GoingGreen

Pilot scheme will turn food waste into compost

NEW weekly food waste collections in Hampstead will see rubbish turned into high quality compost. Some households in Hampstead, Frognal and Fitzjohns, Gospel Oak and Belsize wards will now have a free weekly food and garden waste collection. Camden Counci...
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Alexis Rowell and Paul Braithwaite arrive by bike at the Climate Change Camp

Soul, not coal, holds sway at the Climate Change Camp

Hundreds of climate change activists have begun a week-long protest outside the proposed site of the UK s first new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. Camden s Eco Champion, Cllr Alexis Rowell, is among them and se...
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Boris given 100 days to show he's serious about eco issues

Boris Johnson has yet to show how he will keep his promise to make London the greenest city in the world after his first 100 days as Mayor of London, Friends of the Earth said today.   Despite promising to make London a world leader in tackling climate ch...
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Mayor Livingstone's new initiative to improve the energy efficiency of London homes has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The environmental group revealed new research...

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Carbon emissions from UK homes could be cut by 80 per cent by 2050, according to a new report published today (27 November) by Dr Brenda Boardman at the University ...

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“Nine out of ten, to Gordon Brown for talking the talk - but now is the time to walk the walk,” said Britain's leading Arctic environmentalist...

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Aviation's role in climate change could be reduced easily by eliminating needless emissions and enabling consumers to make informed choices ...

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Although climate change is at least as big a threat as war, the Government is not yet meeting the challenge. So says Dr Gerry Wolff of...

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Hard work as it is, growing one's own vegetables is seen as a leisure activity in the UK. But in some parts of Africa, a simple ...

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Charity shops are playing a vital role in recycling textiles, garments and other goods some of which ...

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Tube Lines, the company rebuilding the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines which together carry 40 per cent of all London...

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England’s regions are not getting to grips with environmental problems such as climate change,...

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The time for denial is long over. In not much more than two centuries, we have burned significant amounts of...

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Carbon footprint Only the most diehard sceptics now doubt the need to tackle global warming. Averting catastrophic climate...

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Carbon footprint The 21st century shows signs of a new age of freight transport on Britain’s canals and rivers, taking goods...

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