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UK firms illegally dumping e-waste in Africa

An 18 month investigation has uncovered UK firms dumping thousands of tonnes of illegal e-waste in west Africa. Instead of recycling old computers, PCs, printers, telephones, mobile phones and stereos,...

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Green concerns prove the key in aviation deals

Boeing has finalised a deal with Lufthansa Cargo for five Boeing 777 Freighters valued at $1.35 billion. Lufthansa has cited environmental concerns as a key reason for the decision. Karl...

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Aircraft engines promise greener future

American manufacturer GE Aviation says that it is working on new technologies that will dramatically improve the environmental impact of aircraft. According to the company, the CF34 engines have already...

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Bio-based chemicals to create US jobs

A report from the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst which was Commissioned by the BlueGreen Alliance is encouraging the United States to reform chemical...

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Is the green revolution stalling?

The number of jobs in the environment sector is getting smaller as growth stalls, according to a new report. In a new survey, Environment Data Services (ENDS) polled 2000 environmental...

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Wind Farms paid to stop producing energy

Six wind farms in Scotland were paid £890,000 to stop producing energy because the National Grid was unable to use the power they were generating. Research conducted by the Renewable...

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Greenpeace calls cloud dirty

Greenpeace published on April 20 a report on the energy choices of the largest IT companies involved in the emerging 'cloud computing' segment. According to the report, these companies are...

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