Environment & Business News
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2010 shortlist announced for Awards for Environmental Excellence - 
Edie's Awards for Environmental Excellence today (July 28) announce the Project Award shortlist for the 2010 event.
Centrica profits rise seven fold on back of freezing winter - 
Centrica - owners of British Gas - has seen profits rocket to just below £1.4 billion mainly through extra use in the UK's freezing winter.
BP's CEO to quit as Greenpeace close London petrol garages - 
BP's under-fire chief executive Tony Haywood will leave the firm he has been with for 26 years in October.
Gas giants spat over price comparison ad - 
Advertising watchdogs have upheld a complaint by British Gas over a rival provider's 'unfair' price claims in a newspaper advertisement.
Bookies pay out as BP CEO's future looks bleak - 
BP is holding a board meeting today (26 July) which could end in its chief executive stepping down.
UK to miss 2020 renewable target - 
Research released this morning (July 26) claims the UK will miss renewable energy targets unless £10 billion is invested.
Solar powered plane makes first night flight - 
A solar powered plane has made its first night flight in an attempt to prove the technology could be commercially viable.
Ireland notes contribution of science to sustainability - 
Ireland's environmental watchdog has published a report outlining how well-planned scientific research can inform environmental policy.
Cycling to work up 125% in a year - 
An Irish cycle to work scheme has seen membership increase by 125% in just 12 months.
Ireland's environmental watchdog gets Tweeting - 
Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is catering to an increasingly web-savvy public by posting its news and video updates on YouTube and Twitter.
Incremental change is no longer good enough - Coca Cola - 
Making small improvements to a company's environmental performance is no longer enough, according to Coca Cola's European environmental chief.
Deputy PM's wife to join board of UK's first desalination plant operators - 
The firm behind the UK's first desalination plant - which opened earlier this month on the River Thames - are close to adding the wife of the deputy prime minister to its board.
New wind farm will be one of the largest in the world claims Vestas - 
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas says it has received an order for enough turbines to create one of the largest wind farms in the world.
JR dumps oil for solar - 
Larry Hagman, who starred as oil magnate JR Ewing in the long-running TV series Dallas, has filmed his first advert for a solar panel company.
Monsanto stung with highest ever civil penalty for GM misbranding - 
Agribusiness giant Monsanto is to pay a multi-million dollar penalty for misbranding violations relating to genetically engineered pesticides.
Obama announces $2billion of Government solar funding - 
US president Barack Obama used his Independence Day holiday address to announce nearly $2billion worth of funding for the solar industry.
Cisco expertise to underpin Malay green data centre - 
IT giant Cisco is to work with a local industry leader to develop an ultra-efficient green data centre in Malaysia.
'No economic or scientific barriers to tackling climate change' - 
Though it is a daunting task, the rapid decarbonisation of the global economy is an eminently achievable one, according to one of the co-authors of the widely-quoted Stern Report.
Geotech 'Biogas Check' Gas Analyser Upgraded in Response to User Requests - 
Geotech customers requested, "Data storage and download with improved H2S analysis."
New online portal covers AMP5 issues - 
A new portal is now online dedicated to helping water companies to find the answers to their AMP5 and other related issues.
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