Day: 4 August 2000

Morocco announces major investment in wind power

The Moroccan Government has announced that it has issued an international tender for the construction of two wind farms at a cost of US$200 million in a drive to exploit the country’s potential for this resource.

USA strengthens its stance against Kyoto

The United States is proposing that countries should get as much credit for their carbon dioxide sinks as they would for cutting industrial and domestic emissions.

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Dublin’s water conservation measures proclaimed a “huge success”

Daily water savings of seven million gallons (32 million litres) have been achieved under a £37 million initiative co-funded by the EU.

Symbolic campaign to decrease fuel tax hailed as success by supporters, and a failure by environmentalists

Friends of the Earth (FoE) has expressed quiet satisfaction at the failure of the Boycott-the-Pump campaign to inspire widespread public backing, whilst the campaign organisers regard the event as an historic beginning to the UK motorist’s message to parliament that they have finally had enough of high fuel taxes.

Greenpeace France to sue US agricultural company over GM contamination

Greenpeace has announced that it will sue an American seed producer at the centre of a French dispute over genetically modified organisms (GMOs), for allegedly compromising the maize crop and deceiving customers.

Environment Agency undertakes study on the transfer of radioactive materials following scare

The Environment Agency, (EA), has announced that it has begun studying potentially unusual pathways for transferring radioactive contamination from nuclear sites, following an incident where pigeons were exposed to radiation, which subsequently came into contact with humans.

UK Atomic Energy Authority seeks companies for clean-up of problematic nuclear plant

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), announced on 1 August that it is looking for companies to assist in decommissioning the Dounreay reprocessing plant, the site of several scares in recent years.

French Government to face opposition over nuclear waste storage proposals

The French Government has just released a report advocating the storage of nuclear waste in granite, but recognises the difficulty in gaining public support for the proposal.

Environment Agency calls for assistance in finding causes of four serious pollution incidents

The Environment Agency (EA) is calling for assistance in finding those responsible for four serious pollution incidents in England and Wales which have left tens of thousands of fish dead, over 40 kilometres of rivers polluted, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) scarred.

UK adopts European industrial pollution control regime

A new regime for controlling and preventing emissions from industry began operation on 1 August, and will bring the UK in line with the European Commission Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control.

Commission to take UK and Italy to court over shellfish and surface water quality

The European Commission has decided to refer the United Kingdom to the European court of Justice for its failure to comply with the Shellfish Waters Directive, and is referring Italy to the Court for failure to comply with the Surface Waters Directive.