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31st May 2005

Get online, save time and avoid a potential fine – Haz Waste

The Environment Agency is reminding all businesses that produce hazardous waste that they can now save themselves time and money by registering online. Under new regulations, any business in England and Wales that create...

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19th May 2005

New Zealand sets carbon tax

The New Zealand government is to introduce a US$11/tonne tax on carbon dioxide from April 2007, fulfilling a 2002 pledge to introduce a carbon tax on fossil fuel emissions.

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19th May 2005

Environment Minister Issues Warning On Climate Change

Environmental Affairs Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has warned that in less than 50 years time, the northern regions of South Africa could once again be malaria-danger zones as a result of climate change.

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19th May 2005

Dounreay waste to remain on site

Scottish Environment Minister Ross Finnie has announced a decision which will stop current plans to move low level radioactive waste from Dounreay to Cumbria. Ministers have directed the Scottish Environment Protection A...

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19th May 2005

16 MW Wind Farm for Cambridgeshire

The Co-operative Group and ScottishPower are teaming up to build a 16MW windfarm at Coldham in Cambridgeshire, which will provide enough green energy to power almost 10,000 homes.

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19th May 2005

Investors Call On Power Sector And Wall Street To Focus Attention On Financial R

Citing a new Ceres report about the financial risks electric power companies face from climate change, leading U.S. institutional investors today called on the country's 50 largest investor-owned greenhouse gas emitters ...

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18th May 2005

Reporting on Environmental Risk

When new company regulations become law on 1 April 2006, London stock market listed companies will have to report in detail on their environmental risks. The Operator and Financial Review Regulations will require the dir...

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18th May 2005

Econference Centre Designed by Washington Architects

A grass roof and environmentally friendly building materials are cornerstones of the proposed design for a conference center at Clemson Sandhill and Education Center.

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18th May 2005

International trade stimulated by Guarantees of Origin

The introduction of Guarantees of Origin has had a clear effect on the import and export of certified green power in Europe. The total amount of issued and redeemed green power guarantees of origins has increased rapidly...

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18th May 2005

Greenpeace Protests at Range Rover

Early this morning 35 Greenpeace volunteers shut down the assembly line making gas-guzzling Range Rovers. Urban 4x4s made at this site are wrecking the climate. The volunteers used safety shut-down buttons to cut off pow...

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