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A survey of the construction industry haws shown that a formal Site Waste Management Plan is seen as potential way to sway developers offering contracts.
Rules on the disposal of animal carcasses should be loosed to encourage Spain’s vulture population to grow, according to leading scientists in the country.
BC-US–AP National News Calendar, US 11/30/2009 By The Associated Press Eds: Major scheduled events for December 2009. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute. ___ TUESDAY, DEC. 1: Washington — Supreme Court hears arguments; National Association of
AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday sought to reassure the EU that China shared its environmental concerns, a week ahead of the global conference on climate change in Copenhagen.
AFP - Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrived at the White House on Monday for talks with US President Barack Obama expected to focus on Afghanistan and climate change.
Commonwealth nations representing one-third of the world’s population threw their weight on Saturday behind accelerating efforts to clinch an “operationally binding” U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month.
Leaders of the 53-nation Commonwealth meeting in Trinidad and Tobago used their summit to bolster a diplomatic offensive seeking wide consensus on how to fight global warming before December 7-18 U.N. climate talks in the Danish capital.
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Today is “Cyber Monday” and, let’s be honest, you are doing more holiday shopping online that actual work, right? Don’t worry, we won’t tell your boss. This holiday season why not give a gift that keeps on giving? Too many of the products available today share some of the same flaws; not being durable, being energy intensive in their manufacture, and being energy intensive in their use. Why not look for products that last a long time and also save energy? Here are some gift ideas for you consideration….Read the full story on TreeHugger
The IT and telecom industries have stepped up a lobbying effort for energy-efficient IT projects to be included in an expanded Clean Development Mechanism.
AP - Summit talks between Chinese and European leaders ended on an off key note Monday as Premier Wen Jiabao rejected calls for a stronger Chinese currency and accused critics of seeking to undermine his country’s rise.
AFP - The European Union said Monday that cataclysmic climate change cannot be averted without Chinese leadership but Beijing stood firm in pushing for the rich world to take the lead.
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In the downtown areas of many cities you can see empty lots where building projects have been halted due to the recession. Why not do something useful there instead of letting the garbage collect? Here’s an idea: put a park or allotment or market on the empty sites of all those aborted developments.
That’s just what they are doing on one high-profile plot in the centre of London. A 48 storey sky scraper is not being built. Instead, the developer, with a push from the City of London, has challenged young architects to come up with …Read the full story on TreeHugger
AFP - Paul McCartney is urging consumers to fight global warming by going vegetarian at least once a week, ahead of an address he will deliver on Thursday to the European Parliament.
AP - The White House says Afghanistan and climate change will top President Barack Obama’s agenda when he meets with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pledged here Monday that Australia would stay in Afghanistan “for the long haul” but did not offer more troops to complement an expected US increase.
AP - The world’s leaders must prioritize the issue of global warming above all else, the Dalai Lama said Monday, adding that he feels encouraged by next month’s climate change summit in Copenhagen.
From the troubling news that 9,400 sewers across the U.S. have illegally dumped untreated human waste, hazardous chemicals, and other dangerous materials into clean rivers and lakes over the past three years, to the news that Charles Diaz, who shot a cyclist in the head, was sentenced to 120 days, a lot happened this week in green. The results of a genetic research project found that more than half of tuna ordered from 31 restaurants were “misrepresented” or selling endangered southern bluefin tuna, the world’s first osmotic power plant opened in Norway, and readers sent in photos of their favorite antiques and heirlooms for our weekly…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Edie’s Carbon Reduction Commitment clinic gave delegates the most up-to-the-minute information on the biggest change to green business in recent memory.
The Olympics Delivery Authority has said it is either meeting or exceeding all the sustainability targets laid down for the 2012 construction project.
Environmental Wastewater Solutions provider WPL Limited has won the Builders’ Merchants Awards for Excellence “Supplier of the Year 2009″.
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of environmental centrifuges, Flottweg has made a quantum leap forward in both energy efficiency and processing performance with its new decanter series.
AFP - European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday the international community must do more to ensure a climate change agreement can be reached next week in Copenhagen.
AP - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is urging China and other countries to make more ambitious commitments on curbing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.
AFP - A group of developing nations has agreed a common position in a bid to pressure rich countries during crunch climate talks in Copenhagen after low-key talks in China, state media said Sunday.
AFP - India’s chief climate change negotiator has flatly rejected taking on emission reduction targets a day after Premier Manmohan Singh said the country would commit to cuts conditionally.
Reuters - A clutch of major emerging economies including China and India have forged a united front to put pressure on developed countries at next month’s climate change negotiations in Copenhagen.
AP - Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.
AFP - Queen Elizabeth left Trinidad for Britain late Saturday after completing her ceremonial functions as the head of the Commonwealth, which was holding a weekend summit focused on climate change.
AFP - The true cost of fighting climate change will top 300 billion dollars and developed countries may balk at footing the bill, Guyana’s Prime Minister Bharrat Jagdeo said Saturday.
