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Pigeons homing in on air quality

Pigeons are now being used to monitor air pollution in London.

Technology company, Plume Labs, have fitted ten pigeons with tiny backpacks which monitor nitrogen dioxide, ozone and volatile...

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Budget day: what could this mean for the CRC Scheme?

The future of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has been the subject of much anticipation and debate, which should reach a conclusion today when Chancellor George Osborne reveals his Budget.

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Zero carbon emissions target to be made law in UK

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom has announced in Parliament that the Government intends to enshrine a zero carbon emissions target in UK law.

This follows calls from former Labour leader Ed...

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Office to residential permitted development rights to be made permanent

It has been confirmed by the government that permitted development rights which allow offices to be converted into homes, will be made permanent from 6 April.

The concept was initially intr...

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Wythenshawe Hall damaged in blaze

A blaze that broke out at the historic Wythenshawe Hall in Manchester has badly damaged the historic Grade II building. Ten fire engines and over 50 firefighters tackled the blaze which started in...

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EU Referendum: Boris backs the Brexit

Mayor of London and senior Conservative MP, Boris Johnson has announced his intentions to support Britain's exit from the EU.

The news comes very swiftly following David Cameron's...

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EU Poll - breaking down the results

Cedrec's annual Legislation Roadshow toured the country in January this year, visiting ten cities in two weeks. Our consultants, Richard Clarke and Gareth Billinghurst, discussed the legislati...

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What are you doing for Earth Hour?

Earth Hour 2016 will be held on Saturday 19 March between 8.30PM and 9.30PM in your local time zone.

The annual event is held worldwide towards the end of March, encouraging individuals, co...

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Flagship reform for nationally significant infrastructure in Wales

New Legislation is now in force to ensure that infrastructure projects classed as being nationally significant, will be determined at national level, with applications made to the

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Planning to create healthy environments

A report into a study conducted by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and the Local Government Association (LGA) focused upon how local authority planners and...

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Not so plastic fantastic for packaging firm

The introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in England has been blamed for a packaging firm going into administration.

Nelson Packaging's factory in Lancashire, which opened in 19...

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Restricted role for natural gas in future of UK energy

A report published by the UK Energy Research Centre has argued that the use of natural gas as a means for generating electricity in the UK may have to reduce over the next 30 years.

It was...

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Scrap metal firm in court after worker's injuries

Ultimate Trade Ltd, a scrap metal firm, and its director, Nasir Rashid, have been sentenced after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left arm after it became stuck in a forklift truck driven...

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Energy UK supports phasing out of coal energy

Energy UK, a trade body which represents more than 80 suppliers and generators of energy in the UK has backed the phasing out of coal-fired power stations. This is an important U-turn for the group...

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DECC publishes five year plan

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set out its official departmental plan for 2015 to 2020.

Released last week, the plan underlines a commitment...

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