Day: 2 September 2010

Environment Agency says sorry after flood siren scare

A test firing of a flood warning siren has led to an apology from the Environment Agency after locals panicked.

Greenpeace CEO attacks Facebook over coal power

Social networking site Facebook's decision to build a coal powered data centre has prompted environmentalists to launch a protest on the same site.

Ofgem to investigate four major power firms over ‘misleading’ sales techniques

Sales techniques used by major energy suppliers are set to be investigated by the energy watchdog it was announced today (September 2).

Local Authorities face huge liabilities from landfills

The recent findings from the Local Government Association (LGA) that Britain will run out of landfill space in less than eight years should be of grave concern to local authority finance directors as much as the recycling lobby.

By Edward Dent, Managing Director, Blackfield Land.

Circular economy

Detecting something fishy in the water

The government-owned National Laboratory Service has a strategy to make itself more business-like, and is anticipating MCerts accreditation. Natasha Wiseman met commercial director Ian Rippin at IWEX

Social sustainability

CRC registrations looms: manage your carbon or face the consequences

By 30 September 2010, the registration deadline for the CRC scheme will have closed and an estimated 2,800 companies that fall under the CRC 'cap and trade' regulation will probably have failed to meet the registration deadline. By: Travis Miller and Graham Margetson of www.foresitesystems.com

Energy

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