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Brittany Keiffer |
Wednesday, 1st August 2012

In June, the UK's forty greenest universities were presented with a 'first class degree certificate' at Parliament, by Green MP Caroline Lucas and environmentalist and writer Jonathon Porritt.

 
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Greener Upon Thames |
Thursday, 26th July 2012

The Olympic Games provide an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm throwing plastic waste away at major events, or in our everyday lives, actually does.

Sir Richard Branson says "Let's make the Olympics a plastic bag free zone"...

 
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Tony Rollinson |
Wednesday, 25th July 2012

Back in July 2011 Permaculture (http://www.permaculture.co.uk/news/260711887/uk-launches-nationwide-well-being-index) reported that the UK Government...

 
Hop aboard the green bus! Stopping at the London Permaculture Festival 2012!
Tony Rollinson |
Friday, 20th July 2012

This year's London Permaculture Festival takes place tomorrow, that's Saturday 21st July 2012, at the Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. 

Entry is just £5/£4 concessions...

 
The Man Who Stopped The Desert - Filming Exodus
Tony Rollinson |
Thursday, 19th July 2012

Permaculture: Mark, tell our readers who you are, what have you done before and how did you hear about the extraordinary story of Yacouba Sawadogo?

I am an independent filmmaker based in England. For over 20 years I worked as a staff cameraman for...

 
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Peter Bennett |
Wednesday, 18th July 2012

The 'Renewable Energy Progress Report' published by Regen SW, shows that renewable electricity capacity increased by 142 percent in the region, from 217MW in 2010/11 to 525MW in 2011/12. 

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Emma Hutchings |
Thursday, 12th July 2012

MIT researchers have developed a chip that doesn't require battery power but instead runs on a combination of light, heat, and vibration. Energy is harvested to provide low impact power for monitoring systems like biomedical devices, environmental sensors in...

 
Stanmer Orchard Brighton East Sussex
Tony Rollinson |
Wednesday, 11th July 2012

National Lottery funding has recently been awarded to the Brighton Permaculture Trust for its fruit work.