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Friends of the Earth: The Big Green Bike Ride

The ride will start in London on Sunday 6 May 2012. We'll cycle almost 500 miles through breathtaking scenery, arriving in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, six days later. The route will...

 
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Onshore wind - blowing the myths away

Onshore wind farms are a subject of heated debates on both sides of the arguments. Often the facts and rational arguments get lost in the emotion. The Centre for Sustainable...

 
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Blue Sky Green Space

This document outlines in the broadest sense the wide range of green spaces – from parks and gardens to city farms, country parks, woodlands and wildlife sites to play areas,...

 
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Job Vacancy: RSPB Area Conservation Manager

RSPB are looking for an experienced manager to lead delivery of our conservation programme in the North East, Yorkshire & the Humber. Challenges and opportunities in this area are immense; coastal...

 
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Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Preparing for a Changing Climate

On 9th May 2011, Defra’s Secretary of State launched Climate Resilient Infrastructure, a cross-Government report which outlines the challenges to the transport, energy, water and ICT infrastructure sectors to adapting...

 
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New website helps Yorkshire businesses to cut costs and CO2 emissions

 A new website has been launched this week that will help businesses to cut their costs and their carbon emissions. The Greener Business Website brings together information for businesses about...

 
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Managing green spaces- seven ingredients for success

England’s parks and green spaces are being managed in a context which is changing fast and fundamentally. Councils are being given greater autonomy to determine the services they...

 
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Monitoring progress in the sub and city regions

The latest economic, social and environmental data for the sub and city regions are now available on the Yorkshire Futures website. Since last year the policy and funding landscape...

 
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National Park hydro scheme wins award

A community hydropower scheme in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has won a regional green award. The River Bain hydro project at Bainbridge won the ‘Best Community’ category in the...

 
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Natural England and Yorkshire Water protect the region’s top wildlife sites

Yorkshire Water and Natural England have been working together to improve the fortunes of some of the region’s top wildlife sites. Yorkshire’s Sites of Special Scientific Interest protect some of...

 
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