News from 23 September 2008 on edie

New nuke dump proposed for Sydney

Australia's only nuclear research reactor is planning to build a new nuclear waste site in New South Wales.

Govt propose trading half of emissions targets

Government could lobby the EU for permission to trade up to half of its carbon reduction targets, according to leaked documents.

Campaign calls for tougher WEEE policing

Government must take action to prevent the UK's electrical waste being illegally exported and dumped in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria and China.

Sainsbury’s to hide free bags

Sainsbury's will remove free carrier bags from all of its checkouts from October 1 to encourage its customers to re-use bags.

Carbon emissions reduction ‘tougher than anticipated’

Transport and agriculture are two of the areas where carbon emissions are rising rapidly, a report which highlights the difficulties in meeting Ireland's carbon emissions targets is to show.

Irish team gets biofuel from algae

Algae has been successfully used as a feedstock - or raw material - for creating biofuel.

Modular green roofs ‘could make cities greener’

Green roofs that are planted off-site and transported to buildings in sections could be the answer to making big cities greener.

Laryngitis joins ailments pinned on pollution

Pollution, allergens and passive smoking could be to blame for long-lasting and recurrent cases of laryngitis, say American doctors.

Green light for Cheshire incinerator

Government has give the go ahead to plans to build a massive energy-from-waste plant in the industrial port of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Beijing siphons water from neighbour

A water shortage in Beijing is to be quenched with water piped from the neighbouring Hebei province, which has been suffering from its own drought for months.

Day: 23 September 2008