Day: 19 July 2006

London looks to adapt to climate change

England's capital hopes to learn lessons from other cities as it attempts to prepare for the unavoidable impact of climate change.

Ford to invest £1bn to cut emissions

A major motor company is to invest £1 billion in a range of environmental technologies in an effort to drive down emissions from its vehicles.

California dreaming of biofuelled future

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, has announced plans to attract new facilities and investment in the state's booming biofuel industry.

Lax landfill traders will be fined – Bradshaw

Local authorities that fail to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill using the Government's new trading scheme will be fined, waste management minister Ben Bradshaw has said.

Commission seeks fresh pesticide legislation

The European Commission has proposed a set of new legislative measures and a new strategy to control the use of pesticides, including an almost complete ban on aerial spraying.

Fire ravages nature reserve

A raging heath fire thought to have destroyed nearly all of a nature reserve in Surrey may have left up to 40% of the land untouched, English Nature has said.

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