Waste and Emissions News
Indian environmentalists to take lead from UK Counterparts
A prominent Indian environmentalist will meet leaders of the UK Green party today in his attempt to set u ...
Monday, March 8,2010
Sting in the tail of the big chill: miles of potholes and piles of rubbish
Potholes in their thousands are emerging as the cold spell continues, with road user groups calling yeste ...
Tuesday, March 2,2010
China to Move Residents Near Smelter
China plans to move 15,000 residents in its biggest lead smelting area away from the plants in order to a ...
Monday, October 19,2009
Gas Leaks - Low cost Fix, High Impact Saving
To the naked eye, there was nothing to be seen at a natural gas well in eastern Texas but beige pipes and ...
Thursday, October 15,2009
It's not all about the C02
As the UN climate summit in Copenhagen approaches, we must remember that 50% of climate change is caused ...
Thursday, September 17,2009
Environment Agency concerns over increase in Algae
The green seaweed saps oxygen from water - meaning other marine life cannot survive - and spreads, taking ...
Tuesday, September 1,2009
Hazourdous Algae Caused by Farming Pesticides
Its rugged northern coastline is a favourite summer destination for Britons. But holidaymakers have been ...
Monday, August 24,2009
Chinese Children Suffer Lead Poisoning
Public health officials are now testing more than 850 children from a village in Shaanxi Province, centra ...
Friday, August 14,2009
Reducing Air Pollution Could Prevent Millions of Deaths
A recent report produced by the Netherlands Environment Agency has highlighted how reducing air pollution ...
Wednesday, July 29,2009
Goverments proposals are paper thin!
Well, at least that clears up the mystery. Over the past year I've been fretting over an intractable cont ...
Tuesday, July 14,2009
Carbon Neutral Airlines by 2020?
The world's airlines have committed to achieve carbon neutral growth by 2020, the head of the global avia ...
Tuesday, June 9,2009
Is zero carbon building agenda setting expectations too high?
The chief executive of a leading consultancy has said that the quest for zero carbon buildings is good fo ...
Thursday, May 14,2009
China Looks at Putting a Tax on Carbon
A study is being developed by China's Ministry of Finance that explores the impacts and effects of levyin ...
Tuesday, May 12,2009
Ghost Fishing Damaging Ocean Life a New Report Claims
A new report has stated that fishing nets dropped into the world's seas have the potential to cause "ghos ...
Monday, May 11,2009
Toxic Hotspots - A Problem We Can Solve
600 million people around the world could die young from toxic waste, as a result of poor industry practi ...
Friday, May 8,2009
UK to Study C02 Impact on Oceans
A scientific study has been launched by the British government looking into ocean acidification. The st ...
Friday, May 8,2009
Lower C02 for Biofuels
US to rule on Biofuel, Catch 22. More fuel, less trees? United States President Barack Obama's administ ...
Thursday, May 7,2009
When Black Bags Go Green
Yes you can Recycle from mixed waste Boffins in Germany believe that it is technically feasible to ...
Wednesday, May 6,2009
Solid Carbon Fix?
Turning C02 into Solid Rock Scientists in Iceland are confident they can dispose of up 30,000 tonnes of ...
Wednesday, May 6,2009
Ship Emissions Kill Thousands
A recent study has revealed that approximately 40,000 people a year around Europe are dying prematurely a ...
Wednesday, May 6,2009
Air Pollution?
Air Pollution Stimulates C02 Conversion by Plants Another Spanner in the Works? Air pollution may b ...
Wednesday, May 6,2009