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Barratt sets out zero carbon community plans

15 February 2008

Barratt Developments has unveiled its plans for its Hanham Hall development near Bristol, set to become the first code for sustainable homes Level 6 community in England.

Waste shift costs feared

15 February 2008

London borough leaders have warned mayor Ken Livingstone that it may be too costly to deliver a sea change in the city's waste management.

Green group backs tidal stream power proposal near Anglesey

15 February 2008

Environmentalists are backing a tidal stream power project planned off the north Wales coast despite it being in an EU birds directive special protection area.

Water strategy could still prove too late to tackle real problems

By Huw Morris, editor

15 February 2008

One of our more short-sighted traits as a nation is to see water as an everyday commodity to be used as we like rather than a vital, finite resource.

Fuel research case pressed

15 February 2008

A decision must be made to invest in hydrogen as the principal transport fuel for the future, the professional society for county surveyors has insisted.

Capital sets car penalties

15 February 2008

The most polluting cars will pay a daily £25 charge to drive in the central congestion charge zone from October, the London mayor announced this week.

Wales moots mine buffers

15 February 2008

People living near opencast mining sites should be protected by 500m buffer zones around extraction sites, the Welsh Assembly Government has proposed.

Mobile firms argue for levy exemption

15 February 2008

Mobile phone companies have slammed proposals that could see them pay an infrastructure tax for telecommunication installations.

Draft PPS4 fails to look at how tensions can be reconciled

15 February 2008

The draft PPS4 fails to look at how tensions between economic growth and pressure on infrastructure and the environment can be reconciled, the Planning Officers Society said this week.

Scottish environment minister begins consultation

15 February 2008

Scottish environment minister Mike Russell has begun a consultation to revamp national flood legislation.