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Reducing emissions from heritage buildings

Help to make historically important buildings energy efficient while retaining their character by using this new guide. ‘Low Carbon Heritage Buildings: a guide’ has been produced to help people across...

Localis has launched the third pamphlet in its Big Society Series. 'The Big Green Society: Empowering communities to create, cleaner, greener neighbourhoods'.

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, has announced her intention to appoint new members to five National Park Authorities (NPAs) and to the Broads...

Public and private woodlands provide many benefits to citizens, visitors and businesses as well as being a vital component of our natural environment or “green infrastructure”. Protecting and enhancing the...

Sheffield's Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools is an international award scheme which schools can use to make sure that they are working hard to be more and more eco-friendly. Sheffield City Council are promoting...

Biomass training courses

Ignite is an innovative training programme of practical seminars and interactive workshops with a focus on woodfuel. Ignite is designed for those wanting to know more about woodfuel and to...

Community orchards. How?

Whether your ambitions are to conserve a community orchard or to get together with neighbours to start and manage one, this 'how to' guide is designed to help you by...

Sheffield Renewables June News

All the latest from our friends at Sheffield Renewables (www.sheffieldrenewables.org.uk) including updates from Jordan Dam, Kelham Island and Powerstation Sheffield.

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...

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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