Ministers are considering granting planning permission for a proposed 19-turbine wind farm in Norfolk.The Marshland Wind Farm, proposed by German developers Notus Energy, will generate 57 megawatts (MW) from a site near Marshland St James.According to the developers, the site was chosen in part because of a 2007 report by Arup and Partners, which concluded [...]
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Fly-tipper gets record jail time
A Hertfordshire man who illegally dumped 85 tonnes of waste was given a record-breaking sentence for fly tipping.Harvey Gibson received a 32-month jail term for "illegally depositing and disposing of controlled waste in contravention of a Waste Management Licence" and of managing a company while he was disqualified.The Environment Agency (EA) brought the case against [...]
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Science centre hit by Iceland bank crash
Plans for a science research park in Norwich have been put on hold as the banking crisis hit Norfolk County Council’s funds.The council, which looked set to provide £1 million towards the Genome Analysis Centre, had £32.5 million deposited in failed Icelandic banks.It is unclear whether the council, just one of many organisations with money [...]
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Gov’t urged to boost housing stock efficiency
The government has been urged to find a new way of encouraging and funding energy efficiency measures for the existing housing stock.A new report from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) claims that improving the efficiency of some 25 million homes is necessary to reach national carbon emissions reduction targets.While the report notes that the [...]
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Norwich ’should get bike hire’
Bicycles for the public to rent could be dotted around Norwich if Liberal Democrat councillors get their way.Lib Dems on the city council have suggested a citywide bicycle rental scheme modelled on the projects in Barcelona and Paris.OYBikes, which already has rental schemes in London, Cheltenham and Reading is to visit Norwich City Hall tomorrow [...]
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Controversial environment official moves jobs
An official who cut the Environment Agency’s plan to build flood defences in Suffolk has moved to a new job. Dr Charles Beardall is now to become the regional flood and coastal risk manager for the east of England having been moved from his job as the Environment Agency’s area manager for Suffolk Norfolk and [...]
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Suffolk companies shorlisted for waste treatment
A shortlist of four companies that will compete for a £602 million waste treatment contract has been finalised by Suffolk county council.A total of 40 separate organisations have bid for the opportunity to have the contract. The final four are Shanks Group, SITA Uk, Veolia Environmental Services and Waste Recycling Group. The company that secures [...]
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Stanstead airport extension gets go ahead
Plans for the extension of Stanstead Airport have got the go-ahead despite the concerns of local residents. The Essex airport will see passenger numbers increase by 10 million a year from the current level of 25 million, with the number of flights going up by over 20,000 annually. Many in the local area have citied [...]
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Thank you to John for his support and for recognising the "eco" con that is going on. Round 2 of ...
This is great info to know. 
I totally agree with Tom. the eco town concept is fundamentally flawed and tagging the prefix “eco” is no more ...
[...]The programme is studied part-time, on one afternoon and evening per week, over two years at the University’s Chelmsford Campus, ...