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Published Date:
28 August 2008
NEWS
RESIDENTS on Barra and Vatersay have been granted £62,000 from the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund for projects designed to reduce carbon emissions. The grant, paid to a local community group, will help fund a wind turbine, recycling schemes and aid local food production. The fund, launched in June, will allocate £18.8 million to local organisations over the next three years.
Meanwhile, Western Isles Council has announced it has allocated £750,000 to a fund to help community groups develop energy supplies. It has asked for applications from eligible local organisations to the Community Renewables Support Fund which has su...
The full article contains 467 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
27 August 2008 6:30 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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