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News
Green collar jobs withstand credit crunch
Demand for green collar workers is continuing to grow despite the current economic downturn, according to recruitment experts.
Govt urged to drive sustainable procurement
Government must take action to ensure sustainable procurement policies are put into practice across the public sector.
Expo to highlight 'Environment Capital' ambitions
Officials in Peterborough have announced they will host a one-day expo for businesses as part of the city's drive to become the UK's "Environmental Capital".
Dell aims for green heights
Dell has launched a plan to become the greenest technology company on earth.
Co-op triumphs in Euro eco awards
The Co-operative Group has seen off stiff European competition to take home one of the top accolades in this year's European Business Awards for the Environment.
Press Releases
First law firm in the UK to be awarded top green credentials from BSI
International law firm Taylor Wessing has become the first legal practice in the UK to be awarded ISO 14001 environmental certification from BSI Management Systems.
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Drive to cut carbon is opportunity to cut costs 
Gary Parke, CEO of Evolve Energy, descibes how saving the planet can save companies money.
Edie Environmental Legislation Summary, June 2008
Recent changes to legislation which will impact on the environmental sector in the UK, Europe and internationally come under the spotlight in this Semple Fraser and Edie News monthly round-up of new law and policy. Among the changes this month are regulations looking at water quality in Scotland and Northern Ireland and law monitoring Scottish nature conservation sites.
Environmental Case Law Summary, June 2008
Once again Edie News and Semple Fraser team up to bring readers the latest on legal cases which impact on environmental industries in the UK and Europe. In a busy month for the courts cases include a composting site banned from making bad odours, a cement factory's request to burn tyres as fuel and action on contaminated sites.
Jobs
EIA Team Leader (Bristol - £39,000 -£48,000 + Benefits)
Sustainability Engineer – London (London - Competitive)
Environmental / Development Engineer (Lancashire - Not specified)
Technical Director - EIA (Birmingham - 45K - 65K)
Associate Director EIA Project Co-ordinator (London - £55k-£65k)
Environmental Resource Officer (Blackburn - Up to £18,596 per annum)
Senior Sustainability Advisor (London - £30000 - £40000 per annum)
Sustainability Consultant with BREEAM Experience (London (West End) - £25 - £32,000 subject to experience)
Environmental CSR/EMS Specialist - 6 month Contract (London - £30-40,000 pro rata)
Associate Director - URGENT (London - Negotiable + excellent benefit)
Associate Director (London - Negotiable)
Graduate Landscape Architect (Bristol - £Graduate)
Environmental Consents Manager (Swindon, UK - £30,000 - £50,000)
Graduate Environmental Planning Consultant (London - £18000 - £23000 per annum + Benefits)
Senior Sustainability consultant (Bristol - £25000 - £35000 pa + benefits)
Senior Sustainability Advisor (London - £34-£40k)
Events
RWM 08 (NEC, Birmingham UK - 16/09/2008)
Climate Change & Energy
News
Water-powered car hits the streets
A Japanese company has announced that it has developed a fuel cell that can power a car purely on tap water.
Pakistan sums up carbon market potential
Developing countries can capitalise on the industrialised world's thirst for carbon cutting projects, but need to act fast if they are not to miss the window of opportunity.
Climate change redraws map of Africa
The UN has published an African atlas showing how the changing climate and conflict are carving the continent a new face.
Efficiency key to energy affordability
Increasing energy efficiency is one of the key aspects of solving the current affordability issue in the Irish energy industry, it has been claimed.
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Future proofing for flood risk
With flood incidents on the rise, Phil Hunter looks at recent guidance to help combat the risks and assesses its implications for waste authorities
Waste wood: branching out into biomass
Some £10M tonnes of waste wood are produced in the UK each year - that's a lot of material that could be tapped into and utilised as a biomass fuel source
Jobs
Director of Climate Change (London - Not specified)
Corporate Carbon Footprinting Consultant (London, Oxfordshire - £30-40K)
Energy Managers (London - up to 65000)
Energy and Environmental Manager (London - up to 45000)
Environmental Business Advisors/Resource Efficiency (Northwich (Cheshire) & Blackburn (Pennine Lancashire) - Up to £29,910 per annum)
Business Development Manager- Climate Change (Across the UK - Dependant on experience + attr)
Events
the energy event 08 (national motorcycle museum birmingham - 10/09/2008)
RWM 08 (NEC, Birmingham UK - 16/09/2008)
BWEA30 (ExCeL London - 21/10/2008)
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