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Supermarkets give evidence in favour of British organic farming

Market forces have not been sufficient to increase supplies of British organic food, Sainsbury’s and Iceland supermarkets said in their oral evidence to the Commons Agriculture Committee on 25 October.

DaimlerChrysler to produce gas-electric hybrid vehicle

The US giant will be the fourth car manufacturer to put a pollution-busting vehicle on the market.

Mixed reports from “one of the worst environmental disasters ever in the Southeast”

There are differing views on the potential damage caused by a 250 million gallon coal sludge spill.

Ambitious new lake set to return desert to bloom

An ambitious plan by the president of Turkmenistan will create a giant lake and vast areas of farmland.

New system captures and recycles air pollutants

Researchers in the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a device which captures and recovers dilute volatile organic compounds and other hazardous air pollutants.

New report paints devastating picture of world’s freshwater systems

The World Resources Institute says that freshwater systems are globally by far the most degraded ecosystem and that half of the world's wetlands were lost in the 20th century.

Nations with unsustainable development named and shamed

The first measure of human pressure on global ecosystems has revealed the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore as the world’s three worst offenders.

EPA launches consultation on management of septic systems

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a 60 day consultation on its draft guidelines for the management of onsite or decentralised wastewater systems.

Carbon Management Starter Programme to help companies cut emissions

With less than six months until the Climate Change Levy comes into effect (see related story), the British energy management firm, Greenergy, has launched an emissions assessment and management tool.

Iron could cut down global warming

Iron fertilisation in the Southern Ocean has been found to increase the growth of algae on the water’s surface, and consequently to increase the up-take of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.

Seven global giants vow to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20%

Some of the biggest corporations in the world, including BP and Shell, have teamed up with an NGO and promised to reduce annual CO2 emissions by 80 million metric tonnes.

Year: 2000