Day: 23 March 2012

Supreme Court throws out Government’s FITs appeal

The long-standing feed-in tariff (FIT) saga has at last reached conclusion - with the Supreme Court throwing out the Government's appeal against a ruling that its actions on the subsidies were "unlawful".

Affordable biofuels take flight with airline pledge

Boeing, Airbus and Embraer have joined forces in a bid to accelerate the development and roll out of affordable aviation biofuels.

ANALYSIS: George, why didn’t you Budget for PRNs?

The Budget this week held few surprises for resource management professionals. Save for the announcement of higher packaging targets, there was little to excite or instil confidence regarding the specifics relating to waste management.

Glyndebourne opera sings for wind

Glyndebourne Festival in Sussex is set to sing to a different tune this year as it confirms plans to become, what it claims, is world's first opera festival powered by renewable energy.

Shale gas: Between a rock and a hard place

Could shale gas production make an important contribution to the future UK power supply? The prospect of hydrofracking alarms environmentalists. But, says Rob Bell, politicians will find it difficult to resist

£101m funding to green bus network

The Department for Transport has unveiled plans to increase the number of low carbon buses across England - thanks to a new £101m package of improvements.

Natural gas: a viable low-carbon solution?

According to the gas industry, natural gas is the perfect bridge fuel to civilisation's sustainable future - solving peak oil and helping the battle against climate change. David Strahan weighs up the evidence

Carluccio’s ups ante with fish sourcing policy

Carluccio's has improved its fish sourcing and waste management. But challenges remain on the path to sustainability

Sainbury’s reaches solar panel milestone

Sainsbury's multi-roof solar panel installation programme has so far generated 7.0 MWp of electricity - enough to power 2,000 homes for a year.

Cemex invests in alternative fuels

Cemex UK has invested heavily on improving its environmental performance, with the focus now turning to alternative fuels

Ford to build zero waste manufacturing factory

Ford Motor Company plans to design out waste during the construction of a new $1bn purpose-built manufacturing facility in India.

How composting is closing the loop

West London Composting is closing the loop on one waste stream by producing quality compost from local authority organic waste, says Nick Warburton

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