th February 2009, 3:37 pm
Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved "biomass charcoal combustion heater" that they say could open a new era in sustainable and ultra-high efficiency home heating.
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 Cutting red-tape for recyclingThursday, 31st July 2008, 5:59 pm
The Government is proposing changes to the system of environmental permit exemptions which it hopes will make it simpler for businesses to recycle low risk materials, saving them money.
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 150 Business Leaders Call for Legally Binding UN Framework on Climate ChangeFriday, 30th November 2007, 12:16 pm
The business leaders of 150 global companies have today published a communiqué to world leaders calling for a comprehensive, legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change.
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 British Small Firms Realise the Need to be GreenerWednesday, 17th October 2007, 3:52 pm
A quarter (25 percent) of Britain's small firms have not taken any steps to make their businesses greener and a growing number are recognising they are not environmentally friendly, according to new research from Lloyds TSB Business and the SERTeam at the Open University.
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Fuel Efficient Low Cost Petrol Engine to be Unveiled
Monday, 17th September 2007, 4:25 pm
At a seminar, hosted by Coventry University on 17 December 2007, the results of an experimental project to develop a new efficient gasoline engine will be revealed.
Tax Incentives for Buses and Lorries
Friday, 7th September 2007, 6:27 pm
The Department for Transport has announced the details of a scheme to extend tax incentives to encourage hauliers and bus operators to buy vehicles that meet the latest European standard for air pollutant emissions, known as 'Euro V', before it becomes mandatory.
£177,000 Boost For Travel To School
Thursday, 30th August 2007, 12:26 pm
A £177,000 cash boost is set to encourage safer, healthier and greener ways for Northumberland pupils to travel to school.
Passengers Frustrated with Weakest Link Train Stations
Tuesday, 28th August 2007, 1:07 pm
Rail passengers cite buses that don't connect with train times, insecure cycle parking and poorly-lit footpaths as barriers to using their local train stations.
National Express Group Biodiesel Trials
Wednesday, 15th August 2007, 12:31 pm
National Express Group has announced that it has suspended its 'first generation' UK biodiesel bus trial due to concerns over whether the benefits outweigh the risk to the sustainability of food crop sources.
Red Tape Slashed to Help Businesses Go Green
Monday, 13th August 2007, 12:57 pm
It seems it's not just the Tory's who want to cut red tape: the government wants to make it easier for businesses to install 'green' technologies like solar panels and wind turbines.
Selby Food Firms Encouraged to Go Green
Monday, 13th August 2007, 12:42 pm
Selby District Council is working with the York and North Yorkshire Business Environmental Forum to support food firms in the area to reduce their energy consumption.
Hydrogen Buses for 2010 Winter Olympics
Monday, 6th August 2007, 7:21 pm
Whistler, British Columbia, will become home to the world's largest fleet of hydrogen fuel-cell buses by the 2010 Olympic Games in a five-year, $89 million project announced Friday by the British Columbia government.
Boeing Launch First Aeroplane in a Decade
Monday, 9th July 2007, 1:47 pm
Maybe 'launch' isn't quite the word, since it has not even had a test flight yet, but Boeing says that its CO2 emissions is 20% less than other aircraft.
Recycling Bus
Wednesday, 4th July 2007, 9:01 am
Hagley residents, in Bromsgrove, will have the chance to find out more about recycling at the weekend when the special Recycling Bus visits their village.
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