BBC: A Leicester school aims to cut its carbon emissions after securing a £1m package from the government. Rushey Mead School is getting the cash from the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Zero Carbon Exemplar Projects scheme. Proposed measures include thermal hot-water systems and facilities to collect and re-use water. There are also plans for solar panels, a wind turbine, a hydroelectric water mill and low-energy lighting. Councillor Vi Dempster, …