Anger at greenhouse 'climbdown'
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A cap on industrial carbon dioxide emissions is to be cut back by the government, angering green groups.
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Global talks on launching a new offensive against climate change went down to the wire Friday, mired in bitter rows over how far industrialised countries would commit to curbing greenhouse gas pollution.
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Â· Inspectors split difference over building in south-eastÂ· Tories accuse PM of reneging on green belt
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Scotland's Green MSPs campaign against what they claim is "an explosion" of supermarket developments.
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Â· Trade group urges ban for chemical additivesÂ· Anger over burden on parents to check labels
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As the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the United States has come under heavy criticism, including from people who live almost on top of the world.
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BOXBERG, Germany  - As Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks to convince world leaders to cut greenhouse gases at a G8 summit this week, one of the biggest brown coal-fired power plants ever built is taking shape in this depressed town.
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Many homes and gardens play host to an increasing number of hazardous plants, and children are most often at risk.
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A chemical industry group has lashed out against Greenpeace, condemning the environmental lobby group for making unfair&#160;criticism of Apple&#39;s iPhone&#39;s green credentials.Greenpeace last week released an analysis of the iPhone, in which it claims the product contains a range of potentially dangerous chemicals.The Bromine Science and Environmental Forum BSEF), the international organization of the bromine chemical industry, points out that none of the substances Greenpeace is criticizing Apple for deploying in the device are banned under existing environmental law.&quot;All the substances reported by Greenpeace are approved for use, and provide critical performance and safety functions in a wide range of electronic products,&quot; the organization countered.The bromine chemical industry trade body points out that the brominated flame retardants used in the iPhone are commonly used in electronics products from all manufacturers, as they provide a high level of fire safety -- essential in an age in which computer batteries randomly catch fire.Greenpeace&#39;s biggest sin, according to the chemical industry organization, is to have sensationalized its findings.&quot;The Greenpeace report does not say which brominated flame retardants are present in the iPhone because it does not know,&quot; the organization says. &quot;Therefore, the report speculates about what substances might be present, and raises an alarm without any basis for doing so.&quot;The rebuttal continues to explain that -- even according to Greenpeace&#39;s own study -- the iPhone complies with all existing EU regulatory requirements.It adds: &quot;The brominated flame retardant most likely used in the iPhone is actually a reactive -- it reacts with other substances to form a plastic and, once reacted, it is also no longer available to the environment. The Greenpeace report is incorrect in its assertions about the potential for releases to the environment.&quot;The rebuttal also slams Greenpeace because its iPhone criticism ignored the requirement under recent EU law for manufacturers to take responsibility for the disposal of printed circuit boards, and railroads the environmental group for failing to offer a constructive alternative to brominated flame retardants for electronic devices.Naturally, the chemical company trade body is protecting its own vested interests, but claims that its remit is &quot;to ensure that the best available scientific information is used when addressing&quot; issues concerning bromine.BSEF members include Albemarle, ICL Industrial Products, Chemtura, and Tosoh.Macworld.co.uk is an InfoWorld affiliate.
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Dissident workers at the Toyota plant here gather at the Best Western Georgetown on Wednesdays between shifts to shape a battle plan. The workers are angry at conditions at this flagship Toyota site, where the best-selling Camry is built.
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By Andrew L. Wang, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 14--Worried employees of a plant on Waukegan Harbor turned out by the dozens Wednesday night to vent their frustrations and try to get answers about a dredging project that could mean the elimination of their jobs.
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The founder of a firm which shut two factories and cut 420 jobs attacks critics, including the first minister.
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Â· U-turn threatens 30,000 childrenÂ· Protests grow over closures threat
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A Dutch developer's withdrawal from a science park project is blamed on animal rights protesters.
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The opposition calls its supporters into the street and the government comes down hard  -  but there are also signs the anger may be waning
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The British prime minister and the leader of the opposition are both to sound the alarm over climate change.
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There are massive concerns about security at the Queen&#39;s central London house - Buckingham Palace - after a protester climbed up the building.