Campaigns

Retained EU Law Bill

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Michael Holder                                                   Business Green 11 May 2023 Laws, regulations, treaties and decisions related to habitats, air quality, climate change, renewable energy, farming and fishing proposed for scrapheap under government … Continue reading “Retained EU Law Bill: Government places hundreds of UK green laws on the chopping board”
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Happy Earth Day

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ACE members campaigning for the environment near Settle Market

Barry White Earth Day is an annual event on 22 April to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on 22 April, it now includes a wide range of events … Continue reading “Happy Earth Day”
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Decarbonising communities and businesses workshops – be part of the action

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Loft insulation

Barry White Residents, community groups and businesses are being offered the free opportunity to attend workshops in Skipton offering help and advice on cutting carbon emissions and making savings on … Continue reading “Decarbonising communities and businesses workshops – be part of the action”
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Reducing our use of plastics nationally and locally

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38 Degrees, an online social movement, estimates that nearly 2 billion pieces of plastic packaging are thrown away by UK households on a weekly basis. Of that nearly 300 million pieces of this waste come from fruit and veg packaging, primarily from supermarkets. Selling some items in plastic packaging not only contributes to our use …

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Hydrogen – a view from Scotland

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Alex LeeClimate Campaigner Friends of the Earth Scotland Did you know that almost all the manufactured Hydrogen in the world is produced from fossil fuels? Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoI Scotland) has seen that how oil and gas companies are the biggest lobbyists pushing the Scottish Government to adopt hydrogen as a way to …

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Will water firms escape higher fines for pollution?

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Chris Smyth, Whitehall Editor and Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor writing in The Times on 13 February, reported that: ‘Water companies are set to avoid big fines for spilling sewage into rivers and seas as ministers fear the multimillion pound penalties could backfire. Thérèse Coffey, the environment secretary, is understood to believe fines of up to …

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