Make Your Home Greener Or Pay Higher Council Tax, Government Says [Coming to America!]
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Make your home greener or pay higher council tax, Government says By DANIEL MARTIN 13th July 2009 Householders should face higher council tax and stamp duty if they refuse to make their homes greener, Government advisers say. Those who do not have double glazing or insulation would be hammered under proposals drawn up by an environmental pressure group which will be considered by ministers. They want the punishments to be brought in alongside 'green mortgages', under which homeowners can apply for loans to spend on energy-efficient equipment such as new boilers and even solar panels. Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:14:10 PM
Kite-Powered Ship Sets Sail For Greener Future
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Kite-powered ship sets sail for greener future Ben Martin and Tony Paterson in Berlin Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 20/01/2008 A cargo ship pulled by a giant, parachute-shaped kite will leave Germany on Tuesday on a voyage that could herald a new "green" age of commercial sailing on the high seas. The owners of the MS Beluga, a 462ft cargo vessel, will try to prove that modern steel ships can harness wind power and reduce their reliance on diesel engines. During the journey from Bremen to Venezuela, the crew will deploy a SkySail, a 160 square metre kite which will fly...
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World Getting 'Literally Greener'
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World getting 'literally greener' By Alex Kirby BBC News Online environment correspondent in Jeju, Korea About a third of the world is still covered with forests... The world seems to have begun to turn greener, in the strictly literal sense, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep). Satellite data show plant growth has been measurably more vigorous over the last 25 years. The news comes in Unep's first Global Environment Outlook Year Book 2003, which highlights trends and problems. The book is being launched at the opening here of Unep's annual council, attended by about 150 delegations. The meeting...
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