Day: 25 June 2009

Better energy grid would help Europe cut carbon

A truly pan-European energy market, with the grid infrastructure to support it, would make renewables a more attractive investment and help bring down the continent's carbon footprint.

Sears tower to get $350m green makeover

The iconic Sears Tower is to be transformed into a beacon of sustainability with a multi-million dollar green makeover.

EU votes to limit emissions from polluters

Tough new rules on European emissions have been agreed by senior politicians at a summit in Luxembourg.

Edie project awards enter ‘Premier League’

Groundbreaking projects winning edie's Awards for Environmental Excellence this year will now be eligible to enter a scheme that will pit them against the best in Europe.

Protest at red rubber band littering

Keep Britain Tidy has sent more than 13,000 discarded elastic bands back to the post office to protest about them being dropped on streets.

Future of £1bn waste project in the balance

Belfast City councillors have ignored public opinion and thrown out plans for an energy from waste (EfW) plant.

Government claims ‘significant progress’ on flood prevention

Two years on from devastating floods that tore through the UK the Government has confidentially announced it's making 'significant progress' on improving defences.

Necessity mother of invention for green building

Home builders have displayed more innovation in the past three years than they have in the three preceding centuries as they rise to the challenge of cutting carbon emissions.

More than 100 fish killed in pollution spill

Concerned anglers raised the alarm after spotting 100s of fish dying in pollution.

Out of this world – Mars

Chocolate company Mars has set an audacious target to certify its entire supply chain of cocoa by 2020. Tom Idle talks to the company's director of plant science, Howard Shapiro, to find out more

Thousands of visitors and some smart new ideas

The place to be seen and to meet; the place to keep up to date and to boast about your latest development; the place to strut your stuff and negotiate your next deal - that was IWEX 2009

NI officials champion water reform

Years of underinvestment, public expenditure constraints and the need to meet statutory regulatory obligations while future-proofing against climate change are just a few of the important challenges facing Northern Ireland as it prepares its second, three-year business plan.

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