Information on energy efficiency, renewable energy and insulation will be offered to residents of Flyde as they prepare for the cold months of winter.Fylde Low Waste and Energy (FLoWE) will be going around the area in a trailer handing out advice on how to reduce fuel bills and boost energy...

Energy assessors could be employed by London's theatre industry in a bid to meet mayor Boris Johnson's targets of cutting carbon emissions.London's theatre industry is responsible for 50,000 tonnes of emissions every year, claims the mayors Green Theatre action plan and a series of energy efficiency measures could cut that...

Energy companies could be asked to do more to help the fuel poor, such as helping them install insulation in their homes, the Independent reports.Following price hikes, such as British Gas's 35 per cent gas tariff increase, ministers in the Treasury and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform...

Incentives for microgeneration, proper insulation and energy efficiency could help Britain become carbon neutral and a net energy exporter by 2050, according to the Liberal Democrats.Leader Nick Clegg launched the Apollo Project for UK Independence, a series of proposals he claimed could "free Britain from the shackles of foreign oil,...

Scotland's government is to bulk buy electricity in a bid to reduce the impact of recent energy price rises.First minister Alex Salmon announced plans to put all the public sector's electricity needs to tender, in a strategy that could save the government £15 million.Instead of a patchwork of individually negotiated...

Energy assessors could help the NHS achieve ambitious carbon reduction targets, which aim to cut into its one million annual carbon emissions.A draft carbon reduction strategy paper entitled Saving Carbon, Improving Health set the target of cutting the NHS carbon footprint by 60 per cent by 2050.However, the Health Services...

Air tightness testers and domestic energy assessorswho help make homes more energy efficient may be pleased to hear that a campaign to tax energy companies' soaring profits acknowledges energy efficiency as the best way of combating high energy bills.A petition organised by Compass, which now has 55 Labour MP's signatures,...

Twice as many UK businesses are implementing an environmental policy, it has emerged.A new report from the Carbon Trust has shown that in the last six months, companies have made more efforts to reduce their carbon footprints.Business leaders surveyed by the organisation claimed that energy efficiency was top of their...

Planning permission is being sought for the UK's first commercial hydrogen balancing plant in Ayrshire.The facility - which would cost £20 million - has been heralded as the holy grail of wind power, since, when combined with the renewable resource, it could potentially provide continuous power supplies.According to a report...

A business in Northern Ireland has managed to significantly cut its carbon emissions by adopting a range of energy saving measures.Bombadier Aerospace in Belfast has recorded a 70 per cent decrease in CO2 emissions since 2005, as well as saving 14,000 tonnes in 2007 alone, according to the Belfast Telegraph.Total...

Having an environmental policy can be good for the planet and good for business, it has been claimed.Current concerns over the environment can present opportunities to businesses through which they can benefit financially, according to the Climate Group, a non-profit organisation that aims to advance business and government leadership on...