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Great Green Toys is For Sale!

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Great Green Toys is now for sale and open to offers!!

The website was established in August 2007
We’re selling as no longer have the time to devote to work on the site
Great Green Toys has a good google ranking of 3
We have the domains .com and .co.uk
Website is written in PhP and product [...]

“87% of Britons would be better off” under Green Party

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

“87% of Britons would be better off” under Green Party’s recession-busting manifesto, says the candidate tipped by ICM, YouGov and Betfair to become UK’s first Green MP
The Green Party has launched its general election manifesto Fair is worth fighting for at the Brighton Metropole Hotel.
The manifesto was launched by Caroline Lucas, the Green Party [...]

Green Tip: Avoid Packaging Mix Ups

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Packaging made of mixed materials, such as plastic and card, can be difficult and costly to recycle.
Try to separate the different materials before placing them in appropriate recycling bins – or simply avoid products that are trussed up in this unhelpful way.
This tip is brought to you by Friends of the Earth
For more tips [...]

Friends of the Earth Welcome Green Bank

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Friends of the Earth has welcomed Government plans, unveiled in today’s Budget, to set up a Green Investment Bank. The environmental campaigning charity has played a leading role in the campaign for one since January 2009.
Friends of the Earth’s Executive Director Andy Atkins said:
“The Government’s announcement to set up a Green Investment Bank is fantastic [...]

Greens launch new film in target constituency

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

A new short film explaining why the Greens can win this year’s parliamentary election in Norwich South has been released on the internet. The Norwich South seat will be contested by the Green Party’s deputy leader, Adrian Ramsay.
The film uses animation and graphics, plus a short direct message from the candidate, Adrian Ramsay, who is [...]

Sun, wind and wave-powered: Europe unites to build renewable energy ’supergrid’

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

• North Sea countries plan vast clean energy project
• €30bn scheme could offer weather-proof supply
It would connect turbines off the wind-lashed north coast of Scotland with Germany’s vast arrays of solar panels, and join the power of waves crashing on to the Belgian and Danish coasts with the hydro-electric dams nestled in Norway’s fjords: Europe’s [...]

Full text of Prince Charles’s speech to the Copenhagen climate conference

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Prime minister, secretary-general, ministers, ladies and gentlemen:
I am most grateful for your kind invitation to address this crucially important international gathering.
We live in times of great consequence and, therefore, of great opportunity.
With issues of such magnitude, it is easy to focus solely on the challenges, the worst-case scenarios, the what-ifs of failure.
But take a moment [...]

Banksy sees red over climate change

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

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Banksy sees red over climate change

Street artist Banksy spray-paints message in red capitals on wall beside Regent’s canal in north London
It may be scant compensation to disgruntled climate change activists, but the failure to agree a legally binding treaty in Copenhagen has apparently provided inspiration for the latest work by [...]

Darling unveils £400 incentive for a greener boiler

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

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Darling unveils £400 incentive for a greener boiler

Chancellor’s ‘boiler scrappage scheme’ surprised the industry
Householders can expect to be inundated with discount offers to replace their old gas boiler over the next few weeks, after the chancellor announced a £400 “scrappage” scheme to help consumers upgrade to a new model.
Within hours [...]

Greens want safe renewable power, not new nuclear plants

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Greens want safe renewable power, not new nuclear plants

via Green Party News by Green Party on 11/9/09

In reponse to Ed Miliband’s announcement of ten proposed new nuclear power stations, Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green Party, said:
"Bypassing the planning system in this way — through the National Infrastructure Commission — is bad news for democracy [...]