http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:59:08 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Vapour trails across the sky makes pollution from planes highly visible. Not so the pollution from the computer industry. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/powerhungry_it_firms_change_focus.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/powerhungry_it_firms_change_focus.htm Sustainable Development Mon, 12 May 2008 12:59:08 +0000 Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has warned that profits will be squeezed by soaring gas and power prices and hinted that fuel bills could rise again. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/british_gas_owner_warns_on_profit.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/british_gas_owner_warns_on_profit.htm Energy Mon, 12 May 2008 08:42:01 +0000 The number of government grants made to people who want to fit solar panels or other green energy systems to their homes has halved, the BBC reports. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/cash_cuts_see_green_grants_halved.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/cash_cuts_see_green_grants_halved.htm Sustainable Development Mon, 12 May 2008 08:39:32 +0000 Centrica, one of the UK's biggest energy generators, has warned that the prospect of making money from wind farms is looking "marginal". http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/centrica_warns_on_wind_farm_costs.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/centrica_warns_on_wind_farm_costs.htm Energy Fri, 09 May 2008 12:49:20 +0000 More recycling and waste-to-energy programmes will reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. This is the conclusion of three recently published studies. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/recycling_wastetoenergy_to_play_an_important_part.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/recycling_wastetoenergy_to_play_an_important_part.htm Waste Management Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:32 +0000 The London congestion charge has done little to improve air quality in the capital, researchers said today. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/londons_air_quality_not_improved_by_congestion_cha.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/londons_air_quality_not_improved_by_congestion_cha.htm Environmental Fri, 09 May 2008 08:34:47 +0000 On the road to a solution for the old question of waste in Naples, the Italian has made progress, but not sufficient. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/naples_challenged_by_european_commission.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/naples_challenged_by_european_commission.htm Waste Management Fri, 09 May 2008 08:32:08 +0000 The campaign to re-elect the Rudd Government begins in July. It will be an incendiary month for shaping the direction of Australia's climate change policy. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/red_hot_climate_election_issue_in_australia.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/red_hot_climate_election_issue_in_australia.htm Climate Change Fri, 09 May 2008 08:31:03 +0000 The Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks MP, discusses the role of renewable energy in the overall energy mix strategy of the Government and highlights the economic opportunities that renewable energy brings to the UK. He confirms renewable energy as a key priority for the UK. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/malcolm_wicks_renewable_energy_its_role_in_the_uk.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/malcolm_wicks_renewable_energy_its_role_in_the_uk.htm Energy Fri, 09 May 2008 08:29:20 +0000 The safety charity, the Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA), has slammed the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to publicise "the vast majority" of its convictions — including those involving deaths. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/centre_for_corporate_accountability_slams_hse.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/centre_for_corporate_accountability_slams_hse.htm Health & Safety Fri, 09 May 2008 08:26:00 +0000 Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says British restaurants should be fined if they serve fruit and vegetables which are not in season. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/ramsay_orders_seasonalonly_menu.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/ramsay_orders_seasonalonly_menu.htm Sustainable Development Fri, 09 May 2008 08:17:20 +0000 People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/food_waste_on_staggering_scale.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/food_waste_on_staggering_scale.htm Waste Management Thu, 08 May 2008 12:07:44 +0000 Europe should lead the world in moving to a low-carbon economy, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/eu_must_lead_on_carbon_miliband.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/eu_must_lead_on_carbon_miliband.htm Climate Change Thu, 08 May 2008 08:47:18 +0000 The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published a new report that highlights the 6.7 million tonnes of food thrown away by UK consumers each year, equivalent to a third of all food bought, and WRAP is urging retailers to educate consumers as to how this amount of waste can be reduced. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/wrap_highlights_food_waste.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/wrap_highlights_food_waste.htm Waste Management Mon, 05 May 2008 14:55:07 +0000 The Earth's temperature may stay roughly the same for a decade, as natural climate cycles enter a cooling phase, scientists have predicted. http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/next_decade_may_see_no_warming.htm http://www.proenviro.com/UK/news/latest/archives/2008/05/next_decade_may_see_no_warming.htm Climate Change Sun, 04 May 2008 14:51:57 +0000