Day: 11 May 2010

US electricity generation falls two years in a row for first time

The global recession took a big chunk out of America's electricity generation with output down by 3% last year.

The future of the UK’s water – it’s in our hands

ABB's UK flow products manager, Tony Hoyle, explains why the UK needs to act now to protect against the very real possibility of future nationwide water shortages.

Energy

Scotland’s environmental watchdog gets new green home

Scotland's Environmental Protection Agency is leading by example after moving into a new green building.

Sainsbury’s bucks trend with recycled milk cartons

Sainsbury's is looking to expand its low waste milk range only weeks after a rival chain scrapped a similar scheme.

Scotland confident it can halt waste growth

Figures published by Scotland's environmental watchdog suggest the country is on track to meet its goal of halting its growth in the volume of waste produced by the end of this year.

Wanted: hair – Gulf oil slick campaigners plea

A grassroots organisation is leading a Facebook campaign calling for any spare hair to help stem the spread of the vast oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

Australia ‘four times as wasteful as Europe’

The volume of waste produced, recycling rates and value of the industry in Australia have been published for the first time - and show that the average Australian throws away four times as much as the average European.

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