SILLY SCILLY ATTITUDE
This space was reserved for an article about the delights – or otherwise – of the Scilly Isles, but I have decided not to write anything until their Tourism Department have the good manners to reply to a simple media inquiry. At the time of writing, it is three months since I asked one simple […]
Bicycles for Humanity – Can You Help?
Bicycles for Humanity (B4H), the altruistic grassroots organization that empowers people to improve their quality of life through donated bicycles, recently announced an impressive list of accomplishments for 2010 along with new initiatives for the coming year. B4H International (http://www.bicycles-for-humanity.org/) reports that counting all of its chapters combined a total of 5,215 donated and new […]
Environmental Funding Cuts
Mineral Products Industry and Conservation Groups join forces to call for Reprieve for Key Environmental Fund Cut by Government The Minerals Industry and leading Conservation organisations have joined together to call on Government to reconsider its decision to scrap the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF). Both industry and conservation organisations urge Government to review the withdrawal […]
Help those affected by Hurricane Sandy
Published on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 11:59 The Green Organisation has offered free flood protection help to the USA to help them cope with the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
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From simple tea bags compost awareness grows
Whilst some of our green Apple Awards go to projects which have a global impact, at other times we are very pleased to reward the simplest of ideas which nevertheless leave a lasting impression. So it was with the CBRE composting project. CBRE advises clients on all aspects of commercial property worldwide as well as […]
How EV and Hybrid Vehicles will affect fleet car solutions
The ‘Plug-In Car Grant’, which was introduced in 2011, is an incentive scheme from the Government which offers private individuals as well as companies up to 25% or a maximum of £5,000 off the price of a new low emission vehicle in an attempt to encourage sales. There are around 3 million fleet vehicles on […]
Enviropharm to sponsor the NHS category
Enviropharm are proud to be sponsoring and presenting the 2013 – 14 Green Apple Awards. As a Welsh company working throughout the UK, we recognise the vital service provision provided by the NHS and their dedicated staff and their team. ‘WORKING TOWARDS A CLEANER HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT’? Enviropharm is proud in its mission, to work alongside […]
Green Apple award Winners 2013
Published on Tuesday, 23 July 2013 15:17The 2013 Green Apple Awards for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage were presented at the National Self-Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon on June 24. The trophies were presented by Doreen Lawrence, OBE – the successful campaigning mother of murder victim Stephen Lawrence, who was studying to become an […]
Electric Cars to Benefit from Waste Sulphur
The new plastic has great promise as something that can be produced easily and inexpensively on an industrial scale, he said. The team’s discovery could provide a new use for the sulphur left over when oil and natural gas are refined into cleaner-burning fuels. Although there are some industrial uses for sulphur, the amount generated […]