Archive for March, 2010
Don’t let it all go up in smoke – oppose an incinerator in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire County Council in partnership with the City of York are expected to announce very soon their preferred bidder to develop an energy from waste plant in the county. (Energy from waste (EfW) is a euphemistic and less emotive term for incineration.) Rumours abound that the proposed site will be Allerton Park near Whixley. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Shelter provides verdict on housing performance
How ironic that on the same day that a letter from Harrogate Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing appeared in the local press castigating Phil Willis MP for his criticism of the Conservative’s record on affordable housing in this borough, the homeless charity Shelter produced figures showing that HBC ranks 16th out of 21 councils [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )A reminder on 8 March
What do the following countries all have in common? Rwanda, Sweden, South Africa, Cuba, Iceland, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Mozambique, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Costa Rica, Spain, Andorra, New Zealand, Nepal, Germany, The F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Ecuador, Belarus, Uganda, Burundi, United Republic of Tanzania, Guyana, Timor-Leste, Switzerland, Austria, Mexico, Tunisia, Peru, Portugal, Afghanistan, Australia, Namibia, Trinidad [...]
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