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The World's First Mass-Market Electric Car
Posted Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:33:05 GMT by Michael EvansThe zero emission Nissan Leaf, the first mass-produced and mass-market electric car, has been described as a major milestone in automotive history.
The World's First Mass-Market Electric Car
Raising a glass to the success of organic alcohol
Posted Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:14:00 GMT by John DeanIt's been one of the fastest growing trends in environmental shopping - the time of the organic tipple seems to have well and truly arrived. Research issued today (Monday December 6) by UK-based magazine Ethical Consumer suggests that Britain's drinkers have an unprecedented choice of ethically and environmentally produced beers, wines and spirits.
Raising a glass to the success of organic alcohol
Out of Africa: Green Code to ensure the sustainability of buildings
Posted Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:33:00 GMT by John DeanExperts from the North East of England are helping to develop a Green Code to ensure the sustainability of buildings in Egypt. Northumbria University's Sustainable Cities Research Institute is working with the Housing and Building National Research Centre in Cairo to develop the ratings system...
Out of Africa: Green Code to ensure the sustainability of buildings
Management of Environmental Disasters
Posted Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:40:03 GMT by Titus ManickamEnvironment disasters are taking place because we do not have appropriate management system to oversee and manage such disasters effectively. It is imperative to have a high powered global authority to manage environmental disasters.
Management of Environmental Disasters
Recycling Label Hits a Century
Posted Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:06:23 GMT by Simon KentThe British Retail Consortium's recycling label has signed up its 100th company. Now it is hoped the initiative can reduced the 'collection gap'. The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme launched by the British Retail Consortium in May 2009 has signed its 100th company. The label scheme supported by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) enables companies to categorise the materials used in packing their products under three options.
Recycling Label Hits a Century
Green Investment Bank to be set up by UK Government
Posted Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:30:01 GMT by Ian YoungmanWill the UK government set up the green investment bank, or is it just an idea.. But as it was a Labour idea originally, will it ever happen? The UK government has promised to set up a green investment bank. But as it was a Labour idea originally, will it ever happen? The government recently backtracked on a firm promise to set up the Post Office Bank, another Labour idea.
Green Investment Bank to be set up by UK Government
Hybrid tugboat - environmentally friendly shipping
Posted Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:55:06 GMT by Louise MurrayShipping is responsible for 4.5% of global CO2 emissions, double the amount produced by the aviation industry, making the development of reduced emission craft a priority. A study by University of California Riverside of the world's only hybrid electric tugboat confirms the effectiveness of the technology.
Hybrid tugboat - environmentally friendly shipping
Prosecutions for Illegally Exporting Electrical Waste to Africa
Posted Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:04:00 GMT by Simon KentThe UK's Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted illegal exporters of electrical waste. A two-year investigation found 'a network of individuals, waste companies and export businesses' involved in sending waste overseas, and committing offences under the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 and the European Waste Shipment Regulations 2006.
Prosecutions for Illegally Exporting Electrical Waste to Africa
Debt consolidation - Can it help you to get out of debt?
Posted Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:15:00 GMT by Ryan SmithHandling debt has become the biggest problem in today's economy as countries have still not totally recovered from the economic downturn of 2007. The situation is not different in U.S. As per Bureau of the Public Debt, national debt has increased by $1.65 in this year (2010).
Debt consolidation - Can it help you to get out of debt?
Australian Government approve floating LNG processing plant
Posted Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:26:53 GMT by Lucy BrakeIn an attempt to become a world leader in the LNG industry, Shell Oil has been given the go ahead by the Australian Government to establish a floating LNG processing plant off the coast of Western Australian.
Australian Government approve floating LNG processing plant
Vacuums clean up ocean plastic
Posted Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:45:06 GMT by Lynn ParrFive concept vacuum cleaners have been produced, built from waste plastic collected from the world's oceans. A new use has been found for some of the plastic waste contaminating the world's oceans. Five vacuum cleaners have been made from plastic waste, one from each of the oceans where the plastic was collected.
Vacuums clean up ocean plastic
You can put Old Wine in New Bottles
Posted Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:50:00 GMT by Julian JacksonGreener, lighter packaging will help reduce carbon emissions. If the packaging was made lighter, some of the most climate-damaging effects would be reduced.
You can put Old Wine in New Bottles
World's first carbon reduction labelled wine enters the market
Posted Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:31:01 GMT by Lucy BrakeA New Zealand wine company is leading the world; proudly displaying the carbon footprint of each glass of wine on their bottles. Consumers are increasingly demanding information on the carbon emissions of their food and drink. The New Zealand Wine Company has launched their new brand Mobius; each bottle has a label declaring the actual carbon emissions for each glass produced.
World's first carbon reduction labelled wine enters the market
Dome houses, a revolutionary new housing system
Posted Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:22:00 GMT by Simon KentA new approach to garden furniture has led one company to create a solution for housing in deprived and disaster areas. A specialist manufacturing company in Worcestershire is producing a revolutionary new housing system that could offer educational establishments and charities a cost effective solution to re-housing people after disasters.
Dome houses, a revolutionary new housing system
Dutch pledge boosts campaign for sustainable palm oil ahead of GA7
Posted Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:33:00 GMT by David HewittThe Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) meets this week in Jakarta. But, despite the Netherlands having now become the first nation to pledge itself to using only sustainably-sourced palm oil, many other members of the global organisation are still lagging behind, environmentalists say.
Dutch pledge boosts campaign for sustainable palm oil ahead of GA7
Aircraft company on target with pioneering technology
Posted Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:22:00 GMT by John DeanCanadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier is pressing ahead with construction of a new wing which promises to make flight more environmentally-friendly. The company has also been experimenting with fuel from an oilseed crop. The project involves a Bombardier Q400 aircraft and a six-partner consortium based in Canada.
Aircraft company on target with pioneering technology
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