London mayor appoints green Tsar -
A director of Transport for London's policy unit is to take charge of the environmental brief at City Hall, with the aim of delivering on the raft of green commitments made by the mayor. Project aims to open up green space potential -
It is a choice that is often overlooked when land is redeveloped - but a new project is aiming to highlight the possibilities for turning brownfield into green spaces. Marine builders asked to switch wood for the greater good -
We all know about overfishing and how stocks of the species which traditionally find themselves on our plates are plummeting while their equally-edible cousins remain unscathed. The same is happening when it comes to our choice of timber. Shortlists for edie's awards announced -
We are pleased to reveal the host of cutting edge projects shortlisted for honours in the edie Awards for Environmental Excellence. Green homes 'easier to sell' -
Half of UK householders believe energy efficient homes are easier to sell in the current market and 53% say they would be willing to pay extra for them. Swiss say cities and farms share blame for pesticide pollution -
Swiss researchers looking at the origins of pesticides and other pollutants in rivers and streams say we are too quick to blame agriculture for our water's woes. Developers recycle concrete rubble -
Recycled concrete and stone material from the demolition of flat blocks in Ballymun has been used in other building works, according to contractors. Land contaminators to pay for clean up - Landowners, companies or farmers that contaminate land could face millions in clean-up bills as well as facing financial penalties when the Environment Liability Bill is introduced next year. EIA review ordered amid fears over Gaudi masterpiece - Fears a Spanish high speed train link could damage Barcelona's iconic Gaudi cathedral has prompted the European Union's ombudsman to request evidence that the environmental impact has been considered. Planning system to go green -
New measures are to be introduced to make planning regulations more environmentally sustainable and bring them in line with national climate change policies. Green school trend sweeping US -
Large windows and slanted ceilings to let in more light and toilet stalls made from recycled bottles and cans are just two of the green building techniques that have been used at Great Seneca Creek Elementary School. Dry cleaner coughs up for clean up - A small dry cleaning firm will have to pay out thousands of dollars towards the costs of cleaning up a major superfund site contaminated with industrial solvents and chemicals. Perth gets $14m for solar ambitions -
Nearly $14m of state funding will be pumped into the Perth stage of Australia's Solar City programme. San Fran gets tough on green building -
Tough new green building requirements will be introduced in San Francisco, the city's Mayor has announced. Desert nuke dump to cost $96bn -
The estimated cost of a controversial nuclear waste dump in the Nevada desert has soared to nearly $100bn. An Olympian remediation scheme - Brownfield Briefing talks to Jan Hellings, the Olympic Delivery Authority's
project sponsor for enabling works, about the remediation of the Olympic
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Mobile Soil Remediation System--Enviro-Klean KM-4(2), Serial No. 7051 Environet Launches New Japanese Knotweed Treatment Method - Knotweed afflicted developers faced with delays to construction due to slow herbicide treatment methods or huge costs associated with dig and dump can now benefit from Environet's new Xtract method. Nic Seal explains: MEL (UK) Ltd strengthen Northern Irish Presence with New Appointment - MEL (UK) Ltd has appointed Daire Creaney as Business Development Manager for their Northern Ireland operations.
