Monday, February 16th, 2009
THE TELEGRAPH – The compulsory set-aside scheme for farmers in receipt of support under the Single Payment Scheme was effectively abandoned by the European Commission in 2008 following widespread flooding and concerns about high global food prices. Read More
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
AGI UK – The Association for Geographic Information (AGI) has today published its Business Plan for 2009. The document, freely available in full as a PDF, is the result of significant input on the part of AGI’s members and contributions from AGI staff. Read More
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
PRAGUE POST – Czech EU Presidency proposes new calculation for oil reserves to counter recent volatility. Read More
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
PAKISTAN DAILY TIMES – Researchers and scientists should develop technologies for a safe disposal of effluent and to introduce concept of water safety planning to secure national water resources, said Member National Assembly Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday. Read More
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
EEA – How clean is the air in your city? Is the local transport environmentally friendly? What about noise pollution and the state of the green areas? Four out of five Europeans now live in cities and the environment in urban areas is directly linked to our quality of life. Read More
Monday, June 30th, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH – Prince Charles is planning to launch a £1bn property fund that will invest in sustainable building projects and expand his burgeoning business empire. Read more
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
GUARDIAN / OBSERVER – The majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans – and many others believe scientists are exaggerating the problem, according to an exclusive poll for The Observer. Read More
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
IRISH INDEPENDENT – Dublin Airport could be home to a €4bn high-rise "city" within 20 years, under plans unveiled yesterday. Stretching over 350 acres, Dublin Airport City will be almost a third of the size of London’s Dockland development. The completed project will include more than 600,000sqm of office space, as well as retail space,
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
IOC – India is to become the first Tsunami Watch Provider for the Indian Ocean as of June this year. India’s offer was accepted by the Intergovernmental Coordination group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, which was meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, from 8 to 12 April 2008. Read More
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
TIMES ONLINE – Only a year after experiencing its worst season, the CairnGorm Mountain resort near Aviemore is defying the doomsayers of global warming and predictions of its demise. Read More
