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Local communities offered up to £150k for their own renewable energy
Local communities will be offered up to £150,000 each to create their own renewable energy through solar panels or wind turbines and take on…
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Great idea for solar pathway lighting
It sounds like science fiction: a path storing energy from sunlight and emitting a shimmering glow at night to guide walkers and cyclists, according…
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Report demonstrates priority required for green infrastructure
Household energy efficiency must become the UK’s top infrastructure priority with a reinvention of the ‘disappointing’ Green Deal, a report claims. LG news reports:…
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Lemos and Crane support growing localities awards in London
Does your organisation use nature to improve people’s lives? Enter the Growing Localities Awards 2013/14 A total of £2,500 prize money is being offered to…
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Training in Horticulture for residents
Construction and development specialist Southdale has teamed up with Wigan-based training organisation, ProCo, to benefit both the community and learners’ studies with its horticulture…
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Are you wondering what happened to the Eco agenda in the Autumn statement?
Here is a briefing from Procure Plus Sustainability Manager to fill in any gaps in your knowledge Autumn Statement ECO Briefing Paper – Dec…
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is there an intention to scrap the code for sustainable homes?
Ministers have dismissed warnings from MPs that Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) plans to scrap the code for sustainable homes threatens to…
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Report calls for on line map of green spaces
An online map of national urban green spaces could improve the quality of parks and support community involvement, a report has concluded. Warning council…
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Investing in landscapes can reduce public spending on healthcare
Investing in landscapes could help reduce public spending on health care, according to a new report from the Landscape Institute. The Public Health and Landscape…
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LHT tenants get £250 off their energy bills
More than 200 households are set to save up to £250 each on their annual gas and electricity bills – after £2.5m was spent…