Fight For Fair Air
Local campaigners are dismayed that power generation could happen 80m from a nursery school.
City
The proposed gas generation plant would be just 90m from a nursery school.
Community campaigners rejoice after 18-month effort to stop polluters moving into Lawrence Hill.
Energy company appeal planning decision for diesel power station in Lawrence Hill.
Ideas and Action
An old and draughty housing stock, high energy consumption and fuel poverty mean tackling energy inefficiency must be a priority for our city
Reports
A few of the Cable’s favourite news articles that we’ve worked on in 2016.
Planning committee to vote on plan labeled ‘environmental racism’ and a ‘subsidy cash machine’ tomorrow, amid vehement opposition.
Planning committee defers decision-making on the Lawrence Hill biodiesel plant, while the planning system assessing air pollution is found wanting.
Bristol and Beyond
Despite levels of air pollution in the area breaching EU legal requirements, campaigners’ calls for more studies on the plant’s impact have been denied.
Energy company make second attempt to build an inner city power station in the city’s most deprived ward.
Whichever way you look at it, we – as individuals - need to cut our energy consumption.
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