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Job Vacancy: Campaign Assistant, Friends of the Earth

We need a highly organised, enthusiastic and motivated person to support our Food and Biofuels team to help ensure our campaigns are running as effectively as possible. With previous experience...

Tenants living in the UK's coldest, health-hazard homes could save £488 a year on fuel bills if they were improved to a basic standard of heating and insulation, a new...

This new report brings together data from Natural England, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Government Office and Yorkshire Futures to show the state of the natural environment in Yorkshire and Humber....

£3 million of new funding from CO2Sense

£3 million of new funding is available from CO2Sense to help businesses in Yorkshire and Humber cut their costs and their carbon emissions. The funding will be available to...

ETAP 10th European Forum on Eco-Innovation
Tue, 22/03/2011 - 08:00 - Wed, 23/03/2011 - 08:00

THE ICC - Birmingham

The 10th ETAP Forum on Eco-Innovation will bring together key players in business, academia, finance, policy and green groups. It will present business case studies on sustainable material management, encourage innovation through cross fertilisation between disciplines and sectors, identify and prioritise the key issues that need to be addressed by Government and EU action. The Forum will propose priority areas for future action on material security and resource efficiency and play a key part in securing research through Research Councils and EU calls.

New guidance for people wanting to install renewable energy equipment in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been put out for public consultation today. Residents, businesses, groups and organisations considering...

BITC Yorkshire and Humber Update

Lots of bits and bobs from our friends at BITC including the Environment Leaders’ Group Climate Change Awards and the Environment Index Challenge. For more details please visit the BITC...

Invasive Species: New Natives in a Changing Climate
Wed, 23/03/2011 - 07:30

Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD

Biological invasions by non-native species are currently one of the biggest threats to the ecology and economy of the planet, costing an estimated £914 billion* worldwide and being the cause of 50% of all known extinctions.

WWF has released its Livewell report, that looks at whether it is possible to eat a diet that is both lower in GHG emissions and more nutritionally balanced than...

The first seven reports submitted by early reporting authorities are available below. A brief government document summarising the initial findings from these reports (PDF 400 KB) is also available. ...

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