http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/articles.php?category_id=34 Green Living News http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1475 The German city of Hamburg narrowly avoided disaster on May 1, when a freighter ship caught fire whilst moored at a wharf in the city centre. It later emerged that the vessel had several tons of radioactive material and explosives among its cargo. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:41:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1462 Last week marked a milestone for small yet energy-smart Wadebridge in Cornwall, which is in the running for a national green award after the market town was selected as a finalist in the run up to the 2013 Ashden Awards. Fri, 03 May 2013 18:12:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1457 Controversy around Britain's energy industry will intensify on Monday amid revelations that the former head of a low-tax-paying power provider has been hired to help oversee HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and a warning that a new price regime demanded by the regulator, Ofgem, could still mean consumers paying £55m more a year than they should. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:16:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1454 Ministers have chosen to ignore warnings that residential and commercial property should not be built too close to the UK's nuclear plants. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that the government rejected advice from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), regarding the lessons to be learned following Japan's Fukushima disaster. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:47:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1445 Under cover of the Easter holiday weekend, the Brazilian government quietly released deforestation figures showing an increase in deforestation for the first time in five years. These numbers were gleaned by using the DETER rapid response satellite system, a system that provides estimates of deforestation rates every month. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:29:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1444 A major energy supplier has entered into an innovative deal with Peterborough Council to roll out energy efficiency measures in the city. The council’s cabinet approved a strategic partnership with British Gas recently to undertake a project worth up to £20 million. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:17:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1443 MP for Angus in Scotland, Mike Weir says the announcement of £31 million public funding for nuclear energy projects has shattered Westminster’s no nuclear subsidy promise, and demonstrated that the Westminster Government simply cannot keep its word. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:52:00 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1426 The Eco Technology Show, the London and South East event for trade, building owners, occupiers, and the general public covering sustainable build, energy, transport and technology, returns this June with an even bigger and better event for 2013! Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1424 Several major food retailers will test ways to improve the environmental performance of some of their products, following new research by the Product Sustainability Forum* (PSF), which looked at the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, product waste, and water, energy and resource use of traditional grocery products through their life cycles. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:55:00 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?article_id=1423 Rebecca Golding was window shopping amidst an array of solar panels and a display of drains at last week's Ecobuild 2013 exhibition in London. She looked bewildered, like a tourist lost in a foreign city, scared she might get ripped off, trying to interpret the green babble being spoken around her. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:13:00 +0000