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Plumbers tap eco benefits by getting on their bikes

By Katie Davies WHITE van men are becoming green in Camden, cycling to house jobs in a bid to avoid parking fines. Run-ins with parking wardens have hit plumbers and electricians so badly they have taken to two wheels. Firms including Primrose Plumbers an...
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Talented young Isabel Aram-Walker

Highgate schoolgirl in running for Trafalgar Square plinth

A HIGHGATE schoolgirl could be the brains behind Trafalgar Square s fourth plinth. Isabel Aram-Walker, aged 10, from Brookfield School in Chester Road, has won a borough-wide competition asking children to make a model for the landmark square. Her polar b...
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Kirk McGrath pulls an environmentally friendly pint

Eco friendly beer has pub customers in a froth

ENVIRONMENTALLY conscious drinkers at a Belsize Park pub can get sloshed and wake up the next morning knowing that whatever happened the night before, they haven t added to the hole in the ozone layer. The famous Sir Richard Steele s pub on Haverstock Hill is th...
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Mayor Livingstone's new initiative to improve the energy efficiency of London homes has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The environmental group revealed new research...

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Carbon emissions from UK homes could be cut by 80 per cent by 2050, according to a new report published today (27 November) by Dr Brenda Boardman at the University ...

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“Nine out of ten, to Gordon Brown for talking the talk - but now is the time to walk the walk,” said Britain's leading Arctic environmentalist...

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Aviation's role in climate change could be reduced easily by eliminating needless emissions and enabling consumers to make informed choices ...

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Although climate change is at least as big a threat as war, the Government is not yet meeting the challenge. So says Dr Gerry Wolff of...

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Hard work as it is, growing one's own vegetables is seen as a leisure activity in the UK. But in some parts of Africa, a simple ...

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Charity shops are playing a vital role in recycling textiles, garments and other goods some of which ...

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Tube Lines, the company rebuilding the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines which together carry 40 per cent of all London...

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England’s regions are not getting to grips with environmental problems such as climate change,...

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The time for denial is long over. In not much more than two centuries, we have burned significant amounts of...

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Carbon footprint Only the most diehard sceptics now doubt the need to tackle global warming. Averting catastrophic climate...

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Carbon footprint The 21st century shows signs of a new age of freight transport on Britain’s canals and rivers, taking goods...

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