Day: 1 June 2006

‘Reckless’ waste firm fined for asbestos lapse

A Gloucestershire waste management firm has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £1,600 after being caught storing asbestos in an unsafe manner.

Japanese workers still reluctant to dress cool for the planet

Japan's office workers are being asked to dress down and turn their thermostats up a notch in a government-led attempt to cut carbon emissions from air conditioning this summer.

Effort to tackle construction waste builds momentum

Whilst it might be the second largest source of waste in the country, Government seems slow to tackle the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rubble, timber and plasterboard coming out of the nation's building sites every year.

Flood defences destroying Polish rivers, NGOs warn

Unnecessary flood defences funded through European Investment Bank loans are destroying the natural eco-systems of Polish rivers, NGOS have warned.

Chemical plant explodes

An industrial site which makes nitrogen and ammonia-based products was shaken by a dramatic explosion in the early hours of Thursday morning and regulators are now looking at the cause - and likely environmental impact - of the blast.

Guidance clarifies Ireland’s green building regs

Making sense of energy efficiency requirements should be made easier for Ireland's designers and builders by new guidance published by environment minister Dick Roche on Wednesday.

Move Heathrow to artificial island to free land, says report

London's Heathrow Airport should be replaced by an air-and-rail hub on an artificial island in the Thames Estuary, to make way for a fast-expanding London and cut down on air and noise pollution, a new NGO report says.

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