Environmental stories tagged with: england
Funding for Cycling Demonstration Towns
Tuesday, 22nd January 2008, 4:21 pm
The South West could soon join a national cycling revolution, as Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, invited towns and cities across the region to bid for a record £140 million fund to help a generation rediscover their bikes.
 Plastic Bag Tax Petition Receives 10,000 Signatures in 2 MonthsFriday, 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.
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 Record Breaking Rainfall FiguresThursday, 26th July 2007, 10:53 am
The Met Office has revealed that the three months from May to July 2007 have broken previous records for this period, even before July is over.
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 How Green Is Your Region?Monday, 16th July 2007, 11:40 am
England's regions are not getting to grips with environmental problems such as climate change, a new study commissioned by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Friends of the Earth England and WWF-UK has revealed.
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 Survival of UK Plants and Wildlife in a Changing ClimateTuesday, 22nd May 2007, 4:17 pm
Action is needed now to prevent the loss of some of the UK's most valued plants and wildlife as a result of climate change, according to a new report launched today by Barry Gardiner, Minister for Biodiversity.
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EEDA to Support Ambitious Refurbishment Project
Monday, 16th April 2007, 5:20 pm
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is to provide funding that will move refurbishment up the housing agenda and help bring thousands more homes back on to the market.
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