Low Carbon Lymm 

Warrington Borough Council wants to close Woolston and Stockton Heath recycling centres as part of its plan to cut the budget deficit by £30 million over the next three years.

But the move has angered residents living by what would become the one remaining recycling centre at Gatewarth Tip off Old Liverpool Road. And for the rest of us it would mean much longer journeys to take our recycling – or fewer people even bothering to do so.

Read more from the Warrington Guardian story by clicking here

The long awaited Feed-in tariffs for renewable energy generation and renewable heat production have been announced. You can earn up to over 40p per unit tax free for 25 years!

Click here for the link to the official DECC announcement including the full details of the tariffs.

The tariff levels for the electricity financial incentives can offer between 5-8% return on initial investment in the technology. And even better on Page 22 Sec 69 of the 2009 Pre-Budget Report, the Chancellor confirmed that households who use renewable technology to generate electricity mainly for their own use will not be subject to income tax on feed-in tariffs.

add your voice to the millions of people who want to stop climate change – click here to sign the Friends of the Earth petition – it only takes 1 minute to do!

with less than 15 days of negotiating time remain, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Yvo de Boer, takes stock of the international climate change negotiations ahead of the upcoming talks in Bankgok. Click Countdown to Copenhagen to hear him speak

The Lymm showing of the highly impactful film ‘The Age of Stupid’ is taking place on Friday 18th Sept at Lymm High School, 7:30pm. It promises to be a great evening. This important film stars the excellent Pete Postlethwaite and gets the message across about climate change on the big screen. To book your tickets download the booking form and send with a cheque to the address indicated. Tickets are £3 for adults and £2 for concessions. Age of Stupid Booking Form for 18th Sept 09. Alternatively tickets are available to buy direct at Rush Green Service Station and Lymm Electric.