World Bank to fund new environmental policy

September 5th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Pakistan’s Ministry of Environment will utilise technical assistance loan from the World Bank (WB) to operationalise the new National Environmental Policy introduced with an aim to reduce environmental degradation and ensure sustainable economic growth in the country, official sources say.
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Chartis Expands Environmental Insurance to Additional Industries

September 3rd, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Chartis today announced the expansion of NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions developed by its Environmental Division. The additional industry segments within the …
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China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damage

August 31st, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

China will spend billions of dollars treating sewage and planting forests to arrest massive environmental degradation along the Yangtze river and its Three Gorges reservoir, officials said Tuesday.
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U.N. Warns: High U.K. Legal Costs Deter Challenges To Environmental Damage

August 29th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The British government is making it too expensive for campaigners to take environmental planning battles through U.K. courts, a United Nations tribunal has warned.
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Beazley Launches Fixed Site Environmental Cleanup Coverage

August 25th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Beazley Group has added coverage for fixed site environmental exposures to its growing range of environmental products. Beazley ECLIPSE is an environmental liability and cleanup costs insurance …
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Ironshore Environmental Expands Oil Spill Program to Hospitality Sector

August 23rd, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Ironshore Environmental has expanded its suite of asset-class specific SPILLS programs to provide comprehensive environmental coverage to the Hospitality Sector. Ironshore’s Environmental …
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Pollution, environmental damage costs Rs 10,201 million

August 22nd, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The total cost of environmental damage from various aspects in Sri Lanka stands at Rs 10,201 million which is 2.4 percent of the countrys Gross National Product.
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Research and Markets: Ends Report – The Journal for Environmental Policy and Business in the UK

August 19th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/072858/ends_report_the) has announced the addition of the “Ends Report – The Journal for Environmental Policy and Business in the UK” subscription to their offering. Be the first to know the latest environmental changes The ENDS report is widely viewed as the most authoritative …
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White House Orders Environmental Reviews for Deepwater Drilling

August 18th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The White House announced today that all new deepwater drilling will require environmental reviews. What’s that you say? You assume an activity as transparently fraught with danger already required reviews?
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Environmental groups want review of N. Idaho wide loads

August 16th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

LEWISTON , Idaho The Clearwater National Forest needs to conduct an environmental impact statement before oversized oil equipment is allowed to travel along U.S. Highway 12 in northern Idaho, two environmental groups said.
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