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Green jobs: Meet the movers and shakers at the vanguard of the eco revolution
Three years ago, the Government's Stern Review proclaimed that tackling climate change would be a big business opportunity. But where are all those promised jobs? And has the economy really been stimulated? Robin Barton asks the dynamic go-getters at the vanguard of the new eco society how they have fared
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EIB sets up £700m fund to help onshore wind farms
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has opened a £700m fund to tackle the lack of finance for the UK's onshore wind farm developers.
Asda is 'least green' of all supermarkets, watchdog finds
Monday, 9 November 2009
US-owned chain reacts angrily to 'inaccurate, misleading' report
10 new nuclear power stations named
Monday, 9 November 2009
The first is set to be operational by 2018 and nuclear electricity generation could amount to around 40 per cent of new energy provision by 2025.
Plans to fast-track nuclear plants to be unveiled
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Plans to fast-track a new generation of nuclear power stations are set to be unveiled tomorrow by the Government.
Ethical travel company drops carbon offsetting
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Jerome Taylor: Critics say the scheme is a 'magic pill' that merely permits people to continue polluting.
Green beliefs win protection
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Robert Verkaik and Michael McCarthy: Ruling means employees can sue for unfair dismissal
Top food firm switches to sustainable palm oil
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
A leading food manufacturer says it will switch to a "sustainable" source of palm oil for its most famous brands, such as McVitie's, Jaffa Cakes and Penguin.
Why the Nasca's big mistake was to cut down the huarango tree
Monday, 2 November 2009
Clearing key trees left pre-Inca culture exposed to floods and drought
The palm oil scandal: Boots and Waitrose shamed
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Retailers complicit in environmental damage caused by industry, World Wide Fund for Nature says
Centrica to build new wind farm
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
British Gas's parent company Centrica today announced it will build a new offshore wind farm in UK waters which will provide enough electricity to power around 200,000 homes.
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