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Green communities case study – North Howe Transition Town
North Howe Transition Toun in Scotland are launching their Energy Saving Toolkit which was developed as a result of their recent community survey. Working closely with their local Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centre, they aim to collectively reduce their domestic energy use.
Construction industry ‘must retrain’ for low carbon transition
People working in the construction industry must retrain and learn new green skills in order for the UK to successfully adopt sustainable practices, one union has said.“To tackle the low carbon agenda, workers at all levels need to be retrained and given new skills,” claimed a spokesman for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and … Continue reading
EPA: Transition to Renewables Can Reduce Energy Bills
Published: 2010-06-17 Washington, D.C., United States –An analysis released this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms that a comprehensive solution to our dependence on oil is affordable and within reach, according to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). EPA’s new analysis shows that the clean energy development in the American Power Act can … Continue reading
IHS: FIT Reductions Mark Transition for European PV
Published: 2010-06-16 Barcelona, Spain –The next two and a half years are shaping up to be one of significant transformation for the Europe photovoltaic (PV) industry, according to a new report from IHS Emerging Energy Research. European PV markets are forecasted to add as much as 15.5 gigawatts (GW) from 2010 to 2012 at an … Continue reading
Amory Lovins on the Transition to Renewables & How They Enhance Security and Sustainabilty
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