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Sustainability

Potocnik offers concessions on soil directive to get deal

Ministers agree to halt biodiversity losses by 2020.

Monday, 15 March 2010

Commission rules out EU green safeguards for biomass

Energy commissioner says sustainability criteria would be too expensive.

Friday, 26 February 2010

Commission to call for ban on trade in bluefin tuna

The Commission decides to back a ban on trade in bluefin tune.

Thursday, 18 February 2010

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Conservation

Going, going, gone?

Every year more animals, plants and marine life face threats to their habitat, and their existence. We look at some of the creatures in danger.

Friday, 12 February 2010

Putting a value on nature's benefits

The benefits of nature can often outstrip the money to be made from exploiting it.

Friday, 12 February 2010

Don't be fooled by the biotech charm offensive

GM crops are not the saviours their makers claim they are.

Thursday, 11 February 2010

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Water

Court says Italy broke waste rules

European Court of Justice says Italy failed to ensure there was an adequate waste disposal system in the Campania region.

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Commission threatens to freeze funds to Bulgaria

Country has failed to produce audits on more than 186 water and environmental projects.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Potocnik enjoys cosy hearing

Slovenia's once (and future?) European commissioner commands the podium in parliamentary hearings.

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

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Waste

Barroso wants EU-wide law for radioactive waste

Commission to publish draft law on how to deal with nuclear waste by the end of the year.

Monday, 8 March 2010

Credit to Vandana Shiva

European Voice should have given the activist Vandana Shiva the recognition she was due.

Thursday, 21 January 2010

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Pollution

Pollution sparks acid disagreement

MEPs oppose delay to industrial pollution law but member states want to postpone law until 2020.

Thursday, 18 February 2010

Tackling threats by finding room for the free-riders

To curb climate change, we need to restrict free-riding.

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Carbon markets after Copenhagen

Carbon pricing cannot do the whole job of climate policy.

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

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