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Love Your Street lorry artwork competition

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Love Your Street lorry artwork competition

Reference:  Date:  Thu, 02/15/2024 Young people across East Cambridgeshire are being given the opportunity to design artwork for its new fleet of waste and recycling lorries. The competition is being run by East Cambridgeshire District Council to help launch the council’s new Love Your Street campaign.

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Day of climate activities lined up at Cambridge Zero

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The university’s climate initiative is to host its first community day to showcase the work researchers do in the climate change arena.

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More than 70 responses over £600m solar farm

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An energy company wants to set up the solar farm across three sites in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

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Competition to name new waste and recycling fleet

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Competition to name new waste and recycling fleet

Reference:  Date:  Mon, 01/29/2024 A competition is being launched to name a new fleet of 10 waste and recycling vehicles. The new fleet purchased by East Cambridgeshire District Council, includes new in-cab technology designed to deliver a more efficient and cost-effective waste collection service. They are also able to run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as…

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Disturbing the seabed could make climate change worse

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Disturbing the seabed could make climate change worse

A study published this month in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals that disturbing the seabed, through activities such as trawling, could increase the scale and speed of climate … The post Disturbing the seabed could make climate change worse appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Huntingdonshire sees three air quality management areas revoked after 18 years

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Huntingdonshire District Council has agreed to lift three air quality management areas after levels of “toxic” air pollution improve

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Council crack down to extinguish illegal fires

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Reference:  Date:  Wed, 01/24/2024 The number of illegal fires across the district has fallen 58% in a year according to East Cambridgeshire District Council. The council has been cracking down on the burning of commercial waste as part of its commitment towards a cleaner, greener East Cambridgeshire. Burning waste, particularly oil-based wastes, plastics and treated…

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Haddon solar farm plan rejected by councillors again

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Wessex Solar Energy says the site would have generated enough renewable energy to power 7,713 homes.

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Council achieves silver Investors in Environment accreditation

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Council achieves silver Investors in Environment accreditation

Date:  Tue, 01/23/2024 Picture shows climate change officer Emma Danielsson holding the silver certificate. Behind her are swift boxes installed at The Grange to help support nature.

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The End We Start From author moved by film adaptation

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Megan Hunter’s 2017 novel is turned into a climate change survival film, starring Jodie Comer.

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