Day: 28 July 2009

Government £1bn funding for wind power too late for Vestas jobs

As a standoff between police and protesters occupying the Vestas wind turbine factory moves into its second week the government has announced more than £1bn of funding for the wind power industry.

Funding to clean polluted islands announced

Funding to clean up contaminated land on islands controlled by or linked to the United States was announced yesterday (27 July).

New £6.7m research centre is an ‘Irish first’

A £6.7m research centre focusing on climate change has been opened at Queen's University in Belfast.

Report calls for action on power showers

Hot water use could take over from old boilers and poorly lagged pipes as the main cause of carbon emissions from people's homes, according to an influential report.

Metropolitan Police begin greening stations

Wembley police station has become the first building to get a green makeover in an effort to reduce running costs and cut carbon.

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