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Bellamy – Confusing Climate Change ?
David Bellamy, one of the original icons of the environmental movement has recently attracted its ire over his views on climate change and wind power. Has he turned his back on his roots? Or is he just misinformed? Or...
Improving the Implementation of Environmental Impact
The European Union (EU) enacted a Directive on environmental impact assessments (EIA) almost 20 years ago, which was transferred into national law by member states. Now the EU has launched a project to assess some aspect...
Offshore wind energy could supply 10% of electricity in Europe by 2020
The Greenpeace report "Offshore Wind - Implementing a new Power House for Europe" is a strategic blueprint that outlines how offshore wind farms will be able to supply about 10% of Europe's electricity sector by 2020. Th...
Environment Index Shows Electricity Generators Leading the Way
The overall ranking of the Environment Index (formerly known as the BiE Index) was released by Business in the Community today. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Environment Index is widely recognised as the UK's le...
Plane hypocrisy – Greens Slam Liberal Approach to Travel
Greens transport experts have calculated that Charles Kennedy's electioneering alone will "pollute the atmosphere by 100 tonnes of CO2 ", following Kennedy's decision to use "the most polluting form of transport known t...
Humans changing environment faster than ever
Over the past 50 years, mankind has changed the natural environment of the planet faster and more extensively than at any other time in human history, according to the first comprehensive evaluation of the world's major ...
CBI Lobbies Government on Climate Change
In its recent submission to the UK Climate Change Programme Review, the CBI expressed support for the Government's goal for developed economies to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2050, while calling for the Govern...
UNEP TV campaign on public transport
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have joined forces to promote the environmental and life-style benefits of public transport in a new TV campaig...
Shell re–routes pipeline for sake of whales
Royal Dutch/Shell has been forced to re-route a pipeline on its $12bn Sakhalin 2 project in eastern Russia because it threatened the survival of the western grey whale.
Green fuel plant finds recipe for cooking oil
The FT reports, commercial production has started at the UK's first large biodiesel plant, making environmentally friendly fuel from animal fat and used cooking oil. The "green" fuel will be sent from Motherwell in centr...