Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Islington’s green investment fund raises £1m target – with one resident throwing in £50k just before deadline
Contributions from local people make up a fifth of the final total – with councillors now exploring how to spend it
Read More‘Glyphosate obliterates insects’: Parents urge Islington Council to outlaw harmful weedkiller
Clean air campaigners say current phasing-out scheme is ‘not operating effectively’
Read MoreIslington becomes first London council to launch green investment fund
Residents and non-residents can invest between £5 and £20k until 31 December
Read More‘Greener, cleaner and healthier’: Council approves further traffic reduction measures in face of complaints from residents
Environment and transport boss defends road changes, but one resident says they ‘don’t work for people with disabilities’
Read MoreIslington could be first London council to launch community investment fund for green projects
Residents will be able to invest as little as £5 in local ventures if plans are approved next week
Read MoreGas boilers to be replaced at council buildings as effort to shrink Islington’s carbon footprint continues
Despite increased awareness, local businesses’ carbon dioxide emissions from gas are up four per cent since 2005
Read MoreGet involved in re-designing Bingfield and Woodfall parks
Council invites residents to have their say on plans to transform green spaces
Read MoreLondon Mayor candidates to debate environment issues that matter to you
Free online event on 12 April to be led by TV presenter Julia Bradbury
Read MoreHard up parks department banking on reinventing itself as a health service
Councillors unwilling to recommend extra funding for parks due to decline in central government funding
Read MoreCouncil defends glyphosate weedkiller use despite health fears
‘We will keep this under review and respond to any change in official guidance, but there are no current plans to stop,’ says spokesperson
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