Day: 14 September 2001

Most companies can make energy savings of 10% without any additional expenditure

Many businesses, however big or small, are often unaware of ,or ignore, easy ways of saving energy, focusing on making profits when so much can be wiped away by not taking simple precautions to cut costs.

Last year’s floods have led to high levels of lead contamination

A new study by the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UWA), assessing the long-term pollution effects of last autumn’s floods in the Severn and Yorkshire Ouse basins has found high levels of lead contamination.

Government announces world’s first ever floating power station

Minister for Energy Brian Wilson has announced the development of the world’s first ever floating mini power-station, providing renewable energy.

European youth win their CO2 emissions bet against the EU

A European youth movement that bet EU Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström that they could reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 8% in eight months, have succeeded.

Researchers develop new environmental monitoring and forecasting system

A team of ocean engineers, led by a University of Rhode Island (URI) researcher, has developed an environmental monitoring and forecasting system that provides information about conditions on Rhode Island State highways and waterways, which can be used for a wide variety of uses.

Biologists slam Canada’s new endangered species legislation

More than 1,300 of the world’s top biologists have fiercely condemned Canada’s proposed legislation to protect endangered species as offering less than Third World standards.

European Commission aims to put passengers at heart of new transport policy

The European Commission has launched a new white paper on the future of transport in the region over the next ten years, in order to refocus Europe’s transport policy on the demands and needs of citizens.

US company commits $50 million to fund climate change initiatives

The Atlanta-based energy company, Mirant, has announced that it will fund at least $50 million in initiatives to help find solutions to global climate change and has released its first annual environmental report.

Authorities face challenges and dangers of clean-up of World Trade Centre

In the aftermath of the collapse of what for some years were the US’s tallest buildings, there is deep uncertainty as to what environmental hazards may face rescue teams and clean-up workers, reports the New York Times.

Protesters march across Europe to condemn EU support for Spanish water plan

Environmental groups have completed a march from Spain to Brussels in an attempt to withdraw European Union funding from Spain’s controversial 20 billion euro (£12.4 billion) plan to divert water from the verdant north to the parched south.

Even suspended arsenic standard may be too high for consumer safety

New research has strengthened the link between exposure to low levels of arsenic in drinking water and cancers of the lung and bladder, says a report published by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

Condolences

Edie would like to offer its sincere condolences to all those who lost friends and relatives during the terrible events of Tuesday 11 September in Washington, New York and Pittsburgh.

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