European firms top sustainable reporting
Sustainable reports from companies are getting bigger - but not necessarily better. A survey of corporate reporting finds that firms are still struggling to breach the 'glass ceiling' of
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The pitfalls of life cycle assessment on packaging
Life cycle assessment is not always the best tool for comparing the environmental impact of different products, says a new report, where poor methodology and misinterpretation of the data can lead to
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Commission proposes clampdown on ship emissions
The European Commission is proposing a new directive on atmospheric emissions from ships, relating to the sulphur content of marine fuel. In a series of strategy reports, the EU outlines plans to
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Pollution costs country $3bn annually
Pakistan economy is facing $3 billion loss per annum due to environmental pollution. A World Bank study (Mathew in 1997) stated that the environmental cost to Pakistan economy in six sectors was
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U.S. backs out of pollution register treaty group
The United States pulled out of a United Nations conference to finalize an international agreement that will provide the public with greater access to information about sources of pollution. The
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Spain widens fishing ban in wake of oil spill
Spain widened a ban on fishing along its oil-stained coasts, as officials said dead, tar-covered birds were washing up hundreds of kilometres from where the tanker Prestige broke in two and sank last
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USDA sets farm, forestry carbon sequestration meetings
The U.S. Agriculture Department said it will hold two meetings in January to develop accounting rules to estimate and report greenhouse gas offsets from U.S. farmland and forests. The Bush
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Australian rains raise hopes for drought end
Weekend rainfall in Australia's southern grains growing areas have raised hope that worst-hit regions to the north will also receive rain in time to plant a summer sorghum grains crop. South
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Potential earthquake damage estimated
A major earthquake off the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula in western Japan would destroy 176,000 homes, according to a damage estimate compiled by an insurance group. The Nonlife Insurance Rating
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Eco forum: Software to separate disaster from relief
US-based Fritz Institute has donated a $2 million, state-of-the-art software that would tell agencies within seconds what material to send from where, at what cost and to whom. The institute is here
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Wars on AIDS enters Assembly
Andhra Pradesh has truly begun a war on AIDS, which is threatening to assume epidemic proportions. Probably for the first time, the lobbies of the State Assembly were utilised for displaying
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Dead fish mystery solved
After a 10-day research and analysis exercise, the environment and marine life experts have drawn the conclusion that the huge stock of dead fish, discovered earlier this month on Karachi beach,
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Phillips Carbon Black transfers production line to Bengal
After waiting for sometime for final clearance from the Pollution Control Board, Phillips Carbon Black Ltd., an RPG group company, has transferred one production line - of the three in its Kochi
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Gehlot wants BJP's support on drought
The Rajasthan Chief Minster, Ashok Gehlot has accused the main opposition, the BJP, of not helping the state in getting adequate central assistance to fight drought. "They all speak as if they don't
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Relief: Central team to visit Kerala
Left out of the Rs 2,000-crore drought relief package announced by the Centre recently, the Kerala Government today made a fresh request for Rs 1,035 crores in the hope that the BJP-led NDA
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Come forward to save Himalayas: Bahuguna said to the MoP
Eminent Environmentalists Sundarlal Bahuguna knocked the door of the Members of Parliament to come forward and save the Himalayas. He is fighting for the Tehri dam as well as for the Himalayas.
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Two more die of starvation in Chhattisgarh
With the death of Makhiyar Ghasiya of Lakhagadh village in Chhattisgarh, the number of starvation deaths has come up to 3. On 14th October, a 42 year old dalit farmer, Dhiraj Suryavanshi of Sildaha
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State admn ill-equipped to tackle quake disaster
Though Assam is located within zone V of the seismic zones, the most vulnerable to high intensity earthquakes, the administration is yet to gear up to face such a kind of disaster. The Fire Service
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Protection of vacant hill land can halt erosion
Immediate steps to protect the vacant land in the hills surrounding Guwahati city is one of the main recommendations given by the experts, who participated in a seminar organised by the Soil
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Rs 50,000 allocates for each drought hit tehsil
The cabinet sub-committee on drought today allocated Rs 50,000 for each drought hit tehsil of Madhya Pradesh in order to prevent any malnutrition deaths. The sub-committee was informed that Rs 94