Day: 23 January 2012

VIDEO: Sir David Attenborough opens controversial Glyndebourne wind turbine

Legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough launched what is claimed to be a UK first for the arts.

Water minister vows to tackle bad debt in the water industry

Water minister Richard Benyon has launched a consultation in a bid to tackle bad debt in the water industry, which cost water suppliers more than £1.6bn last year.

VIDEO: DuPont hits zero waste in building products division

DuPont has achieved zero waste to landfill across all of its 15 global manufacturing and partner sites in its building innovations business.

Waterwise set to run engaging water users conference

Water efficiency organisation Waterwise is set to host a conference on engaging water users, with a 20% discount offered before end of January.

IBM heads up global corporate sustainability council

Global brands including IBM, Coca-Cola, Boeing and Walt Disney have joined forces to form a sustainability council that will explore innovative solutions for materials recovery, water and energy usage.

M&S first to benefit from Mitsubishi Electric recycling scheme

Marks & Spencer and the National Grid are among the first benefactors of Mitsubishi Electric's free national takeback scheme for used industrial air conditioning units.

Mitsubishi gives producer responsibility the cool factor

Mitsubishi Electric has joined forces with a leading reprocessor to recover end-of-life air conditioning units in a unique takeback scheme, as Maxine Perella discovers

Ecotricity set to harness wave power

Green energy company Ecotricity has today (January 23) unveiled plans to install 200 wave power devices off the UK coast as it looks to grow its portfolio of wind and tidal technologies.

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