News from 9 January 2007 on edie

House-builders acclimatise to a warming Britain

Reaching Government targets of making all new homes carbon-neutral within ten years calls for better insulation against the winter cold and the summer heat alike, a green building summit heard on Tuesday.

Blair joins row over flight emissions

Tony Blair joined the escalating row over who should shoulder the responsibility for aviation emissions when he dismissed calls to sacrifice long-haul holidays as "impractical."

Ganges too polluted for religious gathering

Hindu holy men could boycott a ceremony at the pinnacle of their religious calendar because the Ganges, the focus of the festival, is too polluted to bathe in.

China’s Ex-environment Minister back in post

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Vulture chick inspires conservationists to ‘carrion’

Vultures on the Indian sub continent have been decimated in recent years by exposure to a commonly-used veterinary drug which helps livestock but is toxic to the scavengers.

Inquiry into Teesside chemical spill continues

A major inquiry into an accident at a chemical factory which left dozens of workers injured is expected to leave no stone unturned.

Make climate change top priority – London’s resolution

It will warm the hearts of environmentalists to hear that Ken Livingstone, London's Mayor, has vowed to make tackling climate change his top political concern this year.

Environmental Case Law Summary, January 2007

Once again Edie News and Semple Fraser team up to bring readers the latest on legal cases which impact on environmental industries in the UK and Europe. December was a lean month for the courts but there were nevertheless a handful of cases with environmental implications. Greece was told to do more train workers to dispose of environmentally damaging chemicals, the UK ran out of time when implementing noise pollution laws, Luxembourg was told to give the public the facts on carbon emissions from cars and the debate over the legal definition of waste-as-fuel rumbled on.