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Government 'inconsistent' in energy policy, says report

| Friday, 1 August 2008 10:15 BST | Britain does not need to build major new power stations to fill the projected 'energy gap' if it meets its renewable targets, according to a new report by energy consultants Pöyry, commissioned by green groups WWF and Greenpeace....

DfT greenlights Alderley by-pass

Sean Flynn | Tuesday, 29 July 2008 14:10 BST | The Department for Transport (DfT) has given the go-ahead for construction of a £51M bypass of two villages in the North West....

London's transport system will not withstand population growth

Alexandra Wynne | Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:48 BST | London's transport network is ill-prepared to cope with a predicted population increase and a growth in the number of workspaces being built, said speakers at a City Property Association seminar this week....

Humberside cop shop to be flood-proofed

Sean Flynn | Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:22 BST | Humberside Police headquarters will be the first major public building in Hull to be completely flood resistant....

Government performance on roads slammed

Mark Hansford | Friday, 25 July 2008 08:30 BST | The Department for Transport has come under fire after its annual statistics report revealed traffic to have increased by 14% since 1997 and delays by 7% since 2004....

Letters to the editor published in NCE

More runways or less pollution: government can't decide

I totally agree with the penultimate paragraph of your Comment "...we should start at last to see government taking a serious response to the changing and increasing threat from the environment" (NCE 19 June).

Man's puny efforts can do little to halt climate change

I am both surprised and disappointed to read your subjective editorial on climate change.