http://www.greentoday.co.uk Daily News Copyright 2007 Green Today http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=555&type=news_features Forty two finalist organisations gathered last night at the National eWell-Being Awards 2010 at a ceremony held at the UNISON Yorkshire and Humberside offices in Leeds.  The awards conceived by the charity UK CEED and sponsored by Unison and Becta, are now in their 8th year and this year received... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:31:50 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=554&type=news_features By Mike Jones Campaigners protesting against a third runway at Heathrow Airport have won a major High Court battle. They argued that the Government's approval of the runway was at odds with climate change targets. Lord Justice Carnwath, sitting in London, upheld their argument that the Government's policy support for a third runway... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:50:58 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=553&type=news_features By Mike Jones General Electric (GE) plans to invest 110million euros in the UK offshore wind sector by 2020. The move will create up to 1900 new jobs. UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said: "We're creating the right conditions and incentives to maximise the potential of our wind resource. Now... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:50:28 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=552&type=news_features By Mike Jones Low carbon buses and fuel generated from everyday waste are at the centre of a £30million Government fund to help reduce emissions from transport. The plans form part of the Department for Transport’s wider strategy to encourage a radical shift to low carbon transport and improve air quality in... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:50:05 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=551&type=news_features By Mike Jones The Government is to continue its current campaign on climate change, despite having two adverts banned by the advertising watchdog. Two of the press ads, which used nursery rhymes to push the message of climate change, were in breach of the advertising code, the ASA has ruled. However, the Government... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:21:33 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=550&type=news_features By Mike Jones The offshore wind supply chain received a double boost after Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney announced a major extension of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme worth up to £4.8million - and opened the UK’s first training tower for offshore wind. The Offshore Wind Accelerator is... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:20:56 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=549&type=news_features By Mike Jones Householders could be fined up to £1000 if they throw waste into the wrong dustbin. Under new Government plans, families could end up with five different bins and receptacles - including compulsory slop buckets for food waste - and be forced to sift through rubbish for anything that can... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:41:29 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=548&type=news_features By Mike Jones Nissan's Sunderland factory is to build its new electric Leaf car. It is part of around £420million of investment to develop both the car and a battery factory at its facility in the North East of England. The contract will turn Sunderland into Europe's biggest electric car plant. It will supply... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:40:59 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=547&type=news_features By Mike Jones Agreement between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union in the long-running postal dispute will reportedly result in a rise in junk mail being delivered through doors. Around four billion items of junk mail are posted each year - but that could soar after a limit of three items... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:36 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=546&type=news_features The danger and cost of climate change to the health of Europeans is the focus of debate at the fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Parma, Italy. The conference, organised by the World Health Organisation, includes representatives from across Europe and is an important forum on how to tackle... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:40:55 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=544&type=news_features By Mike Jones A new proposal to encourage more lorry drivers to take eco-driver training could save up to three million tonnes of CO2 over five years and £300million in fuel costs, according to Transport Minister Paul Clark. The plans - which include making eco driver training for LGV drivers a mandatory... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:38 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=543&type=news_features By Mike Jones Wave and tidal energy in England and Wales has received a boost after plans were outlined for the first full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for wave and tidal energy. The SEA - which will also pave the way for storage of carbon dioxide, and further offshore wind and oil... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:56:13 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=542&type=news_features By Mike Jones Organisations across the UK have three weeks until they need to start complying with the Government's new Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), or face penalties that will hit their bottom line, even before carbon trading begins in 2011, warns business advisors KPMG. From 1 April, organisations with annual electricity bills... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:28:46 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=541&type=news_features By Mike Jones Most homeowners are not interested in helping the planet by going green - just saving money. That is the headline figure of a survey from County Homesearch conducted among house buyers to see if an energy-efficient property is an inducement to buy. Nine out of ten (93%) are concerned with... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:49:39 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=540&type=news_features By Mike Jones The number of households with microchips in their bins has jumped to 2.6m in the past 12 months, according to a new report. The study shows that 68 councils across the UK now put the new technology in their bins – a two-thirds increase in the past year. Councils say... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:49:14 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=539&type=news_features By Mike Jones Grocery manufacturers and retailers have agreed to make significant cuts to food and packaging waste that could save customers and the industry £1billion and cut carbon emissions by three million tonnes. Phase Two of the Courtauld Commitment will see the industry go further than ever, with renewed efforts to... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:51 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=537&type=news_features By Mike Jones North Lincolnshire Council is set to fine £20 "irresponsible drivers who are not considering the environment" if they leave their car engines running while parked. Those keeping the car switched on while unloading are a primary target. Other councils across Britain are also said to be considering introducing similar laws. It... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:43:40 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=536&type=news_features By Mike Jones Ferrari is set to launch a 200mph eco-friendly electric hybrid vehicle. The legendary car maker unveiled its new petrol-electric hybrid 599 at the opening day of the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. Not only is it in a bright metallic green paint - rather than traditional Ferrari red -  it... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:43:20 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=535&type=news_features By Mike Jones There is now less than a month to the start of the Government’s new scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will require large public and private sector organisations like supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, local authorities and central government... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:42:58 GMT http://www.greentoday.org.uk/News/Story/?storyid=534&type=news_features By Mike Jones The Government has heralded the start of the new planning regime for major infrastructure as it begins receiving applications for energy projects that have the potential to provide up to £50billion worth of international investment and supply electricity to 22 million homes. The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) can now... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:16:29 GMT