News from 0 August 2005 on edie

Ozone future looks bright but huge hole hovers over pole

The seasonal hole in the protective ozone layer hovering above the South Pole is one of the biggest recorded in recent years but trends show an improvement can be expected in the long term.

WWF calls for better land use in flooding directive

Conservation group WWF is calling on EU leaders to heed the lessons learnt from the recent floods across central Europe and work with nature rather than against it.

Displaced Kosovan gypsies left to live in toxic camps

Roma driven from their homes during the bloodletting in Kosovo have been left to eke out an existence in severely contaminated camps for the past six years.

Green catalyst destroys pervasive wastewater pollutants

A new catalyst has been created to destroy nitrophenols, some of the most pervasive and toxic pollutants in wastewater discharges.

Summer is the season of waste

An estimated five million barbeques took place in Britain over the August Bank Holiday, generating a huge mountain of waste.

Spain confirms status as top spot for renewables

Spain has confirmed its position as the top spot for investment in renewables by announcing measures aimed at almost doubling its production from renewable sources by 2010.

Blocked drains mean end for plastic bags in Mumbai

Plastic bags could be phased out in the Indian state of Maharashtra after countless complaints that they exacerbated the floods that laid Mumbai low in July.

Farming slump credited with Amazon felling lull

The rate rainforests are being felled has slowed dramatically over the past year, according to estimates released by the Brazilian government.

Pollution hotspots at the click of a mouse

Scots can now locate pollution hotspots with the click of a mouse as regulators release a website outlining emissions from industry across the country.

Young women twice as likely to help environment as men

Women are far more likely to pledge their support for the environment than their male counterparts, according to the Environment Agency.

Shareholders demand ethics committee for Monsanto

An investment house has filed a shareowner resolution calling for an independent ethics committee to keep tabs on Monsanto after the biotech giant was forced to pay US$1.5million to federal authorities following allegations of corruption in Indonesia.

Indian NGO wins top World Water Prize

The Centre for Science and Environment, an Indian non-governmental organisation, has been awarded the 2005 Stockholm Water Prize.

Month: August 2005