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Tecam Group fruitful participation at AchemAsia Shanghai 2019
Tecam Group participated at AchemAsia 2019 exhibition, which took place in Shanghai from 21-23 May. This event is the International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical Production in China and counted with more than 12.000 visitors and 330 exhibitors. Regarding Air Pollution Control, Tecam Group showcased its Oxidizers, Gas Cleaning Systems, Adsorption systems, etc. to eliminate ...
By TECAM
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Invited to provide expert advice in Mexico
The Expo Porcicultura 2016 trade show, held this year between October 5th – 8th at Cancun, attracted huge numbers of visitors both from Mexico and neighbouring countries anxious to catch up on the latest pig farming and pork production innovations. At Matthews Environmental Solutions we were honoured that Managing Director John Schofield was invited to attend the Expo as part of a special ...
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European NGOs Publish Position Paper on the Regulation of Nanomaterials
Earlier this month, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and its European partners published a position paper on the regulation of nanomaterials at a meeting of the European Union (EU) competent authorities. According to the position paper, current EU legislation “does not guarantee that all nanomaterials on the market are safe by being assessed separately from the bulk ...
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Successful presentation of Tecam Group environmental technology at IE Expo Shanghai 2019
Tecam Group finished today its successful participation at IE Expo Shanghai 2019 exhibition, where visitors could learn more about our environmental turn-key projects for Exhaust Air Treatment and for Industrial Waste Incineration in China. It was a fruitful event for international and local experts, where Tecam Group was able to present for the 4th year in a row how environmental technology can ...
By TECAM
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How the World Bank Group gauges `broad community support`
On October 9th, the World Resources Institute’s International Financial Flows and Environment (IFFE) team co-sponsored a panel discussion with Oxfam America and Center for International Environmental Law on How the World Bank Group Gauges ‘Broad Community Support’ for Projects. The discussion came during the Civil Society Policy Forum of the 2008 Fall Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the ...
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NEWTON, Mass., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year running, H.C. Starck was among 11 companies honored at the 2012 Northeast Ohio Evolution of Manufacturing Awards sponsored by Smart Business magazine. Recognized for its excellence in manufacturing execution and implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and a Sustainable Energy Management system, H.C. Starck also ...
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AEA extends contract to train diplomats in environmental policy
AEA’s Energy & Environment division has won the tender to provide the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) with environmental policy training. The aim of the training is to bring environmental policy issues into the day-to-day decision making of FCO staff at all levels. The recently awarded contract, will run until the end of March 2008, with a possible two year extension. The training, which ...
By Ricardo plc
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Dutch government ordered to cut back emissions
A Dutch court has made history by ordering the Netherlands government to make deeper cuts than it is planning in its emissions of greenhouse gases. The district court in The Hague − in its landmark legal requirement that a state should take precautions against climate change − said the government must “do more to avert the imminent danger caused by climate change”. The ...
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Inter-American Commission Considers Global Warming-Human Rights Link
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States has agreed to hold a hearing to investigate the relationship between global warming and human rights. The hearing is scheduled for March 1, 2007. The hearing is in response to a request by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier and two environmental law organizations - ...
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Former EPA General Counsel Scott Fulton to Join Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Scott Fulton, the former General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will join Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. as a Principal in the Firm's Washington, DC office, effective March 25, 2013. Mr. Fulton was designated by President Barack Obama in January 2009 to serve as Acting Deputy EPA Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, and was subsequently nominated by the President ...
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UNECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment becomes a global instrument
Through the entry into force yesterday, 26 August 2014, of its first amendment, the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context is now open to all United Nations Member States. “This opening will fill an important gap in international law and will further advance environmental impact assessment as an important tool for sustainable development. I therefore ...
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WIH Resource Group announces new environmental and logistics website
WIH Resource Group (WIH) is pleased to announce the launch of its Environmental & Logistics News Website. In response to increasing inquires and interest in WIH Resource Group's monthly E-News and the growing requests to be added to it's distribution list, coupled with the positive feedback received from E-News readers, WIH created the new website. The website provides daily - time sensitive ...
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Barrick`s environmental clean-up in the Dominican Republic featured in beyond borders
Barrick Gold Corporation is conducting one of the most ambitious environmental clean-up efforts in recent mining history at the site of the new Pueblo Viejo project in the Dominican Republic. The estimated $3 billion Pueblo Viejo project is located on the site of a former mining operation which closed down over a decade earlier, leaving behind a legacy of extensive pollution and contamination. ...
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Industrial Painting Applications and VOC Emissions
There are several manufacturing processes in which solvents, alcohols and paint need to be applied onto a given piece in order to obtain a finished product. As a result of that process, VOCs are issued into the atmosphere and must be eliminated efficiently. But what are VOCs? VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds. They are organic chemicals that become a gas at room temperature and are the ...
By TECAM
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IAIA announces 2012 award winners
The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is pleased to announce its 2012 award winners. These recipients will be formally recognized at IAIA’s 32nd annual conference in Porto, Portugal in May (http://www.iaia.org/iaia12). The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) was chosen to receive the IAIA Global Environment Award because of its ...
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Two degrees clubs: How small groups of countries can make a big difference on climate change
Last week, ministers from 50 countries convened in South Korea for a “Pre-COP” meeting to prepare for the upcoming UNFCCC conference in Doha, Qatar (COP 18). Ministers confirmed their commitment to negotiate a new international climate framework by the end of 2015, as outlined in the Durban Platform agreed to at COP 17 last year. While the Durban Platform gave new momentum to ...
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European Organizations Issue Declaration on Waste Containing Nanomaterials
On April 13, 2016, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), the European Environmental Citizens’ Organization for Standardization (ECOS), and the Oeko-Institut issued a press release announcing the availability of the Declaration on Waste Containing Nanomaterials. According to the press release, over 80 signatories have endorsed the Declaration, “demonstrating ...
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Texas Oil Driller Admits Polluting Gulf of Mexico
BEAUMONT, Texas, October 11, 2007 (ENS) - The oil and gas drilling corporation Rowan Companies, Inc. pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Beaumont to three felonies in connection with the routine discharge of pollutants into the Gulf of Mexico from one of the firm's offshore drilling rigs. Rowan Companies will pay a $7 million criminal fine, as well as community service payments ...
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Health, Environment, and Justice Organizations Seek Clarification from ECHA on Nano and Biocidal-Treated Products
On January 20, 2021, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe and 12 other health, environment, and justice organizations sent a letter to Bjorn Hansen, Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) “seeking clarifications on both the applicable legal framework and risk management measures in place, for nano/biocidal-treated articles in the context of the current COVID-19 ...
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European Parliament Adopts World`s Strictest Chemicals Law
STRASBOURG, France - The European Parliament Wednesday approved a new regulation for 30,000 chemicals which will oblige producers to register all chemical substances produced or imported above a total quantity of one metric ton per year. Many are chemicals used in everyday products such as cosmetics, toys and building materials. The most hazardous substances, such as those that are very ...
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