News from 3 August 2010 on edie

US regulator shrugs off climate deniers

America's environmental watchdog has rebuffed challenges to a scientific study it published declaring climate change real, man-made and a threat to human health and the natural world.

Tree protection to help Russian tiger

The Russian government is boosting protection of its rare wild tigers by tightening controls on logging of a tree vital to their habitat.

UK to work with India on low-carbon growth

Britain and India plan to build on their 'special relationship' by working together to help the Indian economy grow in a more energy efficient way, according to a UK trade party.

Another American oil spill – 800,000 gallons leak into Michigan river

A burst pipeline has spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil into a waterway in America's North East.

Waste firm bags billion pound contract

Waste industry giant Veolia is celebrating winning a contract worth around a billion pounds.

£1.5m boost for Cornish wave power

Cornwall's growing reputation for harnessing the power of the sea may swell thanks to an injection of cash into its Wave Hub project.

Massive solar plant boost to Thai renewable hopes

Two Japanese industrial giants are backing Thailand's dream of generating a fifth of its energy from renewable sources.

Wind power extends lead as UK’s biggest renewable energy source

Wind power is leading the surge of renewable energy as it generates an increasing share of UK electricity.

Promises, promises – festival stars make climate pledges

Artists performing at Europe's biggest free festival have pledged to help tackle climate change including by drinking low carbon local beer.

£2 million flood funding boost for UK

The government has announced an extra £2 million of funding to help communities assess flooding risk.

BP’s Gulf of Mexico spill officially worse in US history

Oil spewing from BP's crippled oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has created the world's largest accidental offshore spill and the worst crude related accident in US history.

Waste threatens China’s Three Gorges Dam

Chinese efforts to battle floods across the vast country are being threatened by tonnes of waste caught in the Yangtze River and now on a collision course with a hydroelectric dam.

Day: 3 August 2010