With a week left until voting day, it's high time green issues hit the mainstream

Michael Holder
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The Greener UK hustings gave the environment is biggest airing yet - but it was an event preaching to the converted, argues BusinessGreen's Michael Holder

Admittedly, it was always going to be difficult to push climate change, the environment and the green economy front and centre of the General Election campaign. The Conservative Party wants to push...

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