Day: 3 September 2009

American schools urged to go green

As students begin to pour back through the school gates American environmental authorities are hoping for a green new term.

London boroughs get cash to cut carbon

London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced funding to set up low carbon neighbourhoods in ten of the city's boroughs.

Northern Ireland backs wind in renewable energy search

Northern Ireland has backed wind energy to be the country's 'foundation' for a renewable future.

Scots throw out £1bn of food every year

Scottish households are needlessly chucking away £1bn of food each year, according to WRAP Scotland (Waste & Resources Action Programme).

Romanians look to Wales to tackle contaminated land

Officials from the Romanian government will spend next week touring Wales to see how the country transformed its industrial waste lands.

Wales smashes landfill reduction targets

Welsh councils have smashed targets for reducing the amount of waste they send to landfills reaching the 2010 mark a year early.

Dress down to save energy

Bangladeshi workers have been ordered to dress down to reduce their reliance on energy sapping air conditioners.

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