News UK August 2006

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=== August ===
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*Development threat to England's nationally protected landscapes - CPRE / Spatial planning
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*Brownfield land could accommodate up to one million new homes. DCLG / Spatial planning
*Over ten thousand people visited their local wind farm during ‘Wind Weekend’ British Wind Energy Association / Sustainable energy
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*Government criticised for allowing the destruction of valuable coral reefs to continue. Wildlife trusts / UK Coast
*New measures to protect marine environment. Defra / UK Coast
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*Government sets new housing management standards to tackle anti-social behaviour
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*First site to be designated to protect water voles declared in Kent. English Nature / Biodiversity
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*Defra experiments with wiki. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs website now includes a wiki - an experiment in collaborative working. The new Defra Wiki - a website that can be edited by anyone - allows people directly to input into the process of drafting an environmental contract for the UK. / Community involvement
*Sales of 4x4s dip for first time. Greenpeace / Climate change
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*CPRE report higlights key challenges in the Thames Gateway, CPRE
*How well is your council doing at saving greenfield land? You can find out using CPRE's stopping sprawl campaign website. CPRE / Spatial planning
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*Regulations on Quiet Lanes published. CPRE
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*Reducing carbon emissions from transport, EAC or MPs call for greener transport to reduce emmissions
*Defra publishes report on 53 recycling incentive schemes. Defra
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*TUC website gives most UK employees freedom of their company information. TUC / Rewarding work
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*Major UK Supermarkets Sign Up to Take Action on Palm Oil. FoE / Towards Sustainable Economies
*Greenfield housing bonanza at odds with more sustainable direction for West Midlands warns CPRE. CPRE / Spatial planning
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