Prince Harry has become patron of the HALO Trust’s 25th Anniversary Appeal in support of the pioneering charity’s commitment to getting mines out of the ground, for good. The HALO Trust clears landmines […]
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The economic and environmental impact of war and civil unrest is enormous. HALO specialises in the removal of the hazardous debris of war. With nearly 8,000 full-time mineclearers in 9 countries, with on-going […]
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Reporting on the latest statistics be released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, 2degrees‘ Stephen Kennett says that over 1,800 Green Deal assessments have been carried out on domestic properties since the launch […]
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The Technology Strategy Board – the UK’s innovation agency, and Forum for the Future – the global sustainability non-profit organisation, today launch ‘Horizons’ (beta). Horizons is a free digital tool designed to help […]
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has unveiled ambitious plans to create the UK’s largest ‘floating village’ as part of his on-going drive to transform London’s Royal Docks bringing jobs, commercial space and homes […]
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Environment Agency News 4th March 2013 Britain must act now to deal with more extreme weather Britain should improve water supply for business and farming in the face of more frequent floods and […]
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Inspired by British director Jeremy Gilley, the Peace One Day film project was launched in 1999, with the support of countless individuals and organisations. The film documented and inspired the establishment of the […]
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The town of Wadebridge in Cornwall looks set to become Britain’s first ‘solar-powered town’. The town’s local MP and chamber of commerce are pushing through plans to generate a third of Wadebridge’s electricity […]
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“The current obsession with human behaviour change is a strategy which has very limited scope for long-term success: instead, we should try to encourage thinking.” A while ago, a colleague and I visited […]
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The Heritage Seed Library (HSL) sends out 40,000 plus packets of seeds containing rare and endangered varieties to its members and others every year. In this way vegetable varieties that are not widely […]
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