Day: 4 February 2011

Edie users endorse first live webinar with massive attendance and lively Q&A

Almost 300 people signed up to the first ever live webinar hosted by edie.net which saw experts from EDF Energy giving the latest information on the CRC.

Eco-hostel helps homeless

Liverpool's homeless will benefit from a project to build an eco-friendly hostel.

Remediation planned for flaming landfill

A landfill site still smouldering almost a week after it caught fire is to be completetly remediated, according to environmental watchdogs.

Death leads to fine for waste company

Biffa Waste Services Ltd has been fined for unsafe work practices at a landfill site in Northern Ireland.

Green building leads the way at Sustainable City Awards

Leaders of sustainable business were revealed by Environment Agency chairman, Lord Chris Smith, as winners of the City of London Corporation's Sustainable City Awards.

UK emissions trading system reopens after £100M loss

The UK's emissions trading system reopened this morning (February 4) after a Europe-wide shut down which cost business an estimated £100 million.

Amazon droughts release huge amounts of CO2

A new study for the journal Science has shown that the Amazon suffered a second serious drought last year, making it two severe droughts within 5 years.

Europe to tighten rules on e-waste

The EU wants tighter rules on waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) while keeping red tape to a minimum for companies.

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