Day: 15 November 2005

Dublin Port congratulated for running a tight ship

While ports across Europe are receiving a slating for allowing illegal waste shipments to slip through the net Ireland's busiest harbour has shone out as a notable exception that has turned the tide on waste.

Ivy League lab to look at nanotech safety as EC holds public consultation

An Ivy League lab has won a grant of almost US$2 million to look into the toxicity of nanomaterials while the debate over whether traditional models can be relied on to analyse the safety of the tiny technology rumbles on in Europe.

£5,000 fines for householders who give waste to cowboy contractors

The ask-no-questions, hear-no-lies culture of disposing of troublesome household rubbish could be laid to rest by new laws brought in this week.

Real alternative

Alternative energy has to move from being an interesting technical sideshow into the mainstream of the heating industry. John Haven reports

Cut your losses

Shaun Ashmead, Managing Director of electronics manufacturer Axiom, reveals the benefits and savings the company has achieved by improving its energy efficiency

Trust in the Trust

Director of Delivery and External Relations, Dr Garry Felgate explains what the Carbon Trust can do for your business

The fear of carbon

After 20 years of research, Dr Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen believes theories of global warming and 'climate alarmism' are unscientific and for political gain

Blended value

Corporate social responsibility can be summed up with the 'four Bs of integration', according to Danka Starovic from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

A waste of paper

Ethical business campaigner Helen Middleton asks some hard questions about the worth of Corporate Social Responsibility reports

The Environment Business Interview

Energy provider RWE npower's Anita Longley speaks to Tom Idle about making corporate responsibility part of the company ethos

Taming contaminants

John Fawell looks at some of the safety issues facing the world of water supply - and some of the possible solutions

Going underground

Rob Sage, water resources manager at the Veolia Water Partnership, assesses the impacts on public supply of declining groundwater quality

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