Day: 14 January 2010

Retreat, attack or defend? Engineers and architects weigh options for coastal cities

Flooding is a growing problem for the UK's coastal towns and cities as rising sea levels and man-made constraints conspire to increase the risk of inundation.

Economists grapple with putting price-tags on nature

Wealth is not all about GDP or even social benchmarks - nature's contribution to our well-being must also be taken into account.

Aberdeenshire businessman fined for burning waste

A businessman who burned and stored waste illegally on his company's premises in Aberdeenshire has been fined £900 by the courts.

Survey finds cancer causing chemicals used in schools

Children may be being exposed to at least four potentially cancer causing pesticides in school, according to the findings of a new survey.

Funding for London businesses to go green

Funding of £300m is on offer to London businesses to help them go green by reducing their waste and carbon footprint.

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