Marks and Spencer's enthusiastic embrace of green issues appears, in my opinion, to be little more than a marketing wheeze. Bournemouth Council has taken it hook line and sinker, putting M&S branded waste/recyclables bins across the town.
The Government has apologised to the Environmental Audit Committee for its 'unconscionable delay' in responding to the Committee's report into the use of illegal timber, Buying Time for Forests.
The Guardian reports that China is making some positive noises in Cancun
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/07/committee-on-climate-change-targets-uk
Liberal Democrats played a key role in the Government's decision today to move to give councils the power to intervene in "high hedge" disputes between neighbours.
Cancún climate change summit: Chris Huhne says progress has been made
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