Feb
2009
Articles from 4th Feb 2009
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Office movers Robinsons warn of 'Mary Celeste' effect
Feb 04 2009 | Environmental & sustainable industry
Businesses are being urged not to leave “Mary Celeste” offices – abandoning office furniture to go to landfill – when forced to move or downsize as a result of the recession. Read
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Carbon Trust campaign challenges UK business to save £1 million daily
Feb 04 2009 | Environmental & sustainable industry
The Carbon Trust wants UK businesses to defy the recession by saving at least £1 million a day through cost-effective action on climate change. Read
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Aston and Delhi universities secure £3 million grant to build bioenergy plants
Feb 04 2009 | Environmental & sustainable industry
Aston University and the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi have secured a £3 million grant to build a pair of sewage and waste-powered bioenergy plants in Birmingham and India. Read
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Midlands eco-inventions tested by Dragons' panel
Feb 04 2009 | Environmental & sustainable industry
Innovative Midlands eco-businesses came to pitch ideas to a dragon’s den-style panel with a green twist. Read
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Homeowners should have free 'energy audits', say MEPs
Feb 04 2009 | Environmental & sustainable industry
Governments should provide free “energy audits” for all homeowners to help them save money and the environment, according to a report by MEPs. Read
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'Remapping' reduces taxi firm's fuel costs by 20 per cent
Feb 04 2009 | Environmental & sustainable industry
A Staffordshire taxi firm is beating the economic gloom and cutting back on fuel consumption with new technology which saved it £3,600 last year. Read
