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Britain introduces first LED streetlights

19 Jun 2013 LED Lighting Depot's Hannah Trafford reveals how one local council is slashing emissions and energy bills

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Innovating to drive change in the transportation sector

13 Jun 2013 Andre Veneman, Corporate Director for Sustainability and HSE at AkzoNobel, reveals how pioneering new paint technology is boosting fuel efficiency

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Green businesses have nothing to fear from proper lobbying reform

11 Jun 2013 Wide-ranging reforms of parliamentary rules are long overdue, and green businesses and NGOs should be leading the charge

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Wind farm planning: Crackdown, what crackdown?

07 Jun 2013 Anti-wind farm rhetoric from the government harms the industry and the economy, but it will not stop well-sited developments

OWA installs wake monitoring systems at Rodsand 2 offshore wind farm in Denmark

Energy Bill decarbonisation target - it's not over yet

04 Jun 2013 Battle over clean energy policy to be resumed in the House of Lords, as businesses face up to continued uncertainty

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UK shale gas - Better in theory than in practice

30 May 2013 The absence of sufficient climate safeguards leaves greens with little choice but to oppose UK shale gas developments

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Turtle power!

24 May 2013 Sea turtles are being scared off nesting sites by bright lights - but energy efficient LEDs could provide a solution

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Are you guilty of a "musn't, not now, can't" mentality?

24 May 2013 Too many industries claim to support action on climate change, but still resist any measures that challenge polluting business-as-usual models

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Tesla's Model S set to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream

22 May 2013 Motor traders should prepare themselves for a changing commercial landscape, says Trade Plan Insurance

Clear Channel billboard in Peru produces water from surrounding humidity

Clear Channel shows off advertising l'eau-how

17 May 2013 A Peruvian billboard has produced 15,000 litres of drinking water from the surrounding air

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Do green businesses really want corporate dinosaurs acting in their name?

08 May 2013 BusinessEurope's increasingly blatant lobbying against ambitious action on climate change cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged

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Apocalypse? Wow!

07 May 2013 Belief in the Second Coming means many Americans see efforts to tackle climate change as futile

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Why do we expect energy companies to help us save energy?

03 May 2013 Energy companies deserve condemnation for missing efficiency targets, but why are they asked to fund energy-saving efforts in the first place?

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Home appliances pave the way in energy saving technology

02 May 2013

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Clinging to a climate of optimism

23 Apr 2013 It has been a tough few days for those businesses committed to building a sustainable future, but succumbing to environmental defeatism is not an option

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Want to reduce your household energy costs?

17 Apr 2013 Households could save over £2,000 a year by investing in energy saving features

Red noses - photo Sainsbury's

Red Nose Day: It's not just the jokes that are recycled

17 Apr 2013 Sainsbury's has helped turn a whopping 1.5 million red noses into underlay

A miner with his face in his hands

Thatcher’s green legacy: We now know what happens when you don’t manage industrial transition

11 Apr 2013 Much of the controversy surrounding the late prime minister stems from the failure to cushion the effects of industrial change - green leaders should take note

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How Carnaby Street is sparking the electric car trend

09 Apr 2013 James Murray muses on some green lessons from his daily walk to work

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BusinessGreen Plus – A month in

08 Apr 2013 Over 1,000 readers have signed up to trial BusinessGreen Plus and now the service is poised to go from strength to strength

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