Redhills (part of Silverdell PLC) has announced the promotion of Mandy McIntyre to Regional Manager of their Scottish operations from 01 July 2011.

 Leading asbestos and environmental consultancy, Redhills recently announced the promotion of Mandy McIntryre to Regional Manager as she takes on the role to head up their growing presence in Scotland.

Barnsley College is currently looking for partners at the forefront of sustainable building technologies to collaborate with them on the Barnsley College 'Think Low Carbon' (TLC) project located at the Honeywell site in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. This project is supported financially by the European Union and has attracted £2.75 million investment from the European Regional Development Fund through the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF Programme 2007-2013. The remainder of the project is being funded by the College.

Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones leads protest for better air quality

Green Party London Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones will lead a direct action protest to demand better air quality for London.  Hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians will leave Soho Square in Central London at 19:00 on Wednesday 13th July. They will converge on one of London’s busiest junctions before staging a DIE-IN to shut the road to traffic.

• Government carbon emissions slashed 13.8%, reducing energy bills by £13million

• New 25% carbon cut target set for 2015
• High Street names kick start home insulation trials
• Green responsibility deal launched for business
The Prime Minister today announced that carbon emissions from Government HQs and offices have been slashed by nearly 14% in just one year and told Whitehall it would have to go further by cutting emissions by 25% by 2015.