tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81972841936573183812024-03-05T17:32:30.979+00:00Pinkham Way Incinerator<strong>General items, plus news from the Barnet-Haringey-Enfield borderlands, including the proposed North London Waste Authority's <u>incinerator-fuel plant</u>, and Barnet Council's <u>dustcart depot</u>, at Pinkham Wood in Haringey.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1646125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-33083503214684833682015-07-05T18:58:00.000+01:002015-07-05T18:58:00.092+01:00Greece: The Reckoning <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>(Bonnie Greer)</i></span></span>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-31341114818137847032015-07-01T17:14:00.004+01:002015-07-01T17:14:56.663+01:00MRW: "NLWA refutes waste transfer station planning claims"<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has refuted claims that it has renewed plans to build a waste transfer station on its Pinkham Way site.</span>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The authority postponed plans in 2013, in the face of a fierce and sustained campaign from local residents, deciding instead to pursue an alternative based on energy recovery in the Upper Lee Valley.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Community group the Pinkham Way Alliance has claimed that Barnet Council wants to relocate its six-acre transfer station at Cricklewood to the site (pictured), which is co-owned by NLWA and is close to the North Circular Road.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The council says any development of the site was the responsibility of the NLWA.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"An NLWA spokesperson told MRW its discussions with Barnet do not involve Pinkham Way but would relocate the rail transfer station at Hendon, due to major redevelopment work in Brent Cross and Cricklewood. It said:
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The authority now has no current plans to develop the Pinkham Way site, assuming we can secure planning permission for the proposed residual waste management facilities at Edmonton.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"We have not taken any action to develop the site since withdrawing our original plans. However, the site will remain an asset for NLWA due to its strategic location and planning designation as a potential employment site."</span></b></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Consultation on NLWA’s proposed £450m-£500m recovery facility at Edmonton EcoPark in Enfield closes today (30 June). Comments will be analysed before a finalised scheme is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in the autumn."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-5190709495912414092015-06-23T14:57:00.000+01:002015-06-23T14:58:14.755+01:00[Reposted and updated] No waste plant. North London Waste Authority and LB of Barnet sell land as housing. Sorted.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Joanne McCartney (17-Jun-2015):
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can you provide me with an update on the investigations into the options for decking or a mini tunnel over the A406 in New Southgate? When do you expect to reach your conclusions?</span></blockquote>
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Mayor (17-Jun-2015):
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Potential options to deck over or tunnel part of the A406 North Circular Road in the vicinity of New Southgate are being considered as part of TfL's response to the Roads Task Force.
Following an initial assessment that identified that an intervention at this location had the potential to reduce severance, address congestion, enable alternative uses for surface areas and provide a platform for additional development, TfL is currently further investigating both options. These investigations will culminate in the development of a strategic outline business case in the autumn.</span></blockquote>
<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- See more at: <a href="http://questions.london.gov.uk/QuestionSearch/searchclient/#sthash.zbz886DF.dpuf">http://questions.london.gov.uk/QuestionSearch/searchclient/#sthash.zbz886DF.dpuf</a></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>(Well, now.) </i><b><br /></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"The Mayor of London </b></span>today [8th February] revealed further details of plans to deliver his bold vision for the future of London’s road network, aimed at reducing congestion, creating new public spaces and encouraging more people to walk and cycle.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">"The Mayor, who is in Boston as part of a trade mission to build economic and cultural ties with key cities in the United States, unveiled proposals to redesign a number of key road networks in the capital in order to unlock growth and make the capital a more attractive place to live and work.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">The news comes as the Mayor visited the Central Artery-Tunnel Project, also known as the Big Dig, which is recognised as the largest and most complex highway project undertaken in the US. It replaced Boston's deteriorating six-lane elevated Central Artery with an eight lane state-of-the-art underground highway. This resulted in significantly reduced traffic congestion and led to substantial regeneration on the surface and surrounding areas.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">The Mayor and TfL have considered more than 70 locations across the capital where the introduction of tunnels, fly-unders and decking could deliver benefits that are in line with the Mayor’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan and the recommendations of the Roads Task Force.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Today the Mayor unveiled five locations which have subsequently been identified as being suitable for further feasibility work by TfL:
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<li><span style="color: #20124d;">A mini tunnel at the A13 in Barking Riverside – By creating a new tunnel for the A13, a huge amount of land could potentially be opened up for future development whilst reconnecting the Borough of Barking with the new Barking Riverside development, which is the location for just under 11,000 new homes
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<li><span style="color: #20124d;">Decking of the A3 in Tolworth - By decking over the A3, severance would be reduced and the area adjacent to the proposed Crossrail 2 station would be connected with the rest of the Borough, providing additional land for new homes
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<li><span style="color: #20124d;">A fly-under at the A316 at Chalkers Corner - A small flyunder would reduce severance and radically improve facilities for cyclists and pedestrians and remove a major pinch point for traffic along the A316
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<li><span style="color: #20124d;">A fly-under at the A4 in Hammersmith - By replacing the existing viaduct with a new tunnel, the town centre would be reconnected with the River Thames, creating new opportunities for development and open space
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<li><span style="color: #20124d;">Decking or a mini-tunnel at the A406 in New Southgate - By building over this junction on the North Circular, land would be unlocked for new homes and connect the area around the proposed Crossrail 2 station.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">"London’s current Inner Ring Road is facing increasing pressure for change. As he previously set out in the 2050 Infrastructure Plan, the Mayor believes that a replacement ring road, in the form of an inner orbital tunnel or two cross city tunnels, could enable more efficient and reliable vehicle movement. It would also reduce congestion in central London by up to 20 per cent and free up space on the surface which could support the creation of 170,000 additional jobs.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">"The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><i><b>"Rebuilding some of our complex and aging road network underneath our city would not only provide additional capacity for traffic, but it would also unlock surface space and reduce the impact of noise and pollution. I am inspired by what the ambitious people of Boston have achieved here at the Big Dig, both in terms of reducing congestion and how they have dramatically improved the quality of life on the surface. In London we face similar challenges on our roads, but this could also be a fantastic opportunity to better shape our city and support economic growth."</b></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #20124d;">"London is a rapidly growing city with a population expected to reach 10 million by the early 2030s and nearly 11.5 million by 2050. With 24 million journeys already being made by people and freight on the capital’s roads every day, radical steps are going to be needed to tackle growing congestion in the future.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">"Funding for such schemes would require new and innovative approaches that enable the positive benefits of each scheme to be captured, including the value generated from new development sites in these areas.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">"TfL will now work with local boroughs to progress these proposals further, including working up more detailed costs and possible funding options and an indicative programme of delivery if funding can be secured. This further analysis will be presented to the Mayor in May.
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<span style="color: #20124d;">"Today [8th February] the Mayor met with Frank DePaola, Highway Administrator and Chief Operating Officer at Massachusetts Department of Transportation and was given a tour of the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Rose Kennedy Greenway is a mile-and-a-half of contemporary parks in the heart of Boston which was made possible after the elevated highway was relocated underground. This enabled some of Boston’s oldest neighbourhoods to be reconnected by parkland."
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">"The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is leading a trade mission <span style="color: blue;"><i>[free jolly]</i></span> to America's East Coast aimed at strengthening economic and cultural ties between London and the United States. <span style="color: blue;"><i>[Seen my ghost-written book on Churchill?]</i></span> During the six-day visit, the Mayor will meet with senior public officials and top business leaders in Boston, New York City and Washington, in a bid to ensure that London remains a key destination for US investment and American tourists and students. <span style="color: blue;"><i>[Is Cameron still around? Lightweight.]</i></span> The Mayor wants to build on the warm relations that already exist with the States and to consolidate healthy collaborations between London and these three major cities." <span style="color: blue;"><i>[Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Aarff.]</i></span></span>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-9928681823510363222015-06-07T18:26:00.001+01:002015-06-07T18:26:32.382+01:00Theresa Villers: "Villiers backs new waste plant in Edmonton"<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Saturday, 6 June, 2015
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Following a visit to the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) incinerator in Advent Way in Edmonton, Theresa Villiers MP has urged her Chipping Barnet constituents to back the NLWA’s proposals for a replacement waste facility there. During the visit, she was briefed on the project by NLWA managing director, David Beadle, and was given a tour of the waste incineration plant.
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Theresa Villiers said:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"I wanted to visit the NLWA incinerator at Edmonton because it processes rubbish from my Chipping Barnet constituency and the other north London boroughs. It has been in operation for 45 years, diverting 21m tonnes of waste from landfill; and it it is likely to come to the end of its life with about 10 years.”
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I received a useful briefing from NLWA on their plans for a replacement facility. I pressed them to ensure that any new facilities include the best and newest technology to minimise pollution because of the serious health problems poor air quality cause for people with respiratory conditions. I also urged them to remove the Pinkham Way site from any waste processing plans for the future.”
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The debate about how to replace the Edmonton incinerator has been underway for some years. I campaigned strongly against proposals for that replacement to include waste processing at Pinkham Way because of the negative impact that would have had on nearby residents. For the moment, those proposals for Pinkham Way have been defeated and NLWA confirmed to me today that they have no current plans to revive them. But Pinkham Way is still owned by NLWA<span style="color: red;">*</span> and the threat hasn’t been lifted altogether. If their new facility at Edmonton gets the go ahead, I believe NLWA are highly unlikely to revive their Pinkham Way proposals.”
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So I am supporting the new plant at Edmonton and I am urging my constituents to do the same. If Edmonton goes ahead, it is likely that we will see the threat to Pinkham Way lifted altogether."</span></b></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The North London Waste Authority is currently conducting its second public consultation on its plans for their Edmonton site – the North London Heat and Power Project. This consultation is open until 30 June. You can have your say by emailing info@northlondonheatandpower.london or by writing to Freepost Heat and Power."
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>* Having been purchased in a secret and therefore corrupt deal with LB of Barnet. where the public was excluded from the Cabinet meeting.</b></span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-89716798203551978042015-05-30T14:26:00.000+01:002015-05-30T14:26:53.461+01:00NLWA: North London Heat and Power Incinerator<br />
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</span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Who is NLWA?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">NLWA arranges the disposal of waste collected by the seven London
boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and
Waltham Forest. With local councils they encourage and promote the three
messages of reduce, re-use and recycle through waste prevention work in
the community. </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">NLWA and the seven boroughs in the area have agreed a joint target
for north London to aim for at least 50 per cent of its waste to be
recycled by 2020.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is this about?</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has unveiled further details of
the North London Heat and Power Project – a replacement for the Edmonton
Energy from Waste facility in the London Borough of Enfield. The
current facility has served north London for 45 years and has diverted
21 million tonnes of waste from landfill, but is due to reach the end of
its life in around 10 years.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The replacement facility would be efficient, modern and provide heat
for local homes and businesses. It could also be one of the best
performing in Europe.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Using fuel – waste collected by the seven boroughs which cannot be
recycled - the replacement facility would generate power for around
127,000 homes and could provide heat for local homes and businesses.
Heat would be distributed locally through schemes like Enfield Council’s
planned Lee Valley Heat Network.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why We Are Consulting</span></span></h2>
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">NLWA consulted on their outline proposals from 30 November 2014
to 27 January 2015. Now they are consulting on further details and are
keen to hear your thoughts on the proposals. You can see what's planned
by visiting <a href="http://www.northlondonheatandpower.london/">www.northlondonheatandpower.london</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How you can get Involved</span></span></h2>
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">NWLA are keen to hear your views. Please take the time to read the <a href="http://www.northlondonheatandpower.london/docs/default-source/consultation/consultation-booklet-2-electronic.pdf?sfvrsn=2">consultation document</a>.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You are also invited to attend one of their exhibitions at the following venues:</span></span><br />
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Lee Valley Athletics Centre</span></span></div>
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61 Meridian Way, London, Edmonton,</span></span></div>
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London N9 0AR</span></span></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 3 June 2015, 12:00 – 18:00</i></b></span></span></div>
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Friday 12 June 2015, 17:00 – 21:00</span></span></i></b></div>
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Oasis Academy Hadley</span></span></div>
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South Street, Enfield EN3 4PX</span></span></div>
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<b><i>Friday 5 June, 17:00 – 21:00</i></b></span></span></div>
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Saturday 13 June, 10:00 – 16:00</span></span></i></b></div>
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The Artzone</span></span></div>
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Edmonton Green Shopping Centre,</span></span></div>
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54 The Market Square, London N9 0TZ</span></span></div>
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<b><i>Saturday 6 June 2015, 12:00 – 18:00</i></b></span></span></div>
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Tuesday 9 June 2015, 16:00 – 21:00</span></span></i></b></div>
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Parkside Primary School</span></span></div>
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82 Peel Close, Chingford, London E4 6XQ</span></span></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 10 June, 16:00 – 20:00</i></b></span></span></div>
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Neighbourhood Resource Centre</span></span></div>
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177 Park Lane, Northumberland Park,</span></span></div>
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London N17 0HJ</span></span></div>
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<b><i>Thursday 11 June, 16:00 – 20:00</i></b></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Please also take the time to read the <a href="https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/consultation-team/nlwa-heat-power-consultation-phase-2/user_uploads/phase-2-newsletter_-_final_-_without_crops.pdf">NLWA Newsletter</a> and send your comments in writing by:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">• completing a feedback form on the website <a href="http://www.northlondonheatandpower.london/">www.northlondonheatandpower.london</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">• emailing to <a href="mailto:info@northlondonheatandpower.london">info@northlondonheatandpower.london</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Freepost: FREEPOST HEAT AND POWER </span></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-72127393349041584072015-05-18T12:31:00.006+01:002015-05-18T12:32:41.494+01:00The Guardian: "Shell accused of strategy risking catastrophic climate change"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Royal Dutch Shell </span>has been accused of pursuing a strategy that would lead to potentially catastrophic climate change after an internal document acknowledged a global temperature rise of 4C, twice the level considered safe for the planet.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"A paper used for guiding future business planning at the Anglo-Dutch multinational assumes that carbon dioxide emissions will fail to limit temperature increases to 2C, the internationally agreed threshold to prevent widespread flooding, famine and desertification.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"Instead, the New Lens Scenarios document refers to a forecast by the independent International Energy Agency (IEA) that points to a temperature rise of up to 4C in the short term, rising later to 6C."
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The real story behind</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Shell's climate change rhetoric
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-24751045092884962702015-05-18T12:19:00.000+01:002015-05-18T12:19:01.211+01:00The Independent: "Bladeless wind turbines generate electricity by shaking, not spinning"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Link to web site</b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Scientists </span>hope to hugely reduce the cost of wind energy by removing the blades from wind farms, instead taking advantage of a special phenomenon to cause the turbines to violently shake.
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Vortex, a startup from Spain, has developed the tall sticks known as Bladeless — white poles jutting out of the ground, that are built so that they can oscillate. They do so as a result of the way that the wind is whipped up around them, using a phenomenon that architects avoid happening to buildings and encouraging it so that the sticks shake."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-48259674653592532132015-05-10T17:06:00.001+01:002015-05-10T18:03:04.323+01:00Mon 11 May: Brent Cross meeting<br>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-49156377702299728962015-04-19T14:18:00.004+01:002015-04-19T14:43:12.086+01:00The Guardian: "World's mountain of electrical waste reaches new peak of 42m tonnes"<br>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"The biggest per-capita tallies were in countries known for green awareness, such as Norway and Denmark, with Britain fifth and US ninth on the UN report’s list"
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"A record amount </span></b>of electrical and electronic waste was discarded around the world in 2014, with the biggest per-capita tallies in countries that pride themselves on environmental consciousness, a report said.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Last year, 41.8m tonnes of so-called e-waste – mostly fridges, washing machines and other domestic appliances at the end of their life – was dumped, the UN report said.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"That's the equivalent of 1.15m heavy trucks, forming a line 23,000km (14,300 miles) long, according to the report, compiled by the United Nations University, the UN’s educational and research branch."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-10695551274996346002015-03-31T15:53:00.001+01:002015-03-31T15:53:17.869+01:00The Guardian: "Global warming and drought are turning the Golden State brown"<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">"Another study finds that drought will hit California hard as the planet keeps warming"
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"There's </span></b>a rapidly growing body of scientific research finding that California is in the midst of its worst drought in over a millennium, global warming has made the drought worse, and decades-long mega-droughts could become the norm in the state later this century. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) by scientists at Stanford University adds to this bleak picture for the Golden State.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There has been some confusion about the human contribution to California's drought, now entering its fourth consecutive year, because some reports have said that humans have not influenced the amount of precipitation falling in the state thus far. This is a subject of debate – some studies have found evidence of a human 'fingerprint' in the high pressure ridge that's diverted storms away from California over the past three years. But overall, while precipitation has been low, there have been a few years in the historical record where it was lower.
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-22564746602284992552015-02-23T16:39:00.001+00:002015-02-23T16:39:21.374+00:00The Guardian: "The future of waste: five things to look for by 2025"<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/feb/23/future-of-waste-five-things-look-2025" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qRXIw74qvQ0pVJmaU0pOTTBYrTVVDgNFbJGZaXrVfGZ0H3q57r0KdsfFDuJb1PV0AE8u3lqg-dopIiAcPmjgXMovoH8HuuiF71-TuQjUPlJA2akFAn784swoNktSdbtkVR1qdzTBYhbB/s400/50f8095a-8528-4fc5-a5e2-335f5e0d4f51-1020x612%5B1%5D.jpeg" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The European Commission </span>recently backtracked on an ambitious set of legislative promises on waste and recycling, including the phasing out of using landfill for recyclable rubbish and a commitment to cut food waste by 30% by 2025.
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Nation states and businesses had cried foul, claiming the targets were too exacting. Such lacklustre foot-dragging is sadly typical. So what disruptive measures might shake up the waste industry and trash the pessimism of those who fail to reform?"
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-46501341450464476752015-02-18T16:49:00.002+00:002015-02-18T16:57:22.979+00:00Sun 8 Mar: Barnet's Car Crisis (More roads or what?)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-63451434454407826982015-02-14T20:10:00.006+00:002015-02-14T20:11:15.349+00:00BBC: "A time capsule of the BBC at Alexandra Palace?"<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Almost 80 years ago, </span>the world's first regular television service was launched by the BBC from Alexandra Palace in north London - known as Ally Pally. Those original studios have lain empty since the last programme-makers left in 1981. Now a £27m plan to turn them into a visitor attraction is sparking controversy.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>"... Today those old studios are derelict and an asbestos-ridden safety risk. But the trust that runs the palace and its surrounding park has an ambitious £26.7m refurbishment plan which would see the theatre brought back into use and the old studios turned into a BBC Experience, a visitor attraction celebrating Ally Pally's central role in the development of television broadcasting. The plan has the support of the BBC, and a provisional £19.4m in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>"But first the trust has to to get planning permission on Monday from Haringey Council, which also happens to be the palace's ultimate owner. And it has to overcome the opposition of campaigners, who believe the plans for the old studios would mean destroying the very things that make the palace so special."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-33832295334357932472015-02-03T14:45:00.003+00:002015-02-03T14:46:33.214+00:00Enfield Independent: "Edmonton waste plant consultation ends"<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"The </span>first phase of consultation on a new waste facility in Edmonton has ended.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The North London Waste Authority want to build a new, more efficient energy recovery facility on the same site as the current Edmonton Incinerator off Advent Way, Edmonton.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">"After 61 days of consultation, more than 40 hours of public exhibitions and more than 3,000 visitors to its website, the first phase of consultation on the North London Heat and Power Project has now closed."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-6059040572204001742015-02-01T16:34:00.000+00:002015-02-03T14:47:24.398+00:00Ham & High: "Barnet Council paid lawyer £16k to investigate its legal failings"<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Barnet Council </span>was forced to pay more than £16,000 for an independent lawyer to investigate legal failings which led to one of its most senior directors stepping down.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"A request from the Ham&High under the Freedom of Information Act has revealed the council paid £16,200 to Claer Lloyd-Jones & Associates Ltd last year.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Ms Lloyd-Jones was enlisted by Barnet Council chief executive Andrew Travers to investigate the circumstances surrounding a series of erroneous reports produced for the annual council meeting on June 2 last year."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-16963182690306575512015-01-18T14:48:00.007+00:002015-01-18T14:50:12.304+00:00Mon 2 Feb: University of Nottingham: "Shale Gas and Fracking: the Politics and Science"<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Hear from all sides of the fracking debate with this free online course. Understand what shale gas is and why it divides opinion"
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Shale gas </span>is seen by many as a cheap, clean and plentiful source of energy; a low-carbon ‘game changer’ helping us meet the world’s rapidly growing demands for energy and offering greater energy security. Its rapid rise has not been without controversy, however. Earth tremors, surface and groundwater contamination, and the effects of fracking on human and animal health are all high profile concerns.
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"During this four-week course, we’ll study the politics, economics, and science of shale gas. We’ll examine how shale gas was formed, and how we extract it through hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’. We will look at the impact of shale gas on energy markets and energy security."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-22590937828537575702015-01-04T15:05:00.001+00:002015-01-04T15:05:07.069+00:00The Guardian: "London transport enters year of big unknowns"<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"With uncertainty over funding, rising traffic levels and a mayor whose attention might be wandering, 2015 could be a tricky year for transport in the capital"
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"The London New Year </b></span>has brought the annual delight of an increase in public transport fares. These include the price of single bus journeys being hiked to the symbolic height of £1.50. Ten years ago, using Oyster, these cost just £1. Yet 2015’s increase is one of the gentler adjustments of recent times. The average rise is 2.5% compared with the inflation-plus new tariffs Boris Johnson has previously introduced.
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"Daily caps on pay-as-you-go fares have been lowered to help some of those many Londoners with part-time jobs or unpredictable work patterns. Such blessings may seem small in the greater scheme of things. But maybe we should enjoy them while they last.
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"The next twelve months will be a journey into uncertainty for the capital’s transport chiefs. The biggest doubt will be about the Treasury’s money stream. By autumn the next public spending review will be underway, including decisions about funding for Transport for London (TfL) until (probably) 2020. What species of government will be in charge? How long will it last for? And how will the mayor be passing his time by then?"<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-8296701883633957452015-01-01T19:18:00.003+00:002015-01-01T19:18:31.172+00:00BBC: "New EU energy rules for TVs and other household gadgets"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b>Link to web site</b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"European Union rules </span>will oblige new networked devices such as modems and internet-connected televisions to switch themselves off when not in use.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Many gadgets are connected to the internet 24/7, using 25-100 watts while their owners sleep.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"But new devices sold from Thursday will fall to sleep, using a trickle of power when they are not in use.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The European Commission said the move would save an average household about £32 a year.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The change is part of the EU's Ecodesign initiative, which aims to cut costs, improve competitiveness and reduce carbon emissions."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-39419930266390585922014-12-22T17:02:00.002+00:002014-12-22T17:02:37.522+00:00BBC: "The InterCity 125 and its high-speed replacement"<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Four decades ago, </span></b>something came along that many people feel helped save the railways.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A sleek, pacy, high-speed train, the InterCity 125. With its familiar sloping nose, the 125 symbolised a new era of clean lines and high technology on a network that had been underfunded and getting tatty for decades.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Now, we are getting the first glimpses of the train the government has picked to replace it.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The Hitachi 800 series won't be carrying passengers for at least another four years but it will finally come over from Japan for its first tests next year.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"It's not without controversy. At around the £6bn mark, the Public Accounts Committee has recently questioned whether the taxpayer will ever get value for money, especially if passenger numbers drop off in future. In fact they've questioned whether the government should be buying trains at all, normally the industry does it.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"But ministers say the new Hitachis will cut journey times for passengers and create hundreds of UK jobs.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"They will appear on the Great Western line in December 2017 and the East Coast mainline in 2018."
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-52291058418003961552014-12-21T20:46:00.002+00:002014-12-21T20:51:15.985+00:00BBC video: "Crossrail: Tunnelling beneath London"<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">"In </span>exactly four years' time, Europe's biggest infrastructure project will open to the public.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">"Crossrail is a new railway line running from east to west across London. It sounds simple enough but this is a project on a scale that echoes the great Brunel himself.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">"It includes 26 miles of tunnels and we were lucky enough to go down a few, just to see how they are getting on.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">"I say lucky. You should try climbing down 50 metres of claustrophobic metal staircase in full safety gear and carrying all the camera kit."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-16389022811167760192014-12-18T17:18:00.001+00:002014-12-18T17:18:17.245+00:00Barnet Press: "Bid to halt waste depot plan foiled by mayor’s casting vote"<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"AN attempt by Labour to stop Barnet Council relocating its waste depot to a site in New Southgate has been thwarted.
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"At last night’s full council meeting, Barnet mayor Hugh Rayner used his casting vote to force through plans to start negotiations for the purchase of the Lupa House site, in York Way, Borehamwood, and the Abbots Depot, in Oakleigh Road South, New Southgate.
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The council has to find an alternative site for its depot in Bittacy Hill, Mill Hill, which it has to vacate in 2016, after plans fell through to relocate to Pinkham Way, next to the North Circular Road in New Southgate."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-2322194458950693592014-11-16T18:34:00.002+00:002014-11-16T18:35:53.716+00:00Mr Mustard: "Short term or short of space?" (Barnet moving its Mill Hill East's dustcart depot, not to Pinkham Way but to Oakleigh Road South)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>[Mr Mustard reporting a web site reader]</i></span>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Barnet Council </b>only last week announced they had found two suitable sites for the relocation with Oakleigh Road South (a residential area with a childrens' nursery nearby) being their preferred location.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I went to the emergency additional meeting of the Assets, Regeneration and Growth Committee meeting last night. Why is it an emergency to purchase land within 7 days of making the announcement public?
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I can only assume that it is because they want to rush this through unopposed, before residents become aware of what is being proposed. There were only 6 residents in attendance including myself."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-36756315618760133712014-11-06T16:25:00.000+00:002014-11-06T16:30:02.172+00:00Enfield Independent: "Plans for waste depot at Pinkham Way dropped"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"Plans for a waste and vehicle depot at Pinkham Way have been dropped after an agreement could not be reached.</b></span>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Barnet Borough Council was considering plans to build a vehicle depot and waste transfer facility on the Pinkham Way site in Haringey by 2016.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"However, these have been dropped after the withdrawal of the proposals from the North London Waste Authority, which formed part of a joint planning application for the site.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Alternative options for Pinkham Way will be considered, including housing or the potential sale of the whole site to the waste authority."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-21154655804298237472014-10-31T15:56:00.006+00:002014-10-31T15:56:56.761+00:00The Guardian: "Flytipping up 20% in England after falling for years"<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/30/flytipping-up-20-percent-england-after-falling-for-years" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXugJIZHv5sOl6r5HEsuz01MbUClcgLW_TF3XUwVyMvMO8emudNWfAwLMvyJLxkqzxuE1FdL25jwcnmPz15x8LECgV-euzP5ux9aWni98dIj6eEPR5aNMdse0cmXMiGQeIrw-XRZTxos/s480/2e852ee1-fd1b-4d8e-a4e7-1eb4a812ff73-460x276%5B1%5D.jpeg" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"The number </span>of mattresses in hedgerows, old sofas on road corners and other illegally-dumped rubbish rose by a fifth in England last year, marking the first increase in flytipping in years.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Government figures published on Thursday show that there are now more than three quarter of a million incidents in England, taking the amount of rubbish dumped on roadsides, in back alleys and on private land back above 2010 levels, in what campaigners said was a worrying increase.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Around two-thirds of the rubbish was from households, the equivalent of one incident for every 39 households in England.
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Guardian analysis of the data shows the borough of Newham in East London was the worst offender, with over 22 incidents per 100 people last year. The top 10 worst local authorities per 100 people is dominated by London boroughs, with <b>Haringey, Enfield</b> and Southwark following Newham. Only two areas outside the capital – Burnley and Great Yarmouth – made the list of the 10 worst."
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197284193657318381.post-77227893020521888392014-10-28T20:34:00.001+00:002014-10-28T20:35:33.669+00:00North London Waste Authority: "LCRN / NLWA Give and Take Days"<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) </span></b>in partnership with the London Community Resource Network (LCRN) are delivering a series of re-use events in North London, as part of NLWA’s waste prevention programme which promotes reduction and reuse across North London.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>"LCRN / NLWA Give and Take Days</b> – your chance to pass on items you no longer need and pick up something you do for FREE.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Please note that you can only give: books, DVDs/CDs, garden ware, IT, tools, clothes/shoes, small furniture, small electrical items and toys. We also accept: large furniture and white goods.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"FREE BULKY ITEMS COLLECTION - you can have large furniture and white goods collected for free by registering with us. No items outside the North London boroughs will be collected from households. Please note, collection will depend on availability as we expect a high demand on this service and that we will apply a First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) service policy.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"During the events we will also be running clothes up-cycling activities and repair workshops:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Clothes up-cycling activities - you will learn how to create new clothes, kitchen items, accessories and toys from old clothes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Repair workshop - you will have the opportunity to repair your own electrical items and learn the most common DIY by participating to our repair workshop. Please make sure you have deleted all your data from your items and bear in mind we do NOT take responsibilities for your items. FCFS service policy will be applied."</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="color: red;">HACKNEY Residents</span></b> - Sunday 16th November (12.30 to 3.30 pm)<br />
Kingsmead Community Centre, Kingsmead Way, Homerton, London, E9 5PP<br />
<b>"Give" 12.30 to 2.15 pm and "Take" 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm</b><br />
Repair Workshop - 12.30 to 2.15 pm and 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>BARNET Residents</b></span> - Saturday 22nd November (12.00 to 3.00 pm)<br />
Green Man Community Centre, Strawberry Vale, East Finchley, N2 9BA<br />
<b>"Give" 12.00 to 1.45 pm and "Take" 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm </b><br />
Repair Workshop - 12.00 to 1.45pm and 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>CAMDEN Residents</b></span> - Sunday 23rd November (2.00 to 5.00 pm)<br />
St James' Church, 2 Sherriff Road, West Hampstead, NW6 2AP<br />
<b>"Give" 2.00 pm to 3.45 pm and "Take" 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm </b><br />
Repair Workshop - 2.00 pm to 3.45 pm and 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm<br />
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ISLINGTON Residents</b></span> - Saturday 29th November (12.00 to 3.00 pm)<br />
Aubert Court Community Centre, Avenell Road, London, N5 1BL<br />
<b>"Give" 12.00 to 1.45 pm and "Take" 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm</b><br />
Repair Workshop - 12.00 to 1.45 pm and 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm</span></span></span>
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