Month: December 2001

Larger vertical access for trenchless tunnelling equipment

To accommodate larger, more powerful jacking/boring equipment employed in today’s trenchless technology, Milton Pipes has extended its Milshaft range to include a 4m precast concrete caisson.

2001 retrospective – twelve months of environmental news across the UK

Helen André Presents a round-up of the top news stories from 2001

2001 retrospective – a year of environmental highs and lows

edie's international time tunnel takes you on a tour of 2001's world news.

A year in Europe – looking back over the last 12 months

edie's news editor, Helen André, puts this years European news stories in perspective.

Underground stormwater attenuation tanks

SPEL Products has supplied eight Tankstor underground stormwater attenuation tanks for a large infrastructure works in the West Midlands for 2.1 million litres stormwater storage capacity.

Telemetry teaching aid

Wood and Douglas, manufacturer of telemetry RF equipment, has launched a radio experimentation board for use as a teaching aid for students in schools and universities, as well as system designers and engineers unfamiliar with the technology.

Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP to address delegates at CIWEM National Conference on Wetlands.

Wetlands and the Community - a national conference in celebration of the 6th World Wetlands Day

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) has joined forces with the Environment Agency, Thames Water, RSPB, Entec, The Waterways Trust and the Countryside Council for Wales to host the important national conference in celebration of the 6th World Wetlands Day.

Newsflash: Germany plans to halve raw material and energy consumption by 2020

The German Government has announced new plans to halve the 1990 or 1994 levels of energy and raw materials consumption by the year 2020 and double the percentage of renewable energy consumption by the year 2010.

Bangladesh to ban plastic bags in capital city

From the beginning of January 2002, the Bangladesh government is banning the use of plastic bags in Dhaka, its third attempt to carry out such legislation.

Latest research shows Antarctic glaciers are experiencing long-term melt

Antarctica appears to be melting and contributing to the slow rise in the oceans, with around 36 cubic miles of ice from glaciers in West Antarctica over the past decade, researchers have reported.

Scotland has potential to be self-sufficient with renewable energy

Scotland has the capacity to be self-sufficient with regards to electricity through using renewable energy, and would even have sufficient capacity to export electricity to the rest of the UK, says a new report commissioned by the Scottish Executive.

Hong Kong residents want better environmental protection

When questioned, residents in Hong Kong stated that they have a great deal of concern about environmental issues, and many are dissatisfied with the government’s efforts to clean up the environment, says a new report.