On yer bike
- Published
- 30 Jul 2010
- By
- Paul Northup
A new bike hire scheme has begun in central London.
Already, more than 11,000 people have signed up to the idea, far outstripping the 5,000 bicycles which will be available today at special docking stations. And more than 12,450 keys have been handed...
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Our energy future: costs or savings?
- Published
- 28 Jul 2010
- By
- Paul Northup
The Telegraph is today reporting that the Government is saying that ‘Householders face a £300-a-year rise in their gas and electricity bills and significant cuts in how much energy they use if Britain is to “keep the lights on” and meet its climate...
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Glastonbury teams up with Triodos
- Published
- 27 Jul 2010
- By
- Paul Northup
Now that the 175,000 festivalgoers have gone home and the stages have been dismantled, work is starting at Worthy Farm – home to Glastonbury festival – on a major solar-power project, financed by an ethical bank’s savers.
Bristol-based Triodos...
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Plastic bottle boat sails the Pacific
- Published
- 26 Jul 2010
- By
- Paul Northup
The Plastiki and crew have reached the end of their epic voyage which has taken them through the Pacific Ocean on an 8,000 nautical mile adventure lasting over 130 days! The team arrived midday today at Sydney’s Australian National Maritime Museum...
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National Transplant Week
- Published
- 14 Jul 2010
- By
- Paul Northup
As National Transplant Week draws to a close it’s not too late for you to register your name online. Organised by the charity Transplants in Mind, this year’s appeal had the tag line ‘What are you waiting for?’. It’s a...
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Green and Godly
- Published
- 12 Jul 2010
- By
- Martin Wroe
Involved with a church, mosque, temple or synagogue? Might want to let them know how to save a fortune on their utility bills and save tonnes of carbon emissions.
According to a survey from British Gas, places of worship in the UK could make £29m...
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