Friday, February 18th, 2011
With the 1st April opening date looming for the submission of footprint and annual reports to the Environment Agency as part of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), Landmark is urging companies to ensure they are on target to meet the stringent deadlines. Many companies have already recognised the extensive time and resource needed to collate
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
“I am pleased that today has decided another municipality for the connection to the fast Internet,” said Dr. Gerd Müller, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Agriculture Minister today in passing a final acceptance in the amount of 70,000 € in Saxony-Anhalt Agriculture – and Environment Minister Dr. Hermann Onko Aeikens in Halberstadt (Saxony-Anhalt). “We
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The cities of Madrid and Barcelona achieved 50 to 60 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), has informed Efeverde Professor of Biology and Geology and a Ph.D. environmental science from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Ramón Varela. Read More
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Another week, another serious flood – monsoonal rains in Sri Lanka have displaced around 320,000 people in recent days. The deluge comes in the wake of other floods in Brazil, the Philippines and Australia, all since the turn of the year. And as La Niña settles in for the decade, floods are expected more frequently. Monitoring those
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says it is crucial that the sensitive environment in the Arctic is protected.With the move, Sweden follows Norway and Finland by initiating a national strategy for the Arctic region. Carl Bildt surprised the Parliament in Stockholm on Wednesday when he announced that the Government will present a Swedish Arctic strategy in spring
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of households are having to separate their rubbish into seven or more different bins, according to a new survey, that reveals a postcode lottery for waste collection across Britain. Read More
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Renowned space scientist and former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) U.R. Rao on Tuesday advocated the use of satellite technology to boost agricultural productivity and harness solar energy to the maximum. Read More
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
A damning report published today by the country’s public spending watchdog has uncovered an alarming decline in the nation’s roads over the past six years. Councils and national roads agency Transport Scotland have been blamed for failing to carry out essential repairs when the economy was in a healthy state, and report publisher Audit Scotland has
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
The Lagos State Government may be strategising towards reaping financial gains from the potentially catastrophic climate change threat. But officials hint that the bulk of the funds will go into financing climate adaptation and mitigation activities. Apart from leveraging funds from public as well as private sources, a gathering of stakeholders suggested at the end of
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Hungary has joined the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania-Interconnection (AGRI) liquefied natural gas project, which is to build a pipeline to Central Europe. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania signed “A Joint Declaration” on theAzerbaijan-Georgia-Romanian Interconnector (AGRI) project in Bucharest on Monday, under which Hungary has become its full member, the Georgian Energy Ministry told the Baku-based Trend news agency. Read More
