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Following the launch of the new Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP) by the EU, there are subsidies, training and funding available to businesses driving products, techniques, services or processes which are environmentally sound ? i.e. they aim at the prevention or reduction of environmental impacts or contribute to the optimal use of resources.
Eco-innovators are expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to use resources such as water and raw material more efficiently, to increase the... [more]
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts.
"The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustainable demands on our planet's limited resources," ... [more]
As we ring in the new year, here are twelve steps that we can all take to reduce our impact on the environment
(8) Get out and ride
We all know that carpooling and using public transportation helps cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as our gas bills. Now, cities across the country are investing in new mobility options that provide exercise and offer an alternative to being cramped in subways or buses. Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. have major bike sharing progr... [more]
Reclaimed wood is rapidly becoming the most desirable wood on the market.
Reclaimed timber is in fact so sought-after that it is becoming increasingly difficult to source.
For a start, reclaimed wood ticks the eco requirements - it is rescued from old buildings, then treated and fitted into new homes, making it the epitome of recycling and reusing.
Secondly, reclaimed wood is often stronger and more resilient than newly cut wood, as it has been exposed to humidity and changing seasons for... [more]
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector.
In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be almost carbon-free. How to achieve this without d... [more]
Energy company E.ON has joined commercial recycler and social welfare charity Recycling Lives to reuse or recycle up to 1.5 million old gas and electricity meters.
The contract, which initially runs for two years, will see Recycling Lives sorting old gas and electricity meters that will be removed from homes when they reach the end of their lives or are replaced by newer versions.
Any meters which cannot be reused are transferred to Recycling Lives’ recycling centre in Preston, Lancs. The... [more]
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