Environmental stories tagged with: rain
Biofuel plantations on tropical forestlands are bad for the climate and biodiversity
Tuesday, 2nd December 2008, 12:44 pm
Keeping tropical rainforests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds.
 Tesco Ireland to Open First Eco-StoreThursday, 3rd April 2008, 1:19 pm
Tesco Ireland today announced that the company will be opening its first environmental store ("eco store") in Tramore this October. When completed the 30,000 sq ft retail outlet will use 45% less energy than a supermarket of a similar size. Setting a new benchmark for green technology and construction in retail in Ireland, Tesco Tramore will save 420 tonnes of CO2, a 30% annual saving.
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 Water Butts in Every Garden by 2010Friday, 2nd November 2007, 10:56 am
Water butts to collect rainwater and patios with permeable surfaces must become standard features of gardens within a few years, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said on Wednesday.
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 Building an Eco-House for £60kTuesday, 9th October 2007, 8:14 pm
Television's DIY supremo, Tommy Walsh, had a busy summer building an eco-house for the princely sum of £60,000 and nearly managed to complete it within 60 days. The results are currently being shown on Discovery Real.
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 Funding to Turn White Van Man GreenThursday, 13th September 2007, 12:26 pm
Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, has announced an extra £1.2million to train van drivers in greener, safer driving techniques.
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West Lindsey Marks Green Building Completion
Friday, 7th September 2007, 4:38 pm
The new £4.3 million West Lindsey District Council headquarters at Marshall's Yard in Gainsborough was topped out at a special ceremony in Gainsborough on Wednesday.
Britain's Floods
Monday, 30th July 2007, 5:23 pm
Why is Britain suffering from severe floods this summer? Will climate change bring more frequent and intense storms in the future?
Record Breaking Rainfall Figures
Thursday, 26th July 2007, 10:53 am
The Met Office has revealed that the three months from May to July 2007 have broken previous records for this period, even before July is over.
Record-Breaking June Rainfall Figures
Friday, 6th July 2007, 2:49 pm
The Met Office today published its provisional rainfall statistics for June. They show that June has been the wettest since records began in 1914.
Where is the Golden Bin?
Thursday, 28th June 2007, 2:25 pm
Always put your litter in a bin and you could win a £10 gift voucher.
Conservatives Proposals to Slash Deforestation
Tuesday, 22nd May 2007, 11:21 am
Shadow Environment Secretary Peter Ainsworth has unveiled new Conservative proposals designed to put a price on the carbon stored in rainforests, and reduce deforestation by an estimated 75 per cent a year.
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