The consultation for people to give their views on a planning application for shale gas exploration in north Nottinghamshire has been extended by a further two weeks until 23rd December.
The Community Action Award Scheme, supported by DECC and British Gas, recognises best practice amongst those who are working to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency in their local communities. In the current phase, five successful agencies will receive a grant of £1,500 and one full place at the NEA Annual Conference in 2016 including travel and accommodation, worth £500. The closing date for entries is 5.00pm on 8th January 2016.
For more information and an application form go to Community Action Awards
Twelve groups across Derbyshire have launched the Divest Derbyshire campaign. A month before the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the groups are calling for Derbyshire County Council to dis-invest from investments in fossil fuels within 5 years. The pension fund has £290 million invested in fossil fuel companies.
Institutions across the world including churches, universities, local authorities in the UK such as Bristol City Council and Oxford City Council, and the Environment Agency, have already committed to divest from fossil fuels.
See http://bit.ly/1LNKkHz for the online petition.
Contact Lisa Hopkinson on 07908-649648 or divest@transitionchesterfield.org.uk
Community groups and voluntary organisations interested in conserving and celebrating the natural and cultural heritage of the wider Sherwood Forest are being invited to take part in a survey.
Nottinghamshire County Council are working with partners to develop the ‘Miner to Major’ Landscape Partnership Scheme for Sherwood Forest and want all local groups to get involved.
Island Gas Plc has submitted a scoping request to Nottinghamshire County Council for comment and consideration as part of possible plans to undertake shale gas development in the county.
The scoping request is in respect of a site at Tinker Lane, the A634 between Barnby Moor and Blyth. Notts County Council dealt with a separate scoping request from Island Gas on a site north-east of Misson earlier this year.