Day: 11 February 2010

SLR growth continues with ecology acquisition

Environmental firm SLR Consulting has acquired specialist ecological consultancy Andrew McCarthy Associates (AMA).

Convert shipyards to wind turbine factories say Lib Dems

An election pledge from the Liberal Democrats has seen the party pledge to transform old shipyards into thriving wind turbine factories.

National Trust to green its country houses

The charity protecting the nation's heritage has promised to cut its reliance on fossil fuel in half within the next decade.

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Due to a technical fault, some of our subscribers received a copy of the weekly newsletter yesterday that contained stories that were well past their sell by date.

Funding to cut UK flood and erosion risks

More than £745m of national and European funding will be made available for fighting flooding and cutting coastal erosion.

Keep Britain Tidy survey reveals drop in litter

Keep Britain Tidy's annual local environment quality survey has revealed England's streets are getting cleaner.

Tweak planning laws for more green power

Head of corporate at environmental consultancy ADAS, Ray Williams, thinks the only way to break through the barriers to developing on-shore renewable energy infrastructure is to 'tweak' planning guidelines for officials

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