LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The UK Treasury has appointed Kate Barker to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for a further three-year term, it said today. Barker’s term with the BoE’s rate-setting committee started on June 1, 2001 and is due to expire on May 31 this year. “I am delighted that Kate Barker has agreed to serve a further term on the Monetary Policy Committee,” said Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. “Kate has brought valuable...
Refineries join EPA for cleaner industry
April 30, 2007 on 10:43 pm | In Money |
WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) — Oil and gas refining companies will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve the environmental impact of manufacturers.
The EPA said the energy exploration and refining industry has become the 13th industry to join its voluntary sector strategies program. The primary contacts from the industry will be the American Petroleum Institute, the Domestic Petroleum Council and the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
There are more than 20 national trade associations working with the EPA to improve their environmental performance. The 12 participating sectors include: agribusiness; cement manufacturing; specialty-batch chemical manufacturing; colleges and universities; construction; forest products; iron and steel manufacturing; metal casting; metal finishing; paint and coatings; ports; and shipbuilding and ship repair.
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Damning record of firm behind Forth sewage spill »OPERATORS of the plant which pumped millions of litres of sewage into the Firth of Forth last weekend have been involved in a string of incidents over the last two years, it emerged today. Thames Water, which runs the Seafield complex on behalf of owners Scottish Water, has been fined 147,000 according to Environment Agency figures. The news has emerged in the wake of beaches and seawater near the plant, which suffered a catastrophic pump failure last Friday night, being given the all-clear....