Day: 31 March 2010

Miliband pledges world-wide climate deal

British energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has pledged to put the country at the forefront of the international battle against climate change.

Manchester college sets standard for sustainable schools

A Manchester sixth form college with arguably the best Ofsted report in the country has added another feather to its cap by developing one of the greenest buildings on any campus.

Ireland takes first steps towards new waste policy

Irish Environment Minister John Gormley has laid out how he plans to deliver a new waste policy that will steer the country away from landfilling and towards higher recycling levels over coming years.

Funding will protect flood-prone Co Clare towns

Government funding has been announced to boost flood defences in four town in Co Clare, Ireland.

Population pressures could make water shortages a UK crisis

Although Britain is typically seen as a damp, rainy nation water shortages could be a very real environmental crisis as demand from a high population squeezed onto a small island puts pressure on this deceptively limited resource.

SLR Consulting helps to secure 20 year quarry extension

Environmental firm SLR Consulting has helped secure planning permission for the quarrying of a further

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