Day: 10 August 2009

Sustainable construction grants up for grabs in East Midlands

East Midlands' construction firms are being encouraged to act fast if they want to claim their share of £200,000 of grants being made available by the region's Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet).

X Factor style public vote for protest targets

Members of the public are being given the chance to vote for which power station they feel should be closed down by anti climate change protesters.

Govt cash to boost conservation on Ireland’s west coast

Farmers working in a sensitive and scientifically important habitat on Ireland's west coast are to receive government funding to encourage sustainable agriculture and support conservation projects.

U2 aim for carbon neutral tour

Wrinkly rockers U2 are hoping to keep their environmental credentials by offsetting all the carbon emissions from their current world tour.

UK milk producers to report on carbon

Supermarkets and major food manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the environmental performance of their suppliers while incoming government legislation will require large processing plants to join a carbon trading scheme.

Waste ship stopped from being scrapped in developing world

A crumbling tanker has been ordered to stay moored off the coast of Southampton after investigations showed it could be sailed to the developing world to be dismantled.

Making carbon accounting a reality

Keeping accurate records of carbon emissions can now have a serious effect on a company's bottom line. If companies are to keep out of trouble, more sophisticated solutions than spreadsheet-based record-keeping will have to be implemented.

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