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Government loses court appeal to cut solar Feed In Tariffs

Government loses court appeal to cut solar Feed In Tariffs(0)

January 27, 2012

The UK government has lost a appeal to overturn a High Court ruling which deemed the timing of its decision to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes as unlawful. The government’s only remaining option is to taking the case to the Supreme Court. The High Court had ruled that Department of […]

Government loses court appeal to cut solar Feed In Tariffs
Sainsbury’s ‘milk bags’ save 1.4m Kgs of packaging

Sainsbury’s ‘milk bags’ save 1.4m Kgs of packaging

According to Sainsbury’s, Britons consume 9.3 billion pints of milk every year - that’s enough to fill 2,000 Olympic sized swimming pools, and only 1 in 4 plastic milk bottles are actually recycled. The remaining 3 in 4 cartons go to landfill creating unnecessary waste. Sainsbury’s reports that sale of their ‘milk bags’ currently stand […]

Bridgestone sponsors Eco Rally 2010

Bridgestone sponsors Eco Rally 2010

Bridgestone have stepped up as the sponsor of this year’s Brighton to London Eco-Rally. As the sole supplier of tyres to F1, Bridgestone is bringing well-known F1 names to the event, although exactly who is being kept under wraps and will be revealed at a later date. Launched in 2007 by HRH Prince of Wales, […]

Nick Clegg promises $3bn Green Jobs plan

Nick Clegg promises $3bn Green Jobs plan

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has set out a £3 billion green jobs plan to “serve the interests of the 100,000 square miles of the UK” rather than the City of London.
The party plans to invest in wind energy, energy efficiency in public buildings and homes, and in bringing empty homes […]


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