After 15 intense days of evidence and cross examination the Planning Inquiry into the proposed Ardley Fields Farm Incinerator closed on Wednesday afternoon 28th July 2010. In the words of Mr Bedford (the barrister representing Oxfordshire County Council, who were defending their Planning Committee’s decision to refuse permission for the incinerator scheme): Continue reading »
In an article entitled: Friends of the Earth campaigner calls for Government to end PFI investment in ‘dying’ incineration technology MRW reports on a recent presentation delivered by senior Friends of the Earth campaigner Dr Michael Warhurst. Continue reading »
Jul 172010
For details of the September 2011 event go to http://ukwin.org.uk/2011/09/03/making-2020-zero-waste-work/.
Plans for a TOWARDS 2020 ZERO WASTE event has been announced. All are welcome to attend the 2-hour meeting in Room 7, Coventry City Council House on Earl Street in Coventry (CV1 5 RR) on Tuesday 27th July from 3 – 5 pm. The meeting will be Chaired by Tony McNally, Managing Director, Climate Change Solutions Ltd. Continue reading »
Jul 152010
Under the heading: Swansea City Council Ban Future Contracts with Veolia Swansea Action for Palestine is informing the world that:
An historic decision was taken by Swansea City Council to bar future contracts with Veolia on the grounds of its illegal activities in the West Bank.
Jul 152010
Following their information request, the Coventry Telegraph is reporting how “taxpayers have forked out £1.7 million on a plan that could be about to go up in smoke“. Continue reading »
The North Yorkshire-based Dalton Incinerator Steering Committee (DISC) continues to lobby the Coalition Government about the wisdom of alternatives to waste incineration. Continue reading »
Jul 012010
Despite intense lobbying for incineration by certain parts of the waste industry, the Prime Minister yesterday hit out at the green wash associated with waste incineration. Continue reading »
