Month: September 2006

Awards highlight grassroots fight against desertification

Two grassroots groups - a collective of nomads fighting desertification in Mauritania and a Colombian initiative that promotes sustainable water use in the Andes - were the winners of this year's United Nations Environment Programme Sasakawa prize.

Inconsistent drought message ‘confusing customers’

The message about drought getting through to the public should be more consistent to avoid confusion on the subject, the water consumers' association has said in response to the Environment Agency's drought plan.

US ‘polluter pays’ remediation scheme expands

Five new hazardous waste sites are to be decontaminated by the original polluters after being added onto the US environment agency's Superfund, a "polluter pays" remediation scheme.

Dell offers free take-back in USA

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Fuel spill in seaside town

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Non-stick chemicals mean Thames eels could slip away

A new study fingers chemical contamination as a major factor in the decline in populations of European eels.

Ivorian death ship stopped in Europe

The 'toxic tanker' that left at least eight people dead in the Ivory Coast last week was prevented from leaving an Estonian port after it was found discharging similar pollutants to those that poisoned thousands in Africa.

Water companies behind on investment – Ofwat report

Water companies have so far failed to make the investments they had promised when price limits were last agreed with Ofwat, according to a new report from the regulator published on Thursday.

Carbon credit sale helps rainforest communities

Bolivia received $25m for the sale of carbon credits it had earned by protecting an area of Amazon rainforest from logging, thus preserving the 'carbon sink' that the trees provide for atmospheric carbon, in the first ever such deal for the impoverished South American country.

Developers embrace London’s zero-carbon challenge

London's zero-carbon ambitions proved their commercial viability when 17 developers jumped at the chance of working on a major zero-emission housing project this week.

Europe waters down air directive

The European Parliament appears to have contradicted itself this week by calling for more to be done to protect air quality and then voting to scrap parts of an important piece of legislation which would do just that.

Amazon reforestation begins

The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is decreasing and, in some areas, ranchers are even being forced to replant areas cleared for farming.

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