Nov

Caroline Lucas MP is CIWEM's new Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year

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Swiss researchers studying the projected effects of climate change on alpine plant species have discovered that mountain ranges may represent a 'safer' place to live during changing climate conditions.

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World leaders have an historic opportunity to reform the global economy to ensure that the one in six people who live in extreme poverty benefit from economic recovery, says international agency Oxfam, ahead of the G20 summit in Seoul.

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In response to the BBC Newsnight investigation on 9 November that found significant numbers of councils considering cutting back on street lighting, Emma Marrington, rural policy campaigner at the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), said: 'The decision by many councils to explore a reduction in the levels of street lighting will be welcomed by many. This move may have been driven by financial cut backs, but it is certainly the right choice if we are to reduce light pollution and energy consumption.'

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Home owners should install solar panels now - before the government changes the rules.

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Regulations that were intended to ensure that domestic and industrial waste was disposed of safely and efficiently are leading to an increase in illegal and unsafe disposal says Jason Mohr, managing director and founder of Anyjunk.co.uk

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A unique coalition of 14 environmental organisations has issued a joint call to the coalition government to take action on wasted water, pollution and wetland wildlife.

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Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions is celebrating after scooping three awards at the Society of British Water and Wastewater Industries (SBWWI) Awards 2010.

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Three of Britain's most iconic and best-loved palaces are getting a green makeover through a rigorous insulation project which will be installed by British Gas and Rockwool.

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Mott MacDonald's role on Phase 1 of the Mozambique Regional Transmission Project is reaching the final stages of the environmental assessment phase. The consultancy was appointed by Electricidade de Moçambique with World Bank funds to undertake an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and a resettlement policy framework for the Mozambique Regional Transmission Line Project.

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