All Environment

Split planning decision for Blackpool shale
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council planning officers yesterday recommended that one of Cuadrilla’s proposed …

GMB union backs shale gas
Added: 9 Jun 2015
The body representing UK shale gas developers yesterday signed an agreement with the GMB trade unio…

Thames Water pollution fine upheld
Added: 5 Jun 2015
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a £250,000 fine imposed on Thames Water for polluting a nature…

Have a safe summer
Added: 3 Jun 2015
So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

New hazards: COMAH 2015
Added: 3 Jun 2015
The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…

Manufacturing loses momentum
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…

Manufacturers want EU referendum
Added: 26 May 2015
UK manufacturers have called for a referendum on European Union (EU) membership to take place by au…

Government crackdown on late payments
Added: 20 May 2015
Newly-appointed business secretary Sajid Javid yesterday used his first speech to promise the gover…

Energy Institute awards competition
Added: 19 May 2015
The EI Awards competition is calling for entries from all sectors of the global energy sector. Any …
Carbon Trust cooks up savings
Added: 13 May 2015
Results from industry trials conducted by the Carbon Trust demonstrate that improved ventilation in…

Key industry ministers appointed to cabinet
Added: 12 May 2015
The government’s new-look all-Conservative cabinet will meet at Downing Street later today, with Pr…

Bioplastics scale-up project starts
Added: 22 Apr 2015
Researchers from industry and academia have begun a £3 million project to scale-up the production o…

Amec FW wins nuclear decommissioning role
Added: 16 Apr 2015
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has awarded Amec Foster Wheeler a contract to provide d…
Pesticide residue falls in food
Added: 1 Apr 2015
More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pestic…

Put industrial plants in bubbles, say Greens
Added: 1 Apr 2015
The Green Party today revealed a key election manifesto pledge to place all of the UK’s industrial …

Shale ambiguity helps nobody
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Delaying vital decisions on shale gas development until after the general election doesn’t help sup…

MPs approve weakened shale regulations
Added: 16 Feb 2015
The Infrastructure Act gained Royal Assent last week, but only after regulations on shale gas devel…

Critical decade for CCS success
Added: 13 Feb 2015
The UK is entering a critical decade for the delivery of a low carbon economy by 2050, with Carbon …

Industry ignorant of efficiency deadline
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Companies risk fines of up to £50,000 if they fail to comply with new Energy Savings Opportunity Sc…

Gone from the wind – industrial CCS
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…