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Greenpeace on the budget - "not green"

If climate change is great challenge of our time, as ministers regularly tell us, then why is the new money announced for renewables and energy efficiency only marginally more than the Chancellor found earlier this year for RBS bonuses? And while Mr Darling admittedly has urgent economic issues on his mind, surely he can see that concerted investment in renewable technologies, energy efficiency and green manufacturing are the best way to meet our joint climate and economic crises head-on.

2 May 2009

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Campaign to Protect Rural England on the budget - "green around the edges"

Commenting on the Budget statement by the Chancellor, Ben Stafford, Head of Campaigns at CPRE, said:

3 May 2009

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Green Lib Dems Annual Conference - 27/28 June - Islington Ecology Centre, London N5 1PH

Early booking is strongly recommended in order to secure a place.

28 May 2009

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Can Transition Totnes feed itself? Can any of us feed ourselves?

The Transition Towns movement began as an attempt by communities to work out for themselves how to address the twin problems of climate change and the end of cheap oil. Transitioners believe that life will be better - more local, more in touch with nature, more vibrant, less stressed, less chemical - after oil, and that we will be better prepared to deal with the challenges if we start working together now.

15 Jul 2009

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A princely way to protect rainforests

The Prince of Wales' Rainforests Project (PRP) has developed a proposal for emergency funding to help protect rainforests and to use incentives to encourage rainforest nations to continue to develop without the need for deforestation.

17 Jul 2009

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Sustrans on the budget - "not green"

A 'green budget' was anticipated this week, but Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity, says Budget 2009 was a series of missed opportunities.

30 Apr 2009

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