Day: 19 August 2005

Consultancy Survey 2005: Who is top of the boffins?

The 2005 edie.net and Environment Business Environmental Consultancy Survey has now been completed with another overwhelming response from 1557 individuals, 1194 (77%) of whom are edie users and 954 (61%) are readers of Environment Business.

Morecambe Bay bridge could power 2.2 million homes

A proposed 'green' bridge across Morecambe Bay could produce enough energy to power 2.2 million homes, 80% of the 2.8 million homes in the north west of England, new research has claimed.

Floods devastate Bulgaria as UN stands by

Floods have continued to ravage Bulgaria this week after further heavy rainfall has forced a state of emergency to be imposed across 15 cities.

EU ups packaging recycling targets

Targets for recycling waste from packaging have increased across Europe as member states write the latest EU directive onto their statute books.

UV solution for giardiasis outbreak in Norway

When the city of Bergen's water supply was identified as the source of giardia infection in the population, the proposed solution was to install a UV system. As Ben Kalisvaart, microbiology specialist and European sales manager for Dutch contractor Berson, reports, the urgency of the project meant that it was realised within two months of being put into action.

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