Man-made hydroelectricity islands could be built off Britain
Posted: 10 November 2008Man-made islands housing hydro-electric plants could be built off the coast of Britain in the future to support wind farms.
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First turbine installed on UK's largest offshore wind farm - PHOTO
Posted: 07 November 2008Construction of the UK’s largest offshore wind farm looks like it is back on track, following the installation of the first turbine.
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Star of TV's Ground Force forced to slash price of eco-home by £80,000
Posted: 07 November 2008Groundforce star Tommy Walsh has fallen victim to the property slump and faces losing £80,000 on an eco-home he built for a Discovery Channel television show.
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Historians at war with wind farm proposed for Cromwell battlefield site
Posted: 07 November 2008Plans to build a wind farm in Kelmarsh, Cambridgeshire, could be derailed by locals who claim an historic battle took place on the site.
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Just one in 12 eco-town sites passes green test
Posted: 05 November 2008Only one of 12 proposed eco-town sites has passed a green assessment, putting the entire programme in doubt.
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2,000-year-old invention to spark new green power
Posted: 31 October 2008A device invented more than 2,000-years-ago will be used to get a 99-year-old hydroelectric plant generating power for the National Grid again.
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Grand Designs presenter under fire over eco-village
Posted: 31 October 2008Grand Designs presenter Kevin McLeod has been accused of destroying a 70-year-old beauty spot with his plans to build an eco-village.
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Berkeley Group and Crest Nicholson top sustainability poll
Posted: 29 October 2008Berkeley Group and Crest Nicholson have been named the house builders best tackling climate change in a new poll.
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Eco-towns threaten wildlife and landscape says CPRE
Posted: 28 October 2008The government’s proposed eco-towns threaten the country’s wildlife and landscape, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has claimed.
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National Grid delays force postponement of wind farms
Posted: 27 October 2008The construction of wind farms are being postponed because of delays connecting to the National Grid.
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National Trust to turn eco-warrior in fight for green spaces
Posted: 27 October 2008The National Trust has vowed to take a warrior-like stance to fight the development of green field land, despite the government’s house building targets.
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Carbon emission target to increase to 80% by 2050
Posted: 16 October 2008The government has increased the target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from 60% to 80% by 2050.
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Berkeley, Bovis Lend Lease and Willmott Dixon agree to halve landfill waste
Posted: 16 October 2008Berkeley Group, Bovis Lend Lease, Laing O’Rourke and Willmott Dixon have pledged to halve the amount of waste they send to landfill by 2012.
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Why landfill tax hikes could encourage fly-tipping
Posted: 08 April 2008Despite the introduction of site waste management plans, there is concern that sharp landfill tax hikes will encourage the less scrupulous demolition contractor to fly-tip waste. Mark Smulian explains.
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