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Property bosses search for sustainable evidenceBuilding Magazine23rd October 2007
Leading sustainable figures in the property industry have pointed to the urgent need for more evidence to prove that sustainability can lead to higher returns and greater productivity for building users
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Green development unveiled for Welsh portBuilding Magazine18th October 2007
A £350million Waterfornt Barry scheme in South Wales claims it “setting new standards for sustainable construction in Wales”
News: Environment, Climate and Attitudes
Seeing the carbon for the treesBBC News22nd October 2007
Protecting the world's remaining tropical forests will play a vital role in preventing dangerous climate change in the future, says Peter Seligmann. In this week's Green Room, he calls for a global system that offers nations an economic incentive to halt the destruction of the Earth's "lungs".
Brown's plans to scupper Europe's climate dealGreen Peace23rd October 2007
British prime ministers have a longstanding tradition of taking on the less savoury characteristics of their US counterparts pretty soon after coming to office. For Blair, it was a propensity towards using weapons of mass destruction. For Brown, it's trying to scupper vital climate change deals.
News: Society, Health, Community & Responsible Business
Plan of inactionThe Guardian31st October 2007
Watering down a rural affordable housing scheme that was praised by a former minister suggests government practice trails its rhetoric.
Green charities lose out as donors ignore environmental issuesThe Independent4th October 2007
Despite growing concern for the state of the environment from Government and the public alike, only a tiny proportion of donations to charities go towards green causes, a report has revealed. Less than 2 per cent of UK charitable grants go towards environmental concerns, and only 5 per cent of the £8bn donated annually by private individuals goes to green charities.
News: Finance & Economy
Co-op thinks green with new credit cardThe Gaurdian1st November 2007
A credit card that offers a lower interest rate on ethical purchases, as well as donations to a rainforest charity, was launched today by the Co-operative bank.
A guide to releasing cash from your homeThe Independent27th October 2007
The combination of the housing and consumer credit booms over the past decade have left much of Britain asset rich but cash poor. It is now strangely common for families to be struggling with credit card and personal loan repayments, while living in a property worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
