Environmental Expert News and Press Releases

DELL PROTECTS LAPTOPS WITH BAMBOO PACKAGING

Dell will start shipping two of its products padded with bamboo cushioning, a part of the company's broad plan to reduce its packaging while using more recyclable material. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Mini 10v netbooks will be cradled in cushioning made from bamboo instead of the typical paper pulp, foam or corrugate that is used to protect electronics. The outer cardboard box for the ...

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Air & Climate

AUSTRALIA`S CLIMATE BILL ROW HEATS UP

The simmering tensions between Australia's government and the opposition over the country's proposed climate change bill threatened to boil over today, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd accusing opposition climate sceptics ...

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Energy & Renewables

GOVERNMENT CHARGES UP ELECTRIC CAR NETWORK WITH FRESH £30M

The government formally launched its new 'Plugged-in Places' initiative yesterday, inviting local authorities and businesses to bid for up to £30m of funding to set up networks of electric car charging points. The ...

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Environmental Mgmt

CERES APPLAUDS SEC DECISION ALLOWING FINANCIAL RISKS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESOLUTIONS

Ceres president Mindy Lubber praises the Securities and Exchange Commission for its decision yesterday to allow shareholder resolutions seeking information from companies on the financial risks they face from social and ...

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Health & Safety

TOUGH LEGISLATION BOOSTS THE SOUTH AFRICAN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET

The South African hazardous waste management market is experiencing rapid growth due to tightening legislation related to waste collection, transportation and disposal. Environmental inspectors have been pressuring ...

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Monitoring & Testing

WEATHER MONITORING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Orion LX Weather Station from Columbia Weather Systems assisted the Refract House in its third place win at the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. The goal of the bi-annual competition is to design and build ...

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Soil & Groundwater

COPPER-ZINC INTERACTIONS INCREASE TOXICITY IN SOILS, SAY RESEARCHERS

Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and ...

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Waste & Recycling

WASTE REGULATIONS NEED MORE REVIEWS BY GOVERNMENT, SAY HOUSE OF LORDS

The House of Lords Merits Committee has criticised the Government, in a damning new report, for failing to examine whether each significant piece of secondary legislation, including waste legislation, is achieving its ...

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Water & Wastewater

NEW TARGETS FOR SCOTLAND`S WATER

The first river basin management plans, compiled by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), set out how the Scottish Government, SEPA and all Scotland's other responsible authorities and public bodies will ...

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