Tag: environment
Greenest car park in Edinburgh!
The Knight Residence has declared their car park to be the greenest in the city. From October 2010, the luxury five star serviced apartments in the city centre has been charging guests £5 per...
Council extend consultation on rubbish
A Council consultation seeking the views of local residents on how to improve waste collection in the city centre World Heritage Site has been extended until 28 January.During the next few weeks, the Council...
Get up and go with 2011
Yes it's January, the month of the credit card bill, the tax bill and other doom and gloom. But here at The Edinburgh Reporter we have no time for standing still and feeling sorry...
VIBES awards 2010
Scotland’s most environmentally-friendly businesses were crowned yesterday at a prestigious award ceremony at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.Eight companies have beaten off stiff competition from the cream of Scotland’s green businesses to take...
Five Edinburgh companies shortlisted for VIBES awards
Five companies based in Edinburgh have been shortlisted for the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) awards. One of these five is EAE Ltd.
EAE Ltd is Scotland’s leading arts and tourism...
Talk about Waste Free Edinburgh
Changeworks is looking for people who are willing to give an hour of their time to talk about Waste Free Edinburgh in exchange for £25.00. They are holding feedback sessions in South Edinburgh to...
Edinburgh’s buzzing about bees!
Edinburgh has been chosen as one of four UK cities to help save pollinating insects, such as bees, which are on the decline.A biodiversity officer from City of Edinburgh Council will work with Edinburgh...
Going green #3 – Food
Food glorious food. You are what you eat.So what can you do about ensuring that what you eat is produced locally, and is not further harming the environment? Can you ensure that you are...
Going green #2 – Nappies!
Nappies, nappies, nappies. If you have, or have had, a baby you will know all the data about how long it takes for a disposable nappy to decompose.We spoke to Lynn Hogg of the...
Going green…..
The Edinburgh Reporter is going green....well we already try since we only exist online not only for reasons of cheapness and wide availability, but also to try and lessen the environmental impact of being...
The Dangers of Ship-to-Ship transfers
by Robin Harper MSP
I was not born or educated in Edinburgh, but have lived here for over forty years, and have had the honour and pleasure of representing Edinburgh and the wider Lothians region...
