Day: 7 January 2010

Carbon intensive firms not cutting emissions enough

Top British firms are setting their emission cutting targets so low it will not affect the country's attempts to cut them, according to a new report.

Celebrities climb Kilimanjaro to call for more clean water

A host of celebrities and environmental experts are climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to highlight a lack of clean drinking water.

Water firm admits pollution

Northern Ireland Water has been fined after admitting polluting a river but blamed its customer for causing the problem.

New batch of land clean ups announced

Sites polluted through illegal drug manufacturing and heavy industry are to be cleaned after cash from a remediation scheme was released.

Industry teams up with Cambridge academics on sustainable construction

An industry organisation dedicated to the promotion of green building techniques has teamed up with two academic institutions to deliver training to those wishing to hone their skills and become leader in the field.

West Country wine company fined for waste breach

Failing to follow waste rules has cost one of the Southwest's biggest wine importers over £35,000 in the courts.

Flytipper caught on camera

Spy cameras set up to tackle flytipping at a Mansfield beauty spot have helped secure a conviction in the town.

Edie’s publisher launches Irish environmental exhibition

Faversham House Group, the company that publishes edie as well as organising the well-established Irish Water Exhibition and Irish Recycling & Waste Exhibition is set to host another Dublin event focusing on the environment and the corporate sector.

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