Day: 19 February 2009

Thousands left homeless by fires

Thousands of people left homeless by devastating bushfires have been forced to take refuge in tents, caravans, or spare rooms offered by fellow residents.

City chiefs launch waste ‘dating agency’

"Tall, dark and handsome waste contractors with a GSOH" can now use a special service to seek the London borough of their dreams "for friendship and maybe more".

£400k fine for nuclear operator

Nuclear power station operator Magnox has received the biggest environmental fine in the UK for almost a decade following years of leaks from one of its plants in Essex.

Celebrity raffle promotes furniture reuse

A T-shirt worn and signed by singer Debbie Harry, an armchair owned by actress Joanna Lumley, and tennis star Pat Cash's old sofa were up for grabs at a raffle with a difference.

Construction industry urged to embrace ‘green economy’

The construction industry needs to use its expertise to meet its energy efficiency demands, it has been claimed.

Irish ‘green economy’ to create 7,000 jobs

Up to 7,000 jobs could be created through efforts to meet energy efficiency requirements in the residential sector, a new report has shown.

Government to monitor companies’ green claims

The proliferation of companies aiming to meet growing demand for environmentally-sensitive products and services on offer has sparked action at Whitehall, with Defra promising to update a six-year-old code that outlines what qualifies as 'green' in the marketplace.

Mafia muscle in on wind farms

While the organised crime cartels of southern Italy have long been linked to waste management, it seems they are now trying to expand their portfolio of environmental businesses.

re3 wins certification to international environmental standard

The re3 waste partnership has taken a big step forward in its plans for continual improvement in environmental performance, by achieving certification to ISO 14001 for its Environmental Management System (EMS) at Smallmead Waste Management Park, Reading, following an audit by certification body SGS.

SLR helps planning for a proposed Energy from Waste (EFW) plant

Leading environmental firm SLR Consulting has been using its virtual reality capabilities to support Viridor

A move from reactive to proactive with new gear

Responding efficiently to water network failures is all well and good - but is it enough? Dean Stiles discovers how Yorkshire Water is making the culture shift from reactive to proactive, and how using the very latest technology is crucial to its plan.

Lessons from the future

All waste is recycled. Cars are banned, with rapid-transit pods in their place. Wind towers, geothermal technology, and virtually every surface, collect energy. It sounds like science fiction but, writes Erik Jaques, this is the world's first zero-carbon city - and it's being built now

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