Environmental legislation news articles 
World first for full scale autoclaving with wet AD (2/2)
Unlocking potential The Lee Moor facility will be made up of two autoclave plants, screening and separation equipment, anaerobic digestion plant with associated buffer and digestate storage tanks, dewatering plant and a combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The two autoclaves will operate in parallel, each treating mixed municipal wastes in ten tonne batches at temperatures of approximately 160oC for 45 minutes at a pressure of seven bar. ... [more]
World Energy Council and World Water Council join forces to encourage public policy to address the "water-energy nexus"
The strong connexion between energy and water requires regular dialogue and the sharing of experiences and solutions. Now, their ever more interlinked future brings our two organisations together to tackle the world’s energy and water challenges. At the 6th World Water Forum held last week (march 13th) in Marseille, France, Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman of the World Energy Council (WEC), and Loïc Fauchon, Chairman of the World Water Council, anno... [more]
Renewable technologies : where to start ?
Since May 2010 and the cut-backs that followed, local authorities and other organisations in the public sector have seen their budgets reduce in real terms at a time when energy prices have been at record levels. Combined with the ongoing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, the need to install renewable technologies has never been greater – members of B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association, are best placed to help pubic bod... [more]
It's Official: 1 in 3 Heavy Vehicles to Run on LNG by 2035
Dr Manuel Lage, General Manager and CEO at NGVA Europe talks about the future of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a vehicle fuel. Small scale LNG [http://www.smallmidlng.com/news ] has been experiencing considerable growth in the past years and will be gaining even more popularity and importance in the years to come. Many organisations are now investigating the business case and are considering different ways of investment and use of LNG techno... [more]
Nuclear power threat to the UK – as energy security handed over to the French while British taxpayers pick up the bill
Today, four of the UK’s leading environmentalists will warn that the government is about to hand over control of Britain’s future energy and climate security to the French government. The French will only build new nuclear reactors in the UK if the financial risks involved are transferred from France to British households and businesses – leaving UK taxpayers to pick up the bill to protect the French nuclear industry. Delivering on a high-... [more]
Other Environmental legislation news and reviews
Environmental entrepreneur shares tales of business
Richard Sandor gave a lecture with Joseph Stanislaw at the Ohio Union performance hall at May 22 on the topic of environmental innovations.
Group that backed downtown stadium criticizes environmental report
The Natural Resources Defense Council says the document on the proposed football stadium failed to fully analyze traffic-related health risks. An environmental group that has supported a proposed downtown Los Angeles football stadium and helped the developer secure special treatment in the courts issued a sharply worded critique Tuesday of environmental documents prepared for the project.
Tory ministers crash budget hearing, leaving little time for questions
Opposition caught off guard as Kent, Ashfield and Oliver make surprise appearance at finance sub-committee meeting
Maryland ban on arsenic in chicken feed to spread?
Activists aim for similar legislation in other states Maryland is set to become the first state in the nation to outlaw chicken feed additives containing arsenic - but it won't be the last, if environmental activists have their way.
EEZ bill now less clear, says law firm
Amendments to legislation regulating NZ's exclusive economic zone have removed a threshold for consents being granted, Chapman Tripp says.
EEZ Bill now less clear on environment vs. economy
May 23 (BusinessDesk) - Amendments to the controversial legislation regulating New Zealand's vast offshore exclusive economic zone is less clear about how to balance environmental and economic interests than before it went to public hearings, law ...
Babcock & Wilcox Hits Record $6 Billion Backlog in First-Quarter 2012, Benefits From Environmental Legislation, an ...
SUGAR LAND, TX-- - Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- Energy services provider The Babcock & Wilcox Company reported solid overall gains in first-quarter 2012 as an influx of contracts pumped the ...
Environmental Advocates Continue to Oppose Energy Bill in Ohio House
Environmental advocates in Ohio are blasting a newly added energy-bill provision, which they say would limit the rights of drilling opponents to sue energy companies for withholding chemical trade secrets.
Thomas Mulcair sticks by oil sands criticism despite conflicting evidence
The NDP leader insists that statistics on manufacturing job losses are “irrefutable,” while a Statistics Canada report says manufacturing output is on the rise
15 ways to use a 450-page federal budget bill
The budget implementation bill contains measures that amend dozens of laws, repeal some entirely and enact new ones, which has prompted the opposition to call it a "kitchen sink" and "Trojan Horse" bill. Here's a closer look at what can be found within its 450 pages.
