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Environmental Protection Advice for Farmers from Farmers
Farmer's Weekly is promoting environmental protection amongst its readers: Protecting and managing the environment is becoming increasingly important, but what measures (if any) will the Farmers Weekly Farmer Focus write...
Eco–action will lead to healthier population
The Environment Agency is calling for more action to tackle pollution on the grounds that a cleaner country means a healthier populous.
Defra Reduces Regulatory Burden On Businesses
Defra has published plans to simplify regulations and reduce costs for businesses.
Honda Motor to mass produce next–generation solar cells
Honda Motor said Monday it will begin mass producing next-generation solar panels for household use from 2007, halving the carbon-dioxide emissions of the already eco-friendly technology.
EEB verdict on UK Presidency performance
At the start of the UK Presidency in July this year, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) - the largest federation of environmental citizens' organisations in Europe - submitted its Memorandum and Ten Green Tests to t...
EU must ensure bioenergy is really 'green'
As the European Commission releases its Biomass Action Plan, WWF, Greenpeace, BirdLife International and the European Environmental Bureau warn the EU that it must put in place strong environmental safeguards, without wh...
Producers told to collect and recycle waste batteries
A minimum of 45% of all used batteries should be collected after ten years, the European Parliament has agreed in second reading of the batteries directive. Limited bans on heavy metals cadmium and mercury were decided.
Architects Call for Fifty Percent Reduction by 2010 of Fossil Fuel Used to Construct and Operate Buildings
Through its Board of Directors, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has adopted position statements to promote sustainable design and resource conservation to achieve a minimum reduction of fifty percent of the cu...
Annan Awarded for Leadership on Sustainable Development
UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has been given one of the most prestigious environmental awards, the Zayed Prize. The citation noted his "personal leadership" on sustainable development.
Incentives to curb deforestation needed to counter climate change
Noting that deforestation accounts for 25 percent of all man-made emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), FAO offered today to provide data and methods to countries attending the UN climate change conferenc...