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Waste Strategy for England 2007 Published
Amid a flurry of Government publications, Defra last week released the �Waste Strategy for England 2007'.
Car Free Developments Research Forum
The outcome of a research forum on �The Potential of Car-Free Developments - practicalities and Health Impacts' has just been published by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Policy.
Erika Penalty for Spill
Prosecutors have requested maximum fines for French oil company Total and imprisonment for the manager and the owner of the Erika tanker, for their role in the sinking of the Erika ship, which caused a major oil spill, d...
People & Planet publish The Green League 2007 of Universities
On 7 June 2007, prospective students concerned about the future of the planet will be able to access information on the environmental performance of all UK universities to help them choose where to study, thanks to a n...
Serbia Joins Climate Targets
Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining Aleksandar Popovic said today at a UNESCO conference held in Paris that Serbia will contribute to global efforts for harmonising actions on all levels with the aim to securing adequa...
Melting Ice will Affect Millions Across the Globe
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide will be affected by melting snow covers, ice and glaciers, according to a new United Nations report released ahead of tomorrow's celebrations for World Environment Day.
FlyBe Labels Carbon Impact
Bleary-eyed passengers boarding some early flights at Birmingham, Bristol and Belfast airports this morning will be confronted with a colour-coded sticker rating the damage they are doing to the planet.
Oxfam Calls on Wealth Distribution to Tackle Climate Change
The UK must donate more money to poorer countries to help them cope with climate change, according to a charity. Oxfam said Britain had pledged �20m in "adaptation funds" - but needed to pay a further �1.2bn.
Zero Carbon Ambition for Bristol Housing
Housebuilders were invited to submit expressions of interest to build England's first large scale development of zero carbon homes today, as national regeneration agency English Partnerships published its pre-qualifying ...
Cool Tube Trials in London to Beat the Heat
Trials for systems to help cool the Tube are to go ahead, it was announced today. But London Mayor Ken Livingstone warned that the �150 million investment in heat reduction schemes would "take years to deliver results".