Environment & Business News

An environmental engineering technician has warned that fracking will poison New York's water supply through contamination of its aquifers.

Cuadrilla Resources has admitted it has licenses for the controversial process across the Home Counties, but denies it is planning work in the immediate future - with local councils refuting claims fracking permission has been granted.

The deadline for the Environment and Energy Awards 2012 is less than a week away, Friday 13th January at 5pm.

Latham International Ltd Filter Press Technology is used in the Distillery Industry to provide a far dryer Filter Cake from the draft, which can be burnt to produce renewable energy.

Leading voltage optimisation company EMSc UK Ltd is inviting businesses in London, East Anglia and

The alliance will see Harsco Metals expanding its technical portfolio by offering the Tetronics DC

Here is a look back at the top environmental news and events covered on edie for 2011

Solar energy in the UK will continue to be a "viable financial venture for investors", according to one of the largest international manufacturers of solar modules, which unveiled investment plans.

Solar industry campaigners are set to deliver a letter to Downing Street later today (December 13) calling on David Cameron and Nick Clegg to secure the future of the UK solar industry and save thousands of jobs.

Anglian Water is under investigation by Ofwat over claims it may have abused its position by excluding competition, leading to a potential infringement of the Competition Act 1998.

Social media giant Facebook has today announced it is to build a new data centre in Sweden, a location it picked because of the climate and its access to hydro-electric power.

The 2°C Challenge Communique, calling on governments around the world to take action to "secure a low carbon-emission economy that is more resilient, more efficient and less vulnerable to global shock" was published this morning.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UN) has passed three resolutions that cover water, climate change and toxic waste issues at its 18th session in Geneva and is calling on its member states to take action.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced its intention to reduce manufacturing waste to less than 0.5% of total waste to landfill and cut consumer use packaging by 20%, by 2020.

A pioneering low carbon development project has launched in India after being backed with UK funding.

Water use has been ignored when the environmental impacts of bioenergy crops have been researched, according to new research.

US environmental lobby group, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), has released a study measuring the environmental impact of meat and dairy products.

Coca-Cola Enterprises is on the verge of achieving zero waste across all of its European manufacturing facilities, according to its latest sustainability report.

Moynalty in County Meath has been recognised as Ireland's Best Kept Town for 2011. The results of the annual competition were announced at an award ceremony in Dublin yesterday (21 June).

PepsiCo has had its 27th facilitity awarded LEED certification by the US Green Building Council.

A week of cycling related activities gets underway in Dublin as part of Ireland's National Bike Week.

The Department of Transport in Ireland has announced that Euro 55 million will be spent on 34 sustainable transport projects.