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13th September 2005

UN ecology chiefs calls on World Summit to put environment front and centre

Declaring that the "the environment is not a luxury, not a Gucci accessory bag or a fancy silk tie affordable only when all other issues have been resolved," the head of the United Nations ecological agency today called ...

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13th September 2005

UAE and Germany sign environment MoU

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany have signed a Memo of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in environmental fields.

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13th September 2005

Radisson SAS supports worldwide environment initiative

Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, part of the fast-growing, Brussels-based Rezidor SAS Hospitality, is reaffirming its commitment to responsible business (RB) practices with its participation in the annual Hotel Environ...

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13th September 2005

Measures to harness marine energy

Renewable wave and tidal energy could provide up to 10 per cent of Scotland's electricity production and create around 7,000 new jobs under measures announced today.

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13th September 2005

Action to get lorries off Central Scotland's roads

Nearly �1.65 million for new facilities to move freight by rail, which will cut 655,000 lorry miles from Scotland's roads each year, has been announced today.

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13th September 2005

Hyundai And The Environment

Two years after construction began, Hyundai Kia Automotive Group has opened its new $58 million Environmental Technology R&D Center.

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13th September 2005

Linking global warming to super storms

The ghosts of Galveston returned to haunt hurricane researchers this week, on the 105th anniversary of the Texan city's destruction by the only "super storm" to have rivalled Katrina's drowning of New Orleans.

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13th September 2005

Greenpeace Backs Brown

The environmental campaign group Greenpeace today backed Gordon Brown after the Chancellor refused to lower duty on fuel. Mr Brown has come under pressure in recent days as petrol protesters prepare for tomorrow's protes...

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13th September 2005

Livingstone promises green Olympics

The Guardian reports, The London mayor, Ken Livingstone, today promised that the 2012 London Olympics will be the most environmentally friendly games ever staged.

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13th September 2005

Friends of the Earth report on Environmental Justice Impact Assessment

Friends of the Earth commissioned research last year to examine the effectiveness of UK government policy assessment methods. The report was researched and written by Gordon Walker and Helen Fay of the Institute for Envi...

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