New Carbon Budget to cut emissions by 50% by 2025
A limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases to be emitted by the UK between 2023 to 2027 has been proposed, which would cut Britain's
17 May 2011
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New city centre weather station to help assess the impact of climate change
A new weather station has been opened in Birmingham city centre to help scientists to discover more about climate change and extreme weather conditions in an urban environment. The city council's Environmental Partnership has teamed up with University of Birmingham, the West Midlands Climate Change Adaptation Partnership and the Met Office to develop the city centre station.
5 Jul 2011
Recycling improvements are coming
You should by now have had a leaflet and a letter explaining the new system. In West Wiltshire the only change is that we'll be given a new blue-lidded bin in which to put cardboard and plastic bottles. Residents in the old Salisbury District will lose their weekly waste collection as of March. Those without a green bin for garden waste collection can apply for one. Anyone producing lots of garden waste can get a second green bin at a cost of £30. Black box collections continue as normal, though there may be changes to collection days.
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19 Sep 2011
Carbon Reduction Success
Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news that Birmingham's commitment to becoming a greener city is on track after the publication of carbon reduction figures for 2010/11.
14 Jul 2011
Where has all the rubbish gone?
Wiltshire Council's waste management and recycling contractor, Hills Waste, has produced its Annual Review of the waste management services in the county. It's available via : http://www.recycleforwiltshire.com/index.php/stats/performance
TC
24 Oct 2012
A New Green Voice
Your very own Simon Oliver, Green Liberal Democrat Membership Secretary, has recently taken to raising green issues on the Libdem Voice website.
20 Aug 2011