U.S. Approves World's Biggest Solar Power Project

The U.S. Interior Department on Monday approved a permit for the world's biggest solar power project that will provide electricity to up to 750,000 homes.
The 1,000-megawatt project was proposed by a subsidiary of Solar Millennium AG and will be located on federal lands near Blythe, California.

"The Blythe Solar Power Project is a major milestone in our nation's renewable energy economy and shows that the United States intends to compete and lead in the technologies of the future," said U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

The project fits with the Obama administration's efforts to have more U.S. electricity supplies generated by renewable energy sources like wind and solar power and create thousands of clean energy jobs in the process.

The end of landfill?

The recent findings from the Local Government Association (LGA) that Britain will run out of landfill space in less than eight years should be of grave concern to local authority finance directors as much as the recycling lobby.  http://www.edie.net/library/view_article.asp?id=5541

Businesses shelve green plans to weather recession

Survey finds SMEs feel cost of adopting environmental policies is too great, despite recognising commercial advantages

http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2271098/small-businesses-poor-reap

Royal Society says climate change man made

The Royal Society has announced climate change is manmade and while the evidence is not 100% policy must be set now to tackle it. http://royalsociety.org/climate-change-summary-of-science/

Postcards from the Future

A display of 14 arresting images will be on display at the Museum of London from 1 October 2010 to 6 March 2011. http://www.postcardsfromthefuture.co.uk/