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Global economic crisis or not, things look okay for the environment sector2008 was the year environmental business became sustainable. Well, it was at edie in any case, because we changed our channel names about a bit.
Swings and roundabouts? Acid rain cuts methane production in rice paddies, apparentlyAs far as major pollution incidents go, Mother Nature got off pretty lightly in 2008.
» Revamp for edie awards pages
» Recycling plant engulfed in flames
» Waste & Recycling - Review of the Year 2008
» Brown promises green New Deal
» Post-Christmas recycling campaigns kick off

2008 saw the publication of the long-awaited Pitt Review into the July 2007 summer floodsThe big water headlines in 2007 may have centred on the summer floods in the UK, but in 2008 it was the fallout from those floods that dominated the news.
Construction and contaminated land went their separate ways on edie this year, with their own dedicated channelsIt may not be the sexiest of environmental topics, but the contaminated land sector yet again demonstrated its importance in 2008.
» Energy & Carbon - Review of the Year 2008
» Big oil wants more renewables
» Inefficient air con to be banned
» Obama to 'repower America'
» UK to pay developing countries £100m to protect forests

A possible new approach to creating electricity in Ireland has been suggested, as engineers claim to have developed a type of road that can make the power from traffic.
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has highlighted the amount of funding made available in 2008 for recycling.
» Ireland must break landfill cycle
» Meeting wanted to discuss water price hikes
» €20m to be spent to help Ireland's energy situation
» Cowen announces new 'green deal' for Ireland
» Irish banks to set up €100m green funds

The importance of standardisation and accreditation in environmental monitoring
Siemens Water Technologies has been awarded the sole license for the global manufacture and supply of the entire range of products, service and replacement parts for ITT Corporation's Portacel product line.
» New healthcare waste management website launched
» Gascard 'Next Generation' - Sensing the future
» Renewable Energy for Advisors - accredited* 1 day CPD course - Wednesday 10th December, Milton Keynes
» HACH LANGE receives MCERTS award for sampler
» MCERTS-CIRIA = Win-Win for Gas Analysers

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