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Ofgem has sounded serious warning bells about UK’s generating margin falling from about 14% to sub 4% levels around 2016. Ed Milliband’s statement of a Labour Government freezing energy bills could hardly come at a worse moment and could in fact result in a greater likelihood of brown or blackouts. Major investment is needed in the electricity network and the new wave of nuclear power stations recently announced will not come online until at least…

A free online system that will save UK businesses time and money by transforming the way they record the waste they produce is launched today by a partnership of waste industry and government bodies led by the Environment Agency. Electronic duty of care – or ‘edoc’ – is expected to save organisations across the country a combined total of c£8m a year by providing a modern electronic alternative to burdensome paperwork . All UK businesses are…

New Smiley Face novelty recycling bins have been working their recycling magic at St Albert’s Primary School in Stock-bridge Village. Recycling rates have soared by 40% since the bins arrived in January 2013 and are on track to rise even more after the school’s Eco Team scooped Educate Magazine’s Award for Recycling. Smiley Face novelty recycling bins were created by Leafield Environmental especially to give schools a fun and interactive head start when teaching children…