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Environment Agency confident over CRC deadline

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 28 September 2010 at 08:36:00 Watchdog expecting several hundred more organisations to register ahead of September 30 cut off The Environment Agency is increasingly confident that the vast majority of organisations required to participate in the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme will meet this week’s deadline to register. BusinessGreen …

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Environment Agency accused of undermining CRC with dodgy data

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Friday 13 August 2010 at 00:15:00 Analyst claims scheme is in disarray after Environment Agency says it will accept inaccurate registration documents The Environment Agency has this week written to organisations covered by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation urging them to register for the scheme now, even if that means providing incomplete or …

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Environment Agency: CRC to deliver deeper than expected emission cuts (vnunet.com)

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Sunday 8 November 2009 at 00:15:00 Report predicts carbon reporting scheme will save UK plc £1bn a year by 2020 It may have been criticised in some quarters for being overly complex and lax on energy-intensive firms, but the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is set to deliver greater than anticipated cuts in carbon emissions and energy bills, according to a major …

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RI company goes green for environment (FOX Providence)

You may know Cox Communications for your cable, internet and phone service. But that’s not all, they are doing their part to save the environment, right here in Rhode Island.

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Environment Agency blocks sailing of suspected waste ship (vnunet.com)

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Monday 10 August 2009 at 11:15:00 Ship stopped from leaving Southampton under suspicion that it was on its way to be illegally dismantled The Environment Agency’s crack down on suspected breaches of international waste laws continued late last week when it moved to block the sailing of a tanker ship that it was suspected was leaving the UK to be broken up illegally. …

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Environment Agency makes three arrests over illegal Brazilian waste ship (vnunet.com)

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Friday 24 July 2009 at 11:54:00 Containers believed to contain illegal household and clinical waste are to be shipped back to the UK The Environment Agency has arrested three men in connection with the alleged illegal shipment of waste from the UK to Brazil. The men, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested following dawn raids at three properties in the …

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PL: Govt not serious about environment (di-ve)

The lack of enforcement showed that the government was not serious about the environment, Labour spokesman Leo Brincat said. He said there was no political will to make this sector a priority, in spite of the fact that it affected so many sectors of the country and the health of locals and visitors.

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Nigeria: Malaria War – Any Consideration For the Environment? (AllAfrica.com)

Lagos — There are about 500 million cases of malaria each year, and up to 1.5 million deaths.

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Environment Agency delivers blow to Severn barrage plans (vnunet.com)

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Monday 20 July 2009 at 11:27:00 Lord Smith hints environment watchdog would oppose most ambitious tidal energy proposals Environment Agency boss Lord Chris Smith has delivered a major blow to the government’s plans for a giant marine energy project in the Severn Estuary, hinting strongly that the watchdog would oppose proposals for a 8.6GW tidal barrage between …

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