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Calling all “Greeniuses” – UK Government Launches £3M Green Entrepreneur Competition
The government has announced a major new £3m grant scheme for green entrepreneurs, designed to support those early stage firms working on technologies and business models that will enhance food,… Read more
Environment Group Lauds Senate Bill on Industries’ Toxic Chemicals’ Use
Environmental group Greenpeace Sunday lauded the filing of Senate Bill 3087, authored by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, seeking to establish a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in the country. “Pollution… Read more
France, China, Japan Hammer Canada Over Kyoto
The international community, as well as opposition MPs, took aim at the Harper government Tuesday over its announcement that Canada intends to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. France, China and… Read more
China Looks Into U.S. Energy Trade Policies
China’s ministry of commerce announced on Friday that it had opened an investigation into whether American subsidies and other policies in the solar, wind and hydroelectric sectors had unfairly hurt… Read more
Ecocide: Crime Against Nature and the Need for a Law to Prevent It
There is a compelling case to put businesses that cause extensive damage to the environment on trial. Andrew Raingold considers the justification for a new UN law. It might have… Read more