Environmental stories tagged with: councils

Renovating Existing Properties

Zero Carbon Challenge in London

Friday, 2nd November 2007, 1:34 pm
If the government is committed to pushing its climate change agenda, London's local authorities should be allowed to establish environmentally friendly 'eco-centres' in the capital.
Wind Turbine

Carbon Footprints, Local Steps

Thursday, 11th October 2007, 6:30 pm
A new report published by the "New Local Government Network" argues that the Government goal of 60 percent carbon dioxide reduction can be achieved 25 years earlier than currently forecast. It claims that local councils could introduce measures that would save 320 million tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2025.
   Old Furniture

Councils Dump Millions of Re-Usable Items of Furniture

Monday, 24th September 2007, 5:45 pm
Over 10 million reusable items of furniture are sent to landfill by local authorities every year - almost 30,000 items every day - revealed a study by The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) recently.
 
 
 
 
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