Day: 9 June 2006

Nano-fibres to harvest energy of human movement

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Unusual collaboration to help birds and water quality

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Naked cyclists attack car culture

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Beijing to clear Olympic skies with cloud-seeding

Pollution over Beijing could be dispersed by firing chemicals into the sky to ensure sunshine for the Olympics, the city's head meteorologist has said.

India welcomes asbestos ship

The 'toxic' ship Blue Lady with its estimated 900 tonnes of asbestos will be dismantled in India, after the country's Supreme Court reversed an earlier decision in an unexpected turn of events.

Microgeneration requirement taken up in planning

Local authorities are making use of new powers to require a minimum amount of micro-generation in new build, with around a third of new development plans including such requirements, a Government survey released this week shows.

Indian air ‘unfit to breathe’

A survey of air quality in India has claimed that millions of people are exposed to levels of toxic gases up to a staggering 35,000 times higher than would be considered safe in developed countries.

Hong Kong pollution reaches crisis point

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Portugal builds world’s biggest solar plant

Construction of what is to become the world's biggest solar power plant began in Portugal this week, General Electric has announced.

Another fine for Severn Trent Water

Midlands-based Severn Trent Water will have to pay a further fine for its failures to meet customer service standards, Ofwat announced on Wednesday.

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