Environment News

10:24 AM
7-February
2010 Egypt-Israel Gas Deal Realized Despite Popular DiscontentA new deal increasing the export of Egyptian natural gas to Israel has come into effect despite popular protest in Egypt.
Topics: Politics, Environmental Resources, Environment, Business, World

1:45 PM
4-February
2010 India's Environment Ministry Plans New Impetus To ScienceIndia announces measures to reestablish environment ministry's focus on science.
Topics: Environmental Resources, Environment, Government, Politics, Interior Policy

12:46 PM
4-February
2010 India Will Generate 800,000 Ton Of Electronic Waste By 2012A recent survey by the pollution control board of India has said that the metro cities generated the most electronic waste in India.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Hazardous Materials, Waste

6:38 AM
4-February
2010 Ofgem Warns British Households, Businesses May Face 25 Percent Hike In Energy Bills In The Next 10 YearsBritish energy regulator Ofgem warned on Tuesday residential and business consumers may face up to a 25 percent rise in their energy bills in the next decade.
Topics: Economy, Business, Environmental Resources, Environment

6:12 AM
4-February
2010 Quebec To Host Arctic Summit Next MonthForeign ministers of five Arctic Ocean coastal states will gather on March 29 at Chelsea in Quebec to tackle new thinking on responsible development in the region from the point of view of Arctic Ocean coastal states. Canada will host the summit, according to Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.
Topics: Environmental Resources, Environment, Regional Authority, Politics, Economy, Business

   

6:23 PM
3-February
2010 Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean CoalPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday outlined strategy of his administration "to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs."
Topics: Environmental Politics, Environment

7:24 AM
3-February
2010 Canada To Promote Seal Products At G7 MeetingAlthough Canada would not openly push for the seal hunt at the G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers being held in Nunavut, delegates would still better understand the hunt through seal hunt products that would be made available to them.
Topics: Lobbying, Politics, Environmental Resources, Environment, Nature

1:41 PM
2-February
2010 United Nations: Drought, Tribal Clashes, Food Needs Creating Dire Situation In SudanConflicts and drought weather patterns have raised the numbers of those in need of food aid in southern Sudan to over four million.
Topics: Population, Environment, Drought, Disasters and Accidents, Famine

1:08 PM
2-February
2010 Texas Public School District Begins Recycling Program; Stops Using Styrofoam Lunch TraysA public school district in central Texas has begun a recycling program that has proven successful only weeks into its implementation. The Styrofoam trays had cost the district's food service department $20,000 a year. The recycling program will save the district about$15,000 annually.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Teaching and Learning, Education, Good, Human Interest

10:44 AM
2-February
2010 Israeli Aerospace Goes GreenIsrael's prime aircraft manufacturer is contemplating expanding its expertise of military and commercial aircraft to the development of wind turbines. The Israeli military and civil aviation contractor, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), most famous for their successful unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), is considering venturing into the clean-tech sector
Topics: Business, Conservation, Environment, Weaponry, War and Unrest