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A good time to be a green entrepreneur
The Financial Times, (22 February 2006) reports: As talks on the Kyoto protocol on climate change ground to a halt at the United Nations last December, Bill Clinton, former US president, flew in to tell delegates that op...
HK to introduce "green" taxes to protect environment
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will introduce "green" taxes and give tax reduction to encourage pro-environment behavior, said the financial secretary on Wednesday.
China publishes world's first environment–friendly plastic book
China has published the world's first environment-friendly plastic book written by a former scientific consultant to the US president.
NHS sustainability measurement model unveiled
A self-assessment tool has been launched that enables NHS organisations to measure their sustainable development performance. The model, Good Corporate Citizenship, examines a number of factors including how they buy goo...
Corruption Worsens World Water Crisis
Corruption, restricted political rights and limited civil liberties are all factors that lie behind the planet's growing water crisis, says a new United Nations report that focuses on the precious resource of fresh water...
Britain urged to burn more rubbish to match EU
Three times as much household rubbish must be burned in incinerators and twice as much recycled within 15 years if local authorities in England are to match levels in other European countries, a review concluded yesterda...
UN Agency Launches New Green Initiative for World's Construction Industry
Together with some of the biggest names in the multi-billion dollar building and construction sector, the United Nations environmental agency today launched a new international effort to �green' the industry, from curbin...
Big cats under threat: Tiger, tiger, burning bright
The Tibetans are setting fire to tiger skins and other exotic furs after the Dalai Lama personally called on his people to stop the trade in endangered animal pelts. Tibet has become the world's leading market for the co...
New Windfarm in NE Scotland
ScottishPower has announced a 15-year power purchase agreement for the entire output of an Aberdeenshire windfarm owned by Englefield Renewable Energy Fund. The deal, on a discount to market basis, includes the purchase ...
Climate Treaty One Year On – Emissions Still Rising
Governments are failing to take the action needed to reach legally binding targets agreed under the Kyoto Protocol, Friends of the Earth International said ahead of the February 16 first anniversary of this global treaty...