News from 6 October 2000 on edie

Manufacturer uses the same product to cook and transport its food

Sharwood’s is using vegetable oil to both fry its poppadoms and as fuel for its lorries to deliver them.

IUCN launches $30 million fresh water and ecosystem initiative

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has announced a $30 million, five year initiative to avert the world freshwater and ecosystem crisis.

EPA announces first member of environmental excellence programme

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named a computer accessory manufacturer which has lowered its air emissions by 75% as the first company to meet the standards required for entry to its environmental excellence programme.

Cyanide spill threatens the water of tens of millions of Chinese

The battle is on to contain a sodium cyanide leak into a river which could contaminate the water of tens of millions of Chinese, including the country’s rulers.

New device cuts car emissions and turns fumes into diamonds

A new breakthrough in emissions reduction has been hailed as the greatest since the development of the catalytic converter.

Strict European legislation will resuscitate VOC control industry

Strict European legislation requiring the control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is resuscitating the industry which manufactures VOC control equipment, says new market research.

European Parliament issues strong environmental demands to candidate countries

The European Parliament has voted strongly in favour of demands for accession countries to rapidly comply with EU environmental laws, as well as calling for the early closure of three nuclear plants.

Best performing companies save 27% costs on remediation of contaminated sites

A new study of more than 200 companies has shown that the best run remediation projects on contaminated land save 27% of their costs, or more than $1 million per site.

Power stations’ share of sulphur dioxide emissions increases

A new report has revealed that the proportion of S02 released into the atmosphere by the European electricity sector is increasing, whilst other industries are cutting their emissions.

New study identifies sources of Canadian Arctic dioxin pollution

A study conducted for the North American Commission for Environmental Co-operation (NACEC) has linked dioxin pollution in Canada’s Arctic to specific sources in Canada, the US, and Mexico.

New ban on ozone-depleting substances comes into force

Immediate bans on the sale and use of ozone-depleting substances across Europe came into place on 1 October.

North American pollution causes cancer in white whales

Canadian scientists have found exceptionally high levels of cancers in a population of beluga whales living in the St Lawrence River, northeast of Quebec City, it is reported in The Scientist magazine.

Day: 6 October 2000