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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.
Company will invest $33 million to add production capabilities at U.S. manufacturing site to meet growing demand
Web Dynamics, manufacturers of the TLX range of multi-foil insulation, has appointed two regional specification managers to deliver a better understanding of how multi-foils can help improve the thermal performance of the UK’s housing stock.
Panther, part of powered access leaders Lavendon Access Services, played an important role in WWF’s (formerly World Wildlife Fund) ‘Earth Hour’ climate change event at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Aberdeen – Scottish company, Rental Solutions & Services (RSS), a global provider of rental power, temporary cooling and mobile water solutions, has successfully installed 80 MVA of rental power in the Sultanate of Oman.
Commenting on today’s Ministerial announcement on the simplification of the CRC, EIC’s Exec Chair, Adrian Wilkes, representing approximately 80 companies in EIC’s Carbon Management Working Group, said:
“We are delighted that the Minister has today made a firm commitment to retain the CRC. This is very welcome news as it drives significant energy savings across British industry whilst stimulating the environmental technology and services industry – creating jobs, and being an important step in the UK’s transition to a low carbon economy.
Householders will no longer be caught out by expensive and surprise bills, to repair broken, blocked or damaged sewers thanks to changes introduced across Wales and England today.
The changes, introduced in Wales by Environment Minister, John Griffiths will see the ownership of private sewers, that run under peoples’ property, gardens or in the road, and connect to the public sewer system, move from the homeowner to the relevant water company.
Have your say at www.wales.gov.uk/waste
The Welsh Government is reminding interested parties that time is running out to respond to consultations on its Collections, Infrastructure and Markets and Food Manufacture, Service and Retail sector plans for waste.
