The Taylor Wimpey exhibition of plans for 149 new houses in Copley Valley was open to the public for one day last week. This was to allow the public to see the plans that will make up the detailed planning … Continue reading
The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive is now open and will pay households for renewable heat they generate in their homes. The payments, over seven years, are to offset the cost of installing low carbon heating systems such as solar thermal, … Continue reading
Around 60% of the EU population is against fracking, according to European Commission data. Presumably Members of the European Parliament would have taken this into account when they were due to vote on a proposal to amend the existing EU … Continue reading
How does Brown’s Site (the Mytholm Works site) contribute to the wellbeing of the community? Although some people characterise the site as an “eyesore”, many people in Mytholm talk about enjoying the way the field is home to a wide … Continue reading
All are invited to join a Ban the Burn walk around the Walshaw Dean area of Walshaw Moor Estate on Sunday 23rd September. The walk will be an opportunity for people who want to see the site and haven’t been … Continue reading
Halifax Courier and Hebden Bridge Times coverage of Calderdale’s Energy Future strategy is quite interesting. So far, as far as I can see, they have only published a report that reads rather like a Calderdale Council press release, a copy of the … Continue reading
On 27th October, Frack Free Calderdale folk gathered in St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge, to tell Yorkshire Water that fracking waste water is dangerous, and they are unhappy with the prospect of fracking waste water being treated at Yorkshire Water’s … Continue reading
This is the fracking motion that the 2016 Trades Council Conference passed unanimously on 4th June. Fracking motion The government’s drive to establish a fracking industry was stepped up when it handed out new licenses for onshore gas and oil … Continue reading
Written in 2012, updated in 2013 and now re-posted. Sorry comments have been lost in the process. Calderdale’s Energy Future (CEF) strategy expects householders to cut 25% of their carbon emissions by 2020, based on 2005 levels. To achieve this target, … Continue reading
The 2011 National Environment White Paper is heavily business-oriented. It’s based on the 2011 National Ecosystem Assessment which puts a monetary value on all the “services” that we take from the natural environment. For example, it identifies that parks and green … Continue reading