Day: 10 September 1999

Environmental reporting continues to increase

Some 44 percent of the Fortune global top 250 companies in the non-financial sector now produce an annual report on their environmental performance, according to a new survey by KPMG.

San Francisco gets new solar generator

One of America's largest providers of renewable energy products has announced plans to construct a 132kW solar generator north of San Francisco.

NEW YORK CITY: helicopters spray mosquitoes carrying fatal disease

Helicopters are spraying pesticides over New York City in an attempt to stop mosquitoes from spreading the potentially fatal disease St. Louis encephalitis, which has already claimed three lives.

New technology converts atmospheric heat to electricity

A US firm has developed engine technology that produces power, by absorbing heat from atmospheric air, at any temperature, producing zero emissions and using no fossil or nuclear fuels.

Europe’s cities to go car-free for a day

An annual car-free cities day, started last year by French Environment Minister Dominique Voynet, has caught on in other countries and attracted European funding to spread the initiative across the continent.

ECJ finds against Germany on waste oils and access to environmental information

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Germany has failed to apply the Directives on disposal of waste oils and on freedom of access to information on the environment.

Shell questions the environmental and financial costs of dismantling Brent Spar

Shell has announced that the decommissioning of the Brent Spar North Sea oil platform has cost the company double the amount it expected and failed to result in a net overall energy saving.

EU: Parliament approves new Environment Commissioner

Incoming Environment Commissioner, Margot Wallström, won enthusiastic support from MEPs after a parliamentary hearing in which she pledged to pursue the early adoption of a 6th Action Plan for the Environment and give the Parliament equal powers of decision over its content.

MAFF tells English farmers how to plant woodlands for birds

The Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS) pays farmers to plant new woodlands. Now, a booklet has been published advising farmers on the best methods to create woodlands that particularly attract birds.

Monsanto denies any plans to pull out of UK crop trials

Monsanto UK has denied that there is any truth to the claims published by the British weekly, The Independent on Sunday (IoS), that the bio-tech company's UK managers have discussed pulling out of UK GM crop trials.

UK Government bows to pressure and will add to list of wildlife reserves

An Atlantic Biogeographic Meeting has concluded with a commitment from the UK Government to increase the number of wildlife habitat sites it will recommend for EU protection.

Industry group calls for end to UK ban on power stations

The Utility Buyers' Forum (UBF) has called on the Government to ends its moratorium on the construction of gas-fired power stations to help assist industry in the run-up to the Climate Change Levy and the New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA).

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