Category Archives: Environment

New housing plan deadline looms

People in a Northamptonshire town are being asked their views on a blueprint for housing over the next five years. Residents in Daventry have until 30 November to tell the district council what ......

Villagers face landslide threat

A section of cliff threatening to collapse above the Aberdeenshire village of Pennan is set to be removed. Residents were warned to prepare for a possible evacuation on Tuesday night after the 2......

Iceberg Pictured Floating Towards New Zealand

A giant iceberg twice the size of the Titanic has been spotted floating towards New Zealand Australian seal experts noticed the 700 metre long, 350 metre deep slab five miles off the coast of Ma......

Maldives anger at climate inertia

The president of the Maldives has strongly criticised the world’s rich countries for doing too little to stem climate change. Mohamed Nasheed said there was so little money offered to vuln......

BMW leases out electric Mini Coopers to LA sheriffs to get feedback

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will sit behind the wheels of electric-powered Mini Coopers starting next week, as part of a market maneuver launched by BMW to fa......

Planes ‘to reset climate targets’

The UK may have to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 90% by 2050 so the aviation sector can continue to grow. That is the warning from the government’s official climate advisers, the ......

New Issue of India Briefing Looks at ‘What India Wants’

Titled “What India Wants,” the magazine takes in the recent political events this year with the Congress Party obtaining a majority in the Indian Parliament, and examines exactly what opportunit......

Bulk Trash Pickup Becoming a Burden on City District Management

If you live in certain metropolitan areas, you are probably already aware of this growing problem. Residents of Kansas City, Missouri are experiencing waits of two months to have an old couch or......

A Breath of Fresh Air: Eco hotels embrace smoke-free atmosphere by Scott Parisi

EcoGreenHotel, we are working toward the day when every hotel will not only offer its guests a clean, safe and sustainable accommodation, but also offer its employees a healthy environment to wo......