Our latest News

30th September 2007

The Confounding Complexities of Building Green

A survey released last week by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development found that key players in real estate and construction overstate the extra costs of green buildings by some 300 percent, "creating a ma...

Read more


30th September 2007

Entrepreneur makes waves with renewable energy

If Michael Whelan's dream comes true, the Atlantic ocean will soon help keep the lights on in Ireland.

Read more


30th September 2007

On The Road To Greener Transport

A �20 million scheme to cut Britain's carbon emissions has been launched with the aim of getting "greener" cars on the road within the next five years.

Read more


30th September 2007

Clipping the Wings of Airlines

Draft measures to clip airlines' skyrocketing greenhouse gas emissions are creating a rift at the 36th International Civil Aviation Organization talks, which kicked off here Tuesday.

Read more


30th September 2007

Bush Disappoints With Lack of Commitment

George W Bush has said the US was committed to reducing global warming but disappointed many by refusing to drop his opposition to mandatory limits on carbon output.

Read more


30th September 2007

East Africa Threat from Climate Change – New Report

A recent report on climate vulnerability projects increased rainfall in East Africa that will result in a change of the seasons by 2050.

Read more


30th September 2007

Lib Dems Call for Anglo–Scottish Air Tax

Liberal Democrat Transport spokeswoman Susan Kramer today called for a �10 per passenger levy on Anglo-Scottish shuttle flights to pay for 170mph fast rail link between London and Edinburgh.

Read more


30th September 2007

Water Pollution Rife in Lake Victoria

THE National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has found that most factories inspected by its officials did not meet basic standards in terms of waste treatment.

Read more


30th September 2007

Rich reject 80s opulence and go green

Rich people no longer want their homes to flaunt their wealth Dallas-style but to reflect their concerns for the environment, experts said yesterday.

Read more


30th September 2007

Al Gore's climate change film 'is propaganda'

Al Gore's climate change documentary, , contains "serious scientific inaccuracies, political propaganda and sentimental mush", the High Court in London has heard.

Read more