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Toddla T and our solar powered disco head the line-up for Tramlines Festival 2010
Sheffield Is My Planet wins award for environmental best practice - September 2010
Sheffield Is My Planet is a major winner in the Green Apple Environment Awards! and is now on track to represent the UK in the European Business Awards for the Environment
Record number of people get solar panels - September 2010
August sees a record rise in the number of UK home solar panels fitted.
Energy Saving Trust transport advice bulletin - August 2010
Read the first edition of the transport advice bulletin from the Energy Saving Trust.
Free home insulation for Gleadless Valley - August 2010
People living in Heeley, Meersbrook, Herdings, Hemsworth and parts of Gleadless Town End, Lowfield and Beauchief are now eligible for free home insulation.
Grow your own at new women's allotment group - August 2010
Save money, cut CO2 and get some exercise at a new women only allotment group in Firth Park.
Bee Buddies for Sheffield - August 2010
Honeybee populations in Sheffield are set to soar thanks to a project to help tackle declining bee numbers in the city.
Drive down your motoring costs for a chance to win a Sat Nav - August 2010
The Energy Saving Trust are running a competition to win a Sat Nav when you get a free personalised travel report with information on how to reduce your CO2 emissions from driving.
Stars promise to tackle climate change at Tramlines Festival - July 2010
Richard Hawley, Tinchy Stryder, Echo and the Bunnymen, Dane Bowers, The Hoosiers, Professor Green and Skepta are amongst the celebs who have promised to do their bit!
Win an iPad and get unlimited tram travel for £5 over Tramlines weekend - July 2010
As if a fantastic free festival wasn't enough, you can get your hands on an iPad too, courtesy of Travel South Yorkshire!
Tramlines goes green with Sheffield Is My Planet - July 2010
Festival organisers are gearing up to put sustainability as the headline act.
£40,000 climate change fund open for communities - July 2010
Sheffield's seven Community Assemblies are inviting community, voluntary and faith organisations to apply for a share of £40,000 available from the city's Climate Change Fund.
Name our mascot - July 2010
Calling all school pupils: Can you help name Sheffield's new climate change character and win a goodie bag plus a £250 cash prize for your school?
Getting Sheffield back on its bike - June 2010
Pedal Ready celebrates its 1,000th graduate!
Sheffield Eco-Schools wave the green flag - June 2010
Sheffield schools are to be praised at a national conference.
Sheffield bike festival launches - June 2010
A free celebration of cycling in Sheffield, with exciting biking activities for everyone to try.
Can I hang my washing out today? - June 2010
Our new viral campaign helps with the laundry in Sheffield!
Let it all hang out for Sheffield - June 2010
Forget about your tumble dryers! Hang your washing out to dry during International Clothesline Week, using our FREE clothes pegs.
Green roofs lead to energy savings - June 2010
A team from Sheffield University has found that installing a green roof on old houses can lead to dramatic energy savings.
Make some incredible (energy) saves this World Cup - June 2010
Make better saves than Gordon Banks this World Cup (on money and CO2) with some top tips from the Energy Savings Trust
Get growing at the food festival - June 2010
Our team will be helping people cut CO2 and save money by giving out free rocket seed packs at the Sheffield Food Festival ‘Grow Your Own Zone’ in the Winter Garden on World Environment Day (Saturday 5th June)
Veolia trials zero emission vehicle - May 2010
Veolia Environmental Services, the people responsible for Sheffield’s waste management, have taken delivery of an electric vehicle to trial over the next 2 weeks.
Solar powered disco at Tramlines - May 2010
Our eco disco joins the free festival line-up alongside Echo & The Bunnymen, Mystery Jets, Simian Mobile Disco and Craig David!
Free home insulation for Stocksbridge and Upper Don - May 2010
People living in the Stocksbridge and Upper Don wards are now eligible for free home insulation.
First major wind turbines grace Sheffield skyline - May 2010
Wind turbines, solar panels and biodiversity roofs top Sheffield City College's new building.
Drive down your motoring costs - May 2010
Save money and cut CO2 by driving smarter with help from the Energy Saving Trust and Sheffield Is My Planet.
Sheffield continues its big switch off after Earth Hour - April 2010
Earth Hour 2010 was a huge success - but the big switch off doesn't have to end there for the city's residents.
100 tonnes of CO2 saved - April 2010
Lucy and Darren Thorp from Beauchief made the two promises that took Sheffield’s carbon reduction to the 100 tonne mark!
Affordable Warmth Scheme praised as best practice - April 2010
Sheffield City Council's Affordable Warmth Scheme has recently been praised in a best practice guide from the Energy Savings Trust.
High petrol prices cause increase in walking and cycling - April 2010
As petrol prices look set to hit a record high across the UK, people in Sheffield are ditching their cars in favour of walking or cycling.
Sheffield goes dark - March 2010
Sheffield joined major cities and global landmarks by plunging into darkness as millions of people switched off lights for an hour to protest against climate change.
Boiler scrappage scheme now closed - March 2010
The Boiler Scrappage Scheme has allocated all 125,000 vouchers available and has now been closed to new applicants.
Local musicians and artists support Earth Hour - March 2010
Sheffield legend Steve Edwards leads a video campaign to encourage people to sign up and switch off for Earth Hour.
Countdown to Earth Hour - March 2010
Spend an hour for the Earth. Meadowhall, Sheffield Town Hall, Sheffield Wheel and the Peace Gardens will be switching off their lights at 8.30pm for one hour on Saturday 27th March 2010.
I Love Sheffield - February 2010
A new search engine launched as part of the 'I Love Sheffield' campaign is raising money for local charities.
Council vans running on gas - March 2010
An exciting new fleet of vans fuelled by gas from manure and sewage is taking to the city’s roads.
Funding success for Sheffield Renewables - January 2010
£12,000 has been secured by local investors to support renewable energy. Sheffielders are invited to make a pledge to invest in a sustainable future for Sheffield.
Train station bicycle hub - February 2010
£500,000 has been awarded to Sheffield for a cycle hub at the train station.
Resolve to save the environment - January 2010
As the first month of 2010 comes to an end, people are finding that their new year's resolution to help the environment has been the one they’ve stuck to.
Community Champions project - January 2010
Groundwork Sheffield will be recruiting and training a team of volunteer climate change Community Champions for Sheffield Is My Planet.
Sheffielders make their promises - December 2009
As world leaders geared up for the final days of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, hundreds of Sheffielders gathered in the Winter Garden to make their promises to reduce their CO2 at the launch of Sheffield Is My Planet.
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