Day: 6 October 2006

Park to give focus to Glasgow regeneration

A 77-acre country park is to provide the focus of the Clyde Gateway project, Glasgow's massive regeneration scheme.

Bronx wasteland turned into beach park

A contaminated waterfront area of the Bronx has been turned into a five-acre park as part of New York City's $462m campaign to improve the area's green spaces.

BP and Shell fined for dirty fuel

European energy giants BP and Shell have agreed to pay fines totalling $1.5 million to the USA's Environmental Protection Agency after distributing petrol that did not meet legal pollution standards.

Flight carbon offsets hit the high street

A high street travel agent is giving its customers the option to offset the carbon emissions of their flights, in the first over-the-counter scheme of its type in the UK.

Endgame approaches for REACH debate

They have been seven years in the making, but the chemical regulations billed as the most complicated piece of legislation ever to come out of the EU will soon be completed.

Worried about WEEE? Then have your say

Producers of consumer electronics and those expecting to be involved in the management of compliance schemes once the WEEE regulations kick in are being asked to raise any concerns as soon as possible.

Consumer conscience catches up with fishing industry

Spurred on by a shift in consumer ethics, supermarkets are becoming more picky about the fish they will buy and this is having a major impact on techniques employed by the UK's seafood industry.

Cities launch drive for hydrogen buses

Six cities across Europe and Canada are joining forces to make hydrogen fuel cell buses commercially viable.

California sets binding carbon cut targets

California has adopted legally binding targets for greenhouse gas cuts after governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law committing the state to reducing emissions by 25% by 2020.

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