Friday, March 29, 2024

Scheme offers energy and fuel assistance in Angus

A SUCCESSFUL council scheme teaches energy-efficiency and offers fuel and energy advice to Angus residents. In 2013, through initial Big Lottery funding, Angus Council set...

Chichester considers hiring a Climate Emergency Officer

LEADING councillors at Chichester District Council have taken a key step forward in the fight against climate change by officially adopting a first stage...

Poor sales show retailers must get to know eco-friendly consumers, says professor

SUSTAINABILITY, over-packaging and carbon footprints are of increasing importance to consumers, according to an Aston Business School academic. Figures released by the British Retail Consortium...

Sheffield University engineers develop materials that could help clean up Chernobyl and Fukushima

MATERIALS which could be used to help clean up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations have been developed by engineers at the University...

Anglian Water turns on the tap for £28m Grafham resilience scheme

ANGLIAN Water has successfully put its £28million Grafham resilience scheme into action for the first time after one of the region’s driest years. The new...

Waverley council officer convicted of fake air quality readings

A FORMER Waverley Borough Council officer has been convicted of making false air quality readings. Ann-Marie Wade, 44, of Durrington, Wiltshire, was sentenced at Guildford...

Ofgem regulations force consumers to pay higher prices for longer, says new report

ELECTRICITY network companies have provided a good service under Ofgem’s regulation but a great cost to consumers, a new report suggests. The National Audit Office...

‘War against leakage’ continues with a water pipe trial

ANGLIAN Water engineers are beginning a trial using fibre optic cables to detect leaks in their water pipe network. With enough water pipe to reach...

New Industrial Decarbonisation Network launches for the Humber

A NEW decarbonisation network has been launched by a partnership that seeks to support energy, engineering and renewable industries in Yorkshire and Humber. CATCH held...

New Environment Bill out today

AIR quality, recycling and a new office environmental protection are some of the actions in the new 'far-reaching' Environment Bill that has been announced...