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Energy savings help protect frontline services

Sat, 16 April 2016

Nottinghamshire County Council is on course to reduce its annual gas and electricity bill by a further £300,000 next year - savings of almost £600,000 per year since 2013/2014 which are being ploughed back into local services. It has also reported significant carbon savings.

See report here: http://bit.ly/1UVjpAI

Transition Wirksworth Annual Meeting

Fri, 11 March 2016

The meeting agreed on the following National Priorities:

1. Campaign to remove subsidies to and discourage exploitation of fossil fuels, especially to stop fracking.

2. Campaign to subsidise and develop renewable energies, especially tidal power.

3. Restore and improve feed in tariffs for small-scale electricity generation

4. Increase the stringency of building regulations to work towards carbon neutral housing.

Other suggestions - improve public transport, ban commercial use of non-recyclable packaging, stop Chinese investment in British nuclear energy, stop investment in nuclear energy in general, create a worldwide [electricity] supergrid, and concentrated solar energy production [in sunny Mediterranean and African countries]

 

Contact: wirksworthTI@gmail.com

 

DerwentWISE Courses

Fri, 11 March 2016

DerwentWISE aims to inspire people to learn about and take care of the landscape of the Lower Derwent Valley – an area which extends along the Derwent river valley from Matlock Bath in the north to the Silk Mill in Derby to the south. It is an HLF funded partnership led by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and involving many partners, including Walls for the Future and the Derbyshire Eco Centre.

For more information about the scheme and a programme of talks, walks and practical workshops coming up from February to June visit www.derwentwise.com.

Contact Eco Centre on 01629 533038 or

email ecocentre@derbyshire.gov.uk

Community Climate Action Network Conference

Fri, 11 March 2016

A great day that brought together a good mix of people from all over Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and beyond. Loads of stories of innovative, inspiring and creative things happening across the sub-region.

Simon Redding from Transition Chesterfield, Emma Bridge from Community Energy England and George Marshall from Climate Outreach developed the theme of the power and value of social enterprise in engaging people in building a viable low carbon futures for our communities.

Discussion groups gave delegates the chance to find out more about a wide range of projects, tools and advice and to share their thoughts and feelings. A creative thread of community powered poetry was woven throughout the day.

New contacts and connections were made, the previously known caught up. New challenges and opportunities were assessed, plans were hatched. Inspiration was spawned.

Town market sees cost saving lights introduced

Tue, 19 January 2016

The installation of energy saving lights has been completed at Harborough Market which will lead to cost savings of over £11,000 a year. Harborough District Council has introduced the environmentally-friendly LED lights at its market building on Northampton Road, Market Harborough.

Harborough Market operators, Market Place, welcomed the works. Market Place and Harborough Market Manager, Sairah Butt said, “Following on from the installation of the solar panels on the market roof, it is great to see the council’s continued commitment to both the environment and to making the market financially sustainable. The market looks brighter and it has made a real difference to stallholders.”