Day: 26 May 2005

Global wind map pinpoints top sites for wind farms

American researchers have come up with map to help planners choose key sites for wind turbines after measuring wind speeds at over 8,000 locations around the world.

Scottish poor more likely to suffer from environmental blights

Research in Scotland has confirmed what many already expected - if you are poor you are likely to suffer from more pollution, worse air quality and closer proximity to tracts of derelict land than your more affluent neighbours.

New energy minister reaffirms targets on renewables

Newly appointed Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has used his first public speech to reaffirm the government's commitment to renewable energy.

Increased use of coal behind rise in UK greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon dioxide emissions have risen again, primarily due to an increased use of coal instead of gas in electricity generation, a study by the Office for National Statistics has shown.

Threatened Amazon rainforests not yet out of the woods

Trees in the Amazon basin are still being felled at an alarming rate as the latest figures from Brazil show deforestation last year was at the second highest level ever recorded.

Radiation report puts increase down to medical breakthroughs

The average amount of harmful ionising radiation Britons are exposed to has risen by almost 4% since 1999 according to a report released by the Health Protection Agency this week.

Scottish boost for renewable energy

A pioneering test centre researching renewable energy in Scotland is set for expansion.

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