Government unveils green schools plan
£110m over three years to be invested in eco-friendly schools project
Schools Secretary Ed Balls yesterday announced 200 new eco-friendly building projects as part of the government's plan to make all new school buildings zero-carbon by 2016. The projects, which will...
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