Day: 8 October 2004

London gets regeneration hat trick from football club

Arsenal football club has now officially opened a £60 million waste and recycling centre, funded as part of its £357 million stadium project.

Government to lead in green procurement

A resounding call for the public sector to "buy green" was issued this week by Environment Minister Elliot Morley as he announced stricter sustainable purchasing targets.

Blair’s plan to cut aviation emissions could be bushed

The US will try to block Tony Blair's plans to introduce an aviation emissions trading scheme during his chairing of the G8 Summit, a grassroots organisation has claimed this week.

This summer’s hurricanes officially most expensive in history

Insurance claims will reach a record US$23 billion following the string of hurricanes that have battered the southern states of America this summer, insurance specialists have stated.

Water company fined again as public faces price hike

Thames Water have been sued again by the Environment Agency (EA) for pollution negligence amidst reports that the company will push its water prices up by 3%.

WEEE man to stop industry from being recycling jackass

A sculpture made from electronic waste will be exhibited around the UK to promote the concept of a zero-waste society in the wake of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive's implementation.

Commission publishes list of banned ships

A list of ships banned from EU ports has been published this week in a bid to combat environmental disasters and oil spills in waters surrounding European countries.

Kent wind farm rejection may be overruled

Objections to a wind farm by local authorities in Kent may be overruled after Kent's Green MEP Dr Caroline Lucas stepped in last week.

Antarctic ozone hole getting smaller

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is now 20% smaller than it was last year, according to leading scientists from New Zealand.

US helps farmers produce green coffee beans

A multi-million dollar partnership that will help the coffee industry to deliver sustainable and environmental rewards has been launched in the US.

International business briefs: US air targets, Fuel guide, Wind commercial, Montana drilling ban, Chad’s oil growth, Clean air settlement

This week, six partners in the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) voluntary Climate Leaders programme announced their greenhouse gas reduction targets. With today's announcements, 27 of the 58 Climate Leaders Partners have set emissions reduction goals, which the EPA estimates will prevent a total of 7.5 million metric tonnes of carbon equivalent per year. These reductions are equal to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by five million cars in a year.

European business briefs: Bulgarian incinerator, French plutonium, Irish regeneration, Claim on North Pole, Excess packaging concerns

A demonstration against a highly controversial hazardous waste incinerator project took place in Sofia this week at the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) and the EU Commission Delegation to Bulgaria. Over 50 concerned residents travelled 250 kilometres from their villages to express once again their opposition to the National Hazardous Waste Treatment Centre project which is being proposed for construction in the central Bulgarian region of Stara Zagora. Pressure on local campaigners was applied after the public hearings, with local newspapers stating: "If Bulgaria does not start the construction of the National Hazardous Waste Treatment Centre, the country will not be accepted in the EU."

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