Election 2010 - Green manifesto commitments at a glance

James S Murray
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BusinessGreen.com casts an eye over the environmental pledges made by Labour, the Conservatives and Lib Dems

This week saw the release of the three main parties' election manifestos and environmental commitments formed a central component of each. In fact, in many areas the manifestos hammered home the admirable...

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