Nov
27
2009
Newcastle-upon-Tyne takes top spot as Britain's greenest city
By paulgreen
Newcastle-upon-Tyne takes top spot as Britain’s greenest city
Industrial revolution power house shakes off dirty image with high scores on recycling, green space and tackling climate change
A city once wreathed in smoke and deafened by shipyard steel-hammers, has transformed itself into the greenest in Britain, according to the country’s most comprehensive sustainability audit.
Millions of pounds and a communal push for cleaner, brighter surroundings have returned Newcastle upon Tyne – almost – to the days when Thomas Bewick made his countryside engravings in the city centre and commuted home through meadows.
Read more via Newcastle-upon-Tyne takes top spot as Britain’s greenest city | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
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