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Search For Electric Racing Car Designers

Drayson Racing Technologies (DRT), the company behind the 200 mph B12/69EV all-electric racing car that recently set a new electric record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, is launching a unique competition with the Royal College of Art’s prestigious Vehicle Design programme in London. The competition will see first year MA students competing to design […]

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Harnessing The Power Of Wind

Homeowners can reaps huge benefits from the newest small wind turbine to complete certification for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Feed-In Tariff (FIT) scheme. As well as being eco-friendly it will save money on energy bills and earn an income. The certified Kestrel e400nb can produce 3,922kWh[1] annually, and with the FIT […]

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UK snubs tribal rights

Samburu Tribe

The UK has dismayed tribal and indigenous peoples as well as activists around the world by refusing to ratify a key international law, which protects their basic human rights by involving them in consultations over ‘development’ projects on their land. [Read more…]

Greenwich Goes Green 2012

Green fingered Greenwich shop owners and stall holders will be joined in the Market by visiting eco experts as part of the Soil Association’s Organic September ‘Organic, Naturally Different’ promotion. For the third year running, Greenwich Goes Green will be a must for local Londoners looking to cut their carbon foot print, learn about sustainable […]

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UK urged to ratify a law

Tribes from four continents have urged Britain to ratify a law that will ‘guarantee’ their survival. It is the first time a group of tribal representatives have made such a direct appeal, reflecting the urgent need for the law’s global endorsement. Currently 22 nations have signed the law, known as ILO Convention 169, which is […]

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Fiesta Studio Wins Small Hatchback Award

Fiesta Studio 1.25

Fiesta Studio 1.25

The Ford Fiesta Studio three-door, 1.25-litre petrol is the UK’s most cost effective Small Hatchback of the Year under £13,000 according to a leading car buying website, Parkers. [Read more…]

Exciting green invention

An ingenious new device called BatRecycle® – an environmentally friendly way of testing and disposing of consumer batteries – has just hit the market. The patented product is the brainchild of Merthyr Tydfil-based battery distributor,  Supac Ltd,  which was formed more than 60 years ago. The company spotted a gap in the market for such […]

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Trailblazing green technology company

Cenin, the pioneering company manufacturing ultra low carbon cement replacement products, is planning the next stage of its development of the Stormydown research facility where it operates. The Bridgend-based company has ambitious plans to be self-sufficient in energy terms by generating all its own power on-site. Subject to planning permission being given for a wind […]

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Survival denounce cannibal claims

Survival International has lodged a formal complaint with authorities in the UK over the ‘highly offensive and ludicrous’ claims in the world’s press that a German tourist missing in the South Pacific has been ‘eaten by cannibals.’ In a letter to British regulator the Press Complaints Commission, Survival suggested that those newspapers that have described […]

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What are you prepared to do for the environment?

I just came back from a trip to South Africa. What a wonderful country with amazing nature, animals and people. A trip I can truly recommend!

One thing that I realized is that in the Nordic region, we believe that we are the champions in protecting the environment and that we are doing all we possibly can. The general comments you can hear is: “We have come much further than other countries as we have been working on this for a long time”. However, this is not entirely true.

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