It has emerged that Philip Cooney, the chief of staff for the White House council on environmental quality, rewrote scientific reports in order to play down links between greenhouse gases and global warming. He has no scientific background and was formerly a lobbyist...
Acid rain is affecting more of China’s cities with major rivers and lakes heavily polluted as a result of the rapid pace of economic growth, the country’s government says. A report from the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) reveals that 66 per cent of...
Greenpeace called on dirty electronics companies to clean up their act, starting with toxic tech giant, Hewlett-Packard. On May 23rd, at 08.00 in the morning, 15 Greenpeace activists delivered a truckload of electronic waste to the company’s European headquarters in...
Oki Systems (UK) Limited (part of the Oki Electric Group) has unveiled a new global identity – OKI Printing Solutions. The repositioning is part of the organisation’s continuing drive to be recognised as a major challenger brand in the global colour non-impact printer...
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The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, responding to a request by Lexmark International, Inc. for a re-hearing, ruled against the Lexington-based company in a decision announced Wednesday. In late October, the Sixth Circuit vacated an order by Judge Karl...
The EXY Group plc and its UK subsidiaries were placed in administration on February 16th 2005. The decision was made after careful consideration of the current cash needs of the group and the future prospects for the group. Administration has been sought in order to...
Heavy duties imposed by the government mean that the UK has the highest-priced petrol in the world and in the light of this the road haulage lobby argues that it faces unfair competition from foreign hauliers who can fill up with cheaper diesel in their country of...
The Coco-Dates (Correct Coordinates and Date Stamp) system is a type of tracking service that uses a global positioning system together with images of cloud formations captured by a meteorological agency to verify the location of an object at any given time....
The European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson has demanded greater curbs on Chinese exports of textiles and clothing after trade-restricting quotas were removed earlier in the year. He said: “China must trade freely and fairly. If there is a perception that...
The European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson has demanded greater curbs on Chinese exports of textiles and clothing after trade-restricting quotas were removed earlier in the year. He said: “China must trade freely and fairly. If there is a perception that...