Day: 14 March 2007

Ireland’s top eco-show a runaway success

Ireland's annual eco-show double-bill held in Dublin last week saw the geographical coverage of companies present and issues raised expand even further, highlighting the global nature of environmental problems - all within a distinctly Irish context.

New process promises three-fold increase in biofuel production

A new biofuel production method that could increase the efficiency of turning plant matter into fuel over three-fold was unveiled by US scientists this week.

Emergency declared as Thai haze thickens

Smoke haze in northern Thailand has become so bad that a state of emergency has been declared by officials and flights to the popular tourist destination have been cancelled due to poor visibility.

Chirac heralds eco-revolution

A call to embrace the "ecological revolution unfolding before us" was one of five key messages French President Jacques Chirac chose to convey to his countrymen as he announced he was stepping down, with six weeks to go until the presidential elections.

Incinerators are not the answer – Juniper

Tony Juniper, executive director of Friends of the Earth, has told waste professionals that he believes Government is backing the wrong horse by supporting a new wave of incinerators as part of the solution to the UK's landfill problems.

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