Environment News

A SINGLE 45-metre blade height wind turbine could be built on land at Span Farm, near Wroxall.

NEW eco-friendly public toilets at Ventnor are so efficient, they can actually make money when you spend a penny.

PART of the government masterplan for offshore windfarms is for the English Channel to the west of The Needles.

ISLANDERS are being urged to be patient if they want to see the ambitious Eco-Island strategy bear fruit, a leading Isle of Wight Council officer has told a green think tank.

RARE plants rescued from their declining bog habitat were returned to the site this week.
Return of the bog myrtle and cross-leaved heath to Munsley Bog, near Godshill, comes at the end of a three-year project.

THE introduction of a hi-tech driver-efficiency system installed on buses could save Southern Vectis thousands of pounds in fuel costs per year and help the environment, according to its operations manager.

USING buses that are greener, coupled with an increased frequency in services, has helped boost Southern Vectis passenger numbers by more than three million over the past three years.

THE Island’s gasification waste plant has won the Renewable Energy Project of the Year Award in the Environment and Energy Awards 2009.

FAST food businesses on the Isle of Wight are being invited to sign up to a voluntary code of practice aimed at reducing the amount of litter caused by takeaway food.

A UNIQUE, environmentally friendly, recycling service has been launched by Agri-cycle for the shooting industry on the Island.

AN EXHIBITION of birds, fish and other hand-crafted creations, made from recycled steel, can be viewed at Newport’s Quay Arts from next month.

THE controversial plan for three 125-metre wind turbines at Shorwell has been re-advertised.

POSITIVE livewire conservation work by a power company has been highlighted by the owner of trout fishing lakes.
Dr Steven Sweetman applauded the huge investment by Scottish and Southern Electricity in taking down overhead power lines, instead putting cabling underground.

A DRAGON carving helped fire the enthusiasm of competition judges.
Ryde green crusaders from Melton Hall flats in Dover Street, won Southern Housing Group’s 2009 Greener Living Awards for their creative shared garden scheme, including the seat.

PLANS for three wind turbines at Ventnor Golf Club have been approved by Ventnor Town Council.
Recommendations for the 44-metre turbines on Rew Down were made at a meeting of Ventnor Town Council on Monday.