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MP welcomes new rules on wind farms

10:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

PLANS to give residents more say over the building of wind farms have been welcomed by a North Yorkshire MP.

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Compost call for Rotters

8:03am Saturday 15th June 2013

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help raise awareness of the benefits of home composting in York and North Yorkshire.

York scientists in biofuel discovery

8:48am Wednesday 5th June 2013

SCIENTISTS at the University of York have made a discovery which could turn waste paper, wood and straw into liquid fuel.

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Giving and taking at York recycling event

8:24am Tuesday 4th June 2013

Have a clear-out and join in the eighth annual Give Or Take Day this weekend.

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2,000 trees threatened

8:01am Monday 3rd June 2013

NEARLY 2,000 trees in Yorkshire are under threat from pests or disease, the Woodland Trust has said.

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Wildlife in North Yorkshire in trouble

7:56am Thursday 23rd May 2013

WILDLIFE is in trouble in North Yorkshire, according to an in-depth study of the region’s flora and fauna.

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Yorkshire peatlands restored

8:54am Saturday 18th May 2013

ABOUT 100 square miles of Yorkshire’s precious peatlands have been restored in a multi-million pound project that aims to preserve vital habitats and help cut global warming by reducing the amount of carbon escaping from them into the atmosphere.

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‘Help our hedgehogs’

8:50am Wednesday 8th May 2013

ONE of York’s newest hedgehog rehabilitators, Emma Farley, is asking York people to help during Hedgehog Awareness Week next week.

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Wildlife spotting at York nature reserve

8:08am Wednesday 8th May 2013

AMATEUR naturalists are being invited to join in a day of wildlife spotting at a York nature reserve.

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Hambleton recycling to be extended to include card

9:08am Wednesday 1st May 2013

COUNCIL waste teams will start collecting light card from homes in the Hambleton district over the next few weeks.

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Compost bin offer

9:25am Thursday 25th April 2013

GARDENERS in North Yorkshire can buy a cut-price compost bin under a new scheme. York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership and North Yorkshire County Council have made the bins available in two sizes.

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Green waste scheme backed for mine site

7:57am Friday 19th April 2013

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a £23.5 million green energy scheme near York may be given the go-ahead despite hundreds of objections.

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Composting day with York Rotters

9:03am Thursday 18th April 2013

YORK Rotters will be holding a day of worm charming, composting lessons and wildlife spotting on Saturday.

Recycling firm’s community pledge

8:44am Thursday 18th April 2013

A WASTE and recycling firm is offering organisations living within ten miles of its landfill sites the chance to apply for up to £250,000 in funding to support environmental or community projects.

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Wildlife group in celebration

8:54am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A WILDLIFE group is to celebrate 25 years of inspiring young environmentalists at the weekend.

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