Day: 6 June 2011

Crown Estate steps in to save Scottish wind project

The Crown Estate has pledged £1million to keep an offshore wind project going.

Arrests after Arctic drilling protest

Activists from Greenpeace were arrested over the weekend after protesting about Arctic drilling.

BBC’s The Apprentice looks to make cash from trash

This week's episode of The Apprentice on BBC1 takes place on a 'rubbish dump' as candidates look to make money by setting up a waste collection business.

UK and Ireland gear up for Global Wind Day

A host of events are planned next week for Global Wind Day - an annual event marked in more than 70 countries across the world.

Councils lack strategies for delivering efficiency savings

Local authorities may be getting to grips with efficiency savings, but 40% do not yet have strategies in place to achieve the spending cuts required, according to a report released today (6 June).

UK must ramp up renewables to stay competitive

The UK needs to up its game if it wants to be considered a serious contender in the renewables market, a leading energy-from-waste firm has warned.

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