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Land grabs video protest to World Bank

Palm oil plantation image via Shutterstock Leading environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth International and La Via Campesina have released two videos showing how projects financed by World Bank...

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G20 invest record £165 billion in clean energy in 2011

Clean energy investment image via Shutterstock A record £165 billion ($263 billion) last year went into renewable energy investment by the G20 countries, up 6.5% year-on-year, new figures show. During...

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WWF backs planned £1 billion Scottish wind farm projects

Turbines on a wind farm; Credit: Shutterstock Leading conservation body WWF has welcomed a planned £1 billion wind power investment in Scotland, which has just been announced. The pioneering investment,...

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Green Business Expo Shows How Sustainability Matters

Dozens of progressive businesses from all over South London gathered on Friday at the Green Business Expo sponsored by SOS Office Solutions, Wandsworth's leading supplier of environmentally-friendly office products. The...

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Green Google tops Cool IT Leaderboard

A + for Google on green energy; Credit: Shutterstock Search engine giant Google is the greenest IT company, says the Greenpeace International environmental campaigning body. Google has overtaken chip manufacturer...

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One-third rise in ethical bank's loans

Image Credit: © Triodos Top ethical bank Triodos has seen a 36% increase in loans in 2011 to back a range of green businesses. The independent bank provided £113 million...

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