Commenting on today’s report by the Environmental Audit Committee on environmental taxation, Steve Radley, Director of Policy at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said:
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EEF backs Env Audit Committee criticism..
- 07 July 2011
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Government reductions: Bad for solar energy
- 07 July 2011
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Government reductions to Feed-In tariff rates for solar PV are a bad choice: Bad for the solar energy sector and bad for the UK economy.
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Bright Future for West Yorkshire as Clean Up of Former Hickson Chemical Works Gets Underway in Castleford
- 04 July 2011
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Aeternum, the developer that owns the former Hickson Chemical Works in Castleford, West Yorkshire, are awaiting the findings of an expert industry group as it nears the end of a £1.2 million trial to look at techniques to clean up residual contamination left behind on parts of the site by nearly a century of chemical industry.
Government backed trials show quiet night-time deliveries work
- 04 July 2011
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The realisation of the environmental, economic and road safety benefits of delivering goods out-of-hours has taken a significant step forward with the results of the Quiet Delivery Demonstration Scheme (QDDS) trials, announced today (28 June) at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health in London at a conference attended by Transport Minister Mike Penning.
'Super sewer' plans must be rethought, say council leaders
- 04 July 2011
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Costs of Thames Water's sewage tunnel will be more than Wembley and Olympics combined, argue detractors
The plan to build a £3.6bn "super sewer" to collect the millions of tonnes of raw sewage that overflows into the river Thames after heavy rain must be rethought to save money, the leaders of 14 city councils will tell environment minister Richard Benyon on Monday
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