City’s new Mayor to use an electric car
Brighton and Hove’s first Green mayor is to use an electric car to attend events in the city. Councillor Bill Randall stepped down as leader of the city’s council last…
Solar power court victory is too late for Brighton and Hove City Council
A court victory by the solar sector against Government plans to rush through cuts to feed-in-tariffs has come too late to save Brighton and Hove City Council‘s plans to use…
Brighton & Hove community groups win government funding
Brighton and Hove residents could be entitled to receive free home energy efficiency assessments after four local community groups won the best part of £250,000 in government funding. Brighton &…
Brighton Marathon organisers use email to reduce carbon footprint
The organisers of the Brighton Marathon are making a substantial reduction to their carbon footprint by emailing the instruction packs to those taking part. By removing the need to print…
Brighton MP fumes at Parliament’s refusal to use recycled Christmas cards
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has criticised the lack of effort on reducing the environmental footprint of the Parliamentary Estate. The Green Party leader has urged the House of Commons…
Lucas blames ‘anti green forces in the Treasury’ for cuts in solar support
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has savaged the ‘reckless decision’ by the Coalition Government to halve the feed-in-tariffs used to support for installation of solar PV. It was announced today…
Chance to invest in community-owned solar project
The Brighton Energy Co-operative is giving people the chance to invest in of the UK’s largest community-owned solar projects. The group are hoping to raise £500,000 through offering shares in…
Recycle points open for small electrical items
It is now possible to recycle old and broken electrical items at ten collection points around the city. The latest recycling initiative from Brighton and Hove City Council is aimed…
Council consider dimming street lights at night
Brighton and Hove City Council is considering dimming street lights in certain areas during part of the night in order to cut carbon output and make savings. The street lights…
Brighton residents urged to find out more about windfarm plans
Brighton residents are invited to find out more about the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm which could be built between 8-15 miles off the Sussex coast. Energy firm E.ON has the…
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