News East Midlands 2007 to 2009

2009
*Leicester FoE welcomes new rubbish facility, April 14 UKWIN, April 14, 2009 Local environmental group welcome new waste facility and renew their call to scrap plans for a big new incinerator as a ground-breaking ceremony takes place to officially start work on a new rubbish-sorting plant. topic
*Ex-strawdinary. All women building firm gets contract for UK's first straw council houses, February 13 off-grid.net, February 13 For the first time in a UK government funded project, Straw council houses (local government housing) are being built in Lincolnshire to cut costs and energy consumption. The six three-bed semis in the village of Martin will each be made of 500 bales and cost GBP60,000 ($87,000). ‘It is the first time this has been tried in the UK,’ says North Kesteven District Council’s Tory leader, Marion Brighton. topic
2008
*Nottingham City Council unanimously passes Peak oil motion, December 9 Transition towns wiki, December 9 topic
*Leicestershire County Council declares support for Transition! December 3 Transition Leicester Blogsite, Decmeber 3 topic
*Fewer than one in twelve councils using Well Being Power, November 17 Communities and Local Government, November 17 Nottinghamshire County Council has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by using the Wellbeing Power to create a non-profit renewable energy company.
*Further consultation on East Midlands regional plan, July 22 Communities and Local Government, July 22 topic
2007
*Ministers praise East Midlands for being the first English region in which all local councils have signed a voluntary pledge to tackle climate change - a year ahead of schedule, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, June 14 / Climate change UK news
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