News from 0 April 2005 on edie

Mayor denies Thames desalination plant

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has blocked proposals by Thames Water to build the UK's first desalination plant on the grounds that it is too energy intensive.

Scotland’s water gets £3million monitoring boost

The Scottish Executive has announced an investment of £3 million to boost water quality monitoring activities and help meet the needs of the Water Framework Directive.

Rising sea levels will erode coastal Trust

Hundreds of kilometres of Britain's coastline could erode by over 100 metres as a result of rising sea levels induced by global warming, the National Trust has warned.

Nuclear power could be cheaper low carbon alternative than renewables

Nuclear power could be the cheaper option for producing future UK energy needs while meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets, a report has found.

Industry Committee wants tougher mandatory energy efficiency standards

The European Parliament's Committee for Industry, Research and Energy has backed a draft directive calling for tougher mandatory objectives for energy savings in Member States.

Dame Ellen McArthur takes on Johnny Vegas in 6000-mile albatross race

Professor David Bellamy last night launched Ladbrokes' 2005 Big Bird Race - an innovative conservation project using interactive betting to highlight the impact of harmful fishing methods and encourage more countries to sign up to the international Agreement for the Conservation of Abatrosses and Petrels (ACAP).

Spain must stop global contamination through mercury trade

Environmental, health and consumer groups have urged the Spanish government to stop the Almaden mercury operation from polluting the planet and poisoning millions of people worldwide.

Financial giant sets green example to other banks

Private bank JPMorgan Chase has been commended by environmentalists for its recent adoption of a comprehensive environmental policy, primarily to address global warming and deforestation.

REACH proposals will help, not harm business

Proposed EU laws for monitoring and controlling hazardous chemicals will not affect competitiveness, contrary to claims by big business, a report has revealed.

Climate change could be fatal to global crop yield

The impact of climate change on global crop production is likely to be worse than was previously predicted, scientists announced this week.

Sustainable timber urgently needed to rebuild Aceh

Aceh's already shattered landscape faces further devastation if donor countries do not immediately supply the tsumani-stricken province with sustainable timber, according to WWF.

Government oil greed to stamp out rare wildflower

A rare type of cactus could be pushed to extinction following a US government proposal to build 900 new oil wells in Utah's Uinta Basin.

Month: April 2005