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Environment minister accepts plan to direct mud flow into sea
Environmental Affairs Minister Rachmat Witoelar has finally accepted a plan to direct hot mud flow into the sea, only after the mud has been processed into water.
Italian Eco–Friendly Valley Is Model for Europe
An example of coexistence of a healthy economy, environmental care and social well being, Varese Ligure, in the northwestern Italian valley of Vara, is perhaps Europe's cleanest and most ecologically friendly community.
Crowded living environment impacts quality of life
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities � Vietnam's two largest � have seen the quality of living decline as the environment worsens, said an economist at a seminar opened Tuesday.
Breathing Spaces – The Importance of Parks for Quality of Life
Julia Thrift was director of Cabe Space from 2003-06 and wrote in The Guardian (www.guardian.co.uk): Protecting public parkland has much more than aesthetic value for the surrounding community. It brings big dividends in...
Dutch Diplomat to Head UN Climate Change Convention
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced the appointment of a Dutch climate expert to lead the United Nations body responsible for monitoring an international climate change treaty.
Rising Temps & Forest Fires More Likely Warm Climate Experts
Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned. Even if harmful emissions were cut now, many parts of the world would fac...
Defra unveils 'wiki'
Stakeholders have been encouraged by Defra to help draft an 'environment contract' for the UK on a website where anyone can edit the content. The wiki - an experiment in collaborative working - has received the backing o...
Some in Calif. seek ice to ease crunch
City and utility officials throughout Southern California are eyeing a new system that relies on ice to store energy for air conditioners as a possible way to cut peak commercial consumption and reduce the threat of crip...
DEFRA's Waste Strategy – Responses Made Public
Defra has today published all the responses to the consultation on its Waste Strategy Review. More than 4,000 submissions covering a wide range of opinions were received during the three month consultation that finished ...
Acid rain in China threatening food chain
China's sharp rise in sulphur dioxide emissions, the main component of acid rain, is ruining the nation's croplands and threatening the food chain in rivers and lakes, experts said Sunday.