http://www.nce.co.uk/RSS/NCEenvironmentRSS.xml The latest Environment stories from NCE en-uk Prime Minister Gordon Brown last night confirmed planning consent for a 500MW windfarm off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/09/wind_power_gordon_brown_approves_huge_offshore_windfarm.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/09/wind_power_gordon_brown_approves_huge_offshore_windfarm.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB John McKenna 05 September 2008 10:04 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/enviroment_energy_windfarms_coastline_01_080301_resized_70_tcm15-891460.jpg Tesco has pulled-out of the Cambridgeshire eco-town scheme, citing local opposition. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/new_blow_for_ecotowns.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/new_blow_for_ecotowns.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 03 September 2008 11:24 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/caroline-flint_resized_70_tcm15-1686338.jpg Hundreds of thousands of New Orleans residents will return to the US city today to survey the damage wreaked by hurricane Gustav. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/evacuees_return_to_new_orleans.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/evacuees_return_to_new_orleans.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB John McKenna 03 September 2008 16:56 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/gustav_lower9flooding2_resized_70_tcm15-1828613.jpg The housing market downturn is still severely affecting construction sector, but civil engineering is the best-performing sub-sector, showing only slight contraction according to the latest report from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)/Markit. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/graduateawards/2008/09/construction_economy_continued_to_deteriorate_through_august.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/graduateawards/2008/09/construction_economy_continued_to_deteriorate_through_august.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Jessica Rowson 02 September 2008 10:09 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/houses_resized_70_tcm15-1823014.jpg NCE has joined-up with Autodesk to launch a survey, designed to explore current attitudes and issues within the civil engineering profession. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/09/civil_engineering_survey_2008.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/09/civil_engineering_survey_2008.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 02 September 2008 10:39 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/survey_500_resized_70_tcm15-1795007.jpg Torrential downpours have swept across the US Gulf coast as Hurricane Gustav this morning roared towards New Orleans. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/new_orleans_braces_itself_for_hurricane_gustav.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/new_orleans_braces_itself_for_hurricane_gustav.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB John McKenna 01 September 2008 13:19 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/international_disasters_katerina_flooded_road_01_0711_resized_70_tcm15-169874.jpg The Royal Society today published a series of papers outlining potential methods for geoscale engineering as a way to tackle climate change. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/geoscale_engineering_to_mitigate_climate_change.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/geoscale_engineering_to_mitigate_climate_change.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 01 September 2008 12:51 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/albedo2_or_resized_70_tcm15-1819455.jpg Northern Ireland's Roads Service has ordered a review of the contract let to build a new underpass, as it was submerged under 7m of water just weeks after it opened to traffic. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/inquiry_called_into_flooded_belfast_underpass.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/inquiry_called_into_flooded_belfast_underpass.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 21 August 2008 17:15 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/underpass_resized_resized_70_tcm15-1805951.jpg Figures from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) show a sharp slowdown in the workload of its members compared to April. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/ceca_predict_market_gloom.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/ceca_predict_market_gloom.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 21 August 2008 13:08 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/p14%20analysis%20PIC%20resized_resized_70_tcm15-1704068.jpg Academics were this week furious at revisions to Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding, which will cut cash to engineering MSc courses in favour of longer PhD courses. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/row_over_funding_switch_from_msc_to_phd_courses.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/row_over_funding_switch_from_msc_to_phd_courses.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Tiffany Holland 20 August 2008 17:10 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/John%20burland_resized_resized_70_tcm15-1804309.jpg EDF Energy has contracted geotechnical firm Soil Mechanics to carry out £1.4M worth of ground investigations for a 90MW offshore wind farm in the North Sea. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/edf_energy_awards_14m_offshore_wind_farm_ground_investigation_contract.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/edf_energy_awards_14m_offshore_wind_farm_ground_investigation_contract.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Alexandra Wynne 20 August 2008 11:54 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/NOWD%200361_resized_70_tcm15-1803527.jpg Brian Hanson, in supporting the case for anthropogenic global warming (AGW), refers to "impartial" scientific research (Letters last week). And there's the rub. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/08/global_warming_is_there_enough_evidence_for_a_war.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/08/global_warming_is_there_enough_evidence_for_a_war.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 20 August 2008 15:36 I note that the ICE Council is considering how best to develop and monitor Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for members of the ICE. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/08/cpd_model_could_be_template.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/08/cpd_model_could_be_template.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 20 August 2008 15:21 Applications to engineering and technology courses have jumped 7% over the past five years according to new research from the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB). http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/engineering_applications_up_7_says_etb.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/engineering_applications_up_7_says_etb.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Seán Flynn 19 August 2008 19:07 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/graduate_university_student_01_070906_resized_70_tcm15-86560.jpg Severe flooding continues to affect many parts of Ireland and Northern Ireland this week, with Ulster the hardest hit. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/belfast_westlink_under_6m_of_water.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/belfast_westlink_under_6m_of_water.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Seán Flynn 18 August 2008 12:58 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/Belfast%20floods_resized_70_tcm15-1800870.jpg The construction sector has come under attack from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for failing to train its staff in one-third of cases, leading to very high rates of unfilled vacancies. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/one_third_of_construction_firms_fail_to_train_staff.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/one_third_of_construction_firms_fail_to_train_staff.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 18 August 2008 11:35 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/Concrete_rebar_0030_resized_70_tcm15-1425303.jpg The UK's water companies have proposed a combined spend of £27bn over the five years beginning 2010. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/water_companies_plan_to_invest_27bn_over_five_years.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/water_companies_plan_to_invest_27bn_over_five_years.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Seán Flynn 12 August 2008 12:06 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/structures_water_treatment_works_080313_resized_70_tcm15-909080.jpg Ireland may take up to two weeks for insurers to put a price on the deluge of "monsoon proportion" last weekend, which caused severe flooding, particularly in the east. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/ireland_battered_by_rain_and_floods_with_more_promised.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/ireland_battered_by_rain_and_floods_with_more_promised.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Seán Flynn 12 August 2008 15:27 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/Floods%20Ireland%200808%20resized_resized_70_tcm15-1796480.jpg I am both surprised and disappointed to read your subjective editorial on climate change. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/07/more_runways_or_less_pollution_government_cant_decide.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/07/more_runways_or_less_pollution_government_cant_decide.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 30 July 2008 11:03 While I fully endorse your editorial view that “Climate Change is here”, I cannot agree with your comments about Ofcom’s report on the Channel 4 documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/07/mans_puny_efforts_can_do_little_to_halt_climate_change.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/07/mans_puny_efforts_can_do_little_to_halt_climate_change.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 30 July 2008 11:02 I have followed the global warming debate with interest for almost three decades, during which time I have watched the metamorphism of "greens" from "cranks and hippies" into mainstream "cynical politicians". http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/08/global_warming_debaters_out_of_touch.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/haveyoursay/2008/08/global_warming_debaters_out_of_touch.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB 06 August 2008 16:21 Pell Frischmann have won "Best Project Collaboration" at the 2008 BEX (Building Exchange) Awards, for their work on 'The Cut' in south London. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/pell_frischmann_makes_the_cut_for_collaboration_award.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/pell_frischmann_makes_the_cut_for_collaboration_award.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Seán Flynn 07 August 2008 11:27 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/The%20Cut%20resized_resized_70_tcm15-1792982.jpg More than 500 climate change protesters have clashed with police at Kent's Kingsnorth coal-fired power station this week. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/protests_in_kent_over_coalfired_power.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/protests_in_kent_over_coalfired_power.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Seán Flynn 06 August 2008 15:52 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/Climate%20Camp_resized_resized_70_tcm15-1791973.jpg The Government today revealed plans to set limits on the cost of introducing new regulations to British businesses by setting "regulatory budgets" for each Government department. http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/government_aims_to_limit_cost_of_regulation.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB http://www.nce.co.uk:80/energy/2008/08/government_aims_to_limit_cost_of_regulation.html;jsessionid=1514E1923AE6BAE4B85A0DD70FCF09BB Sean Flynn 06 August 2008 10:32 http://www.nce.co.uk:80/images/withdigger_lg_resized_70_tcm15-1548334.jpg