Day: 28 January 2009

Michigan predicts brownfield jobs boom

Using Michigan's brownfield sites to house renewable energy schemes would skip the need for the extensive remediation required for housing or commercial property and could power up to half the state's homes.

Floods bill ‘must tackle SUDS’

New legislation on water management and flood prevention must make responsibilities clear, ensure adequate funding is provided and tackle the issue of SUDS.

Light bulb proposals given EU kick start

Proposals to phase out the use of incandescent light bulbs in Ireland have received some new changes.

Campaign slams Olympic ‘failure’ on pollution

A coalition of cross-party MPs and environmental industry experts have called for the construction of the London Olympics site to be cleaner.

New waste legislation to ‘challenge’ Irish industry

Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government, John Gormely, has reported that challenges ahead for Ireland's businesses with the introduction of the new Biodegradable Waste strategy.

Fuel cells ‘could power ships by 2012’

The shipping industry could start powering its fleets with fuel cells in three years' time but it could be up to 30 years before all existing engines are switched over to such low-carbon technologies.

Green building ‘key’ to US economy

Green building will be a key part of America's economic recovery, according to a raft of recent studies and reports.

Food firms sign up to stop us wasting our grub

Some of the biggest names on the UK high street will be working together to stop shoppers wasting thousands of tonnes of food.

Brown told to develop green jobs strategy

Gordon Brown is being urged to use emergency funds to support the UK's environmental industry and create more than 300,000 green jobs.

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