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GROUNDBREAKING FARMING AGREEMENT LAUNCHED TO PROTECT COUNTRYSIDE

The industry-led voluntary Campaign for the Farmed Environment being launched today is a groundbreaking agreement between government, the farming industry and conservation organisations to protect and enhance the nation’s countryside. Speaking at the launch, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said: “The Campaign for the Farmed Environment is a testament to the determination of farmers, government, ...

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Air & Climate

COPENHAGEN NEGOTIATORS SHIFT FOCUS TO MEXICO 2010

Hopes that a legally binding climate change treaty will be signed at the UN's Copenhagen Summit were finally extinguished yesterday when senior officials and politicians echoed US predictions that agreement would be delayed for at least ...

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Energy & Renewables

PHILIPPINES EYES $2.5BN GEOTHERMAL INVESTMENT

The Philippines, the world's second-largest developer of geothermal power, plans to award contracts for 19 geothermal power plants that could attract more than US$2.5bn in private investment, according to a senior official. In the next ...

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Environmental Mgmt

CHINA`S TOP CARMAKER EARMARKS US$879M FOR GREEN CAR DEVELOPMENT

SAIC Motor Corp, China's largest carmaker, has said it plans to invest $879m (£531m) over the next two years to develop and manufacture eco-friendly vehicles. The amount will be split equally into three areas: research and development, ...

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Health & Safety

EPA SOLICITING APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT FUNDING

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting grant applications for a total of $1 million in funding for projects aimed at addressing environmental and public health issues in communities. EPA expects to award approximately 40 ...

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Monitoring & Testing

HELPING AN ANCIENT TURKISH CITY USE WATER MORE EFFICIENTLY

The solution consists of 195 WaterMaster electromagnetic flowmeters, ABB’s uniquely accurate device for measuring flow in water, wastewater and sewage applications. Each of the city’s 195 subterranean wells is equipped with a ...

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Soil & Groundwater

$2 BILLION STIMULUS FOR DRINKING WATER JUST A SMALL PORTION OF TOTAL ACTIVITY

Some 900 projects with $2.0 billion in stimulus support are moving forward. But they represent a small portion of the total activity in municipal drinking water. Some of the recent project updates in the McIlvaine North ...

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Waste & Recycling

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FIRST: NEW WASTE POLICY & NEW RECYCLING SCHEMES FOR TVS, COMPUTERS AND TYRES

At a meeting in Perth today the nation's environment ministers endorsed a new National Waste Policy, the first such national framework charting a ten-year vision for resource recovery and waste management. The policy includes a ...

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Water & Wastewater

FIRST DRILL RISER BUOYANCY MODULE TO GO AS DEEP SUBSEA

The first drill riser buoyancy modules capable of withstanding nearly 5,000 psi (c. 350 bar) pressure at 11,000 feet (c. 3,350 meters) below the surface, have been developed and manufactured by Trelleborg Offshore in response to the ...

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