Day: 6 February 2008

Pollution leads to wetter week days

Summer storms tend to be stronger and shed more rain during the working week than at the weekend due to increased levels of pollution from rush hour traffic and industry.

EPA organises environmental research pow-wow

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a showcase at which over fifty environmental protection research projects will be presented.

Northern Ireland takes waste cheats to court

Two separate cases have shown that authorities in Northern Ireland are keen to pursue businesses which breach waste management and disposal laws.

£34m to help prevent repeat of summer flooding

A significant slice of funding allocated for the prevention of flooding and coastal erosion in the UK will be ploughed into measures designed to prevent a repeat of the chaos last summer.

Irish mid-west to become centre of energy efficiency excellence

The Irish government is to establish the mid-west of the country as a region of excellence in terms of energy efficiency.

Minister ‘did not act to stop controversial incinerator plant’

Environment Minister John Gormley, has not acted to stop a controversial plan to build a waste incinerator plant in Poolbeg, reports have suggested.

Workers need financial incentive to cut energy

It may seem self evident that people are less likely to try to make savings when they are not paying the energy bill but, according to research from an electricity company, the gap in behaviour is even bigger than might be expected.

Low Emission Zone goes live in London

The most polluting diesel-engined lorries will now be charged £200 per day to drive into Greater London after the launch of the city's Low Emission Zone on Monday.

Waste and climate change put under microscope

The links between waste and climate change were explored at the ACR+ International Conference on Waste and Climate Change. On day two of the conference, independent environmental consultant Dr Alan Knipe discussed food waste, while Thuy Nguyen, from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, put waste collection emissions under the spotlight.

Wetlands experts debate impact of flooding on biodiversity

Experts on the UK's wetlands gathered in force at the World Wetlands Day Conference 2008, hosted by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), to debate the future role of wetlands. Colin Studholme, from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and Duncan Huggett, from the Environment Agency, took the floor to discuss the impact of flooding on wetlands. Their speeches can be heard on edie audio.

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