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Roof greening is as old as the hills, literally. So called human civilisation has passed through three distinct stages of development1 The first stage of development and differentiation from the rest of the animal kingdom was the rise of the...

Maria Damanaki was yesterday nominated European commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, a key portfolio in Brussels with particular interest for Greece, where commercial shipping makes a significant contribution to the economy. Synaspismos in the early 1990s, was named as...

In fact, Andreas Andreadakis, general secretary for water at the ministry, has even said that it has not been ascertained that there is any water shortage in Thessaly. On the other hand, Infrastructure Minister Dimitris Reppas insists the project will...

State Environmental Protection Division officials are expected to consider next week whether to impose penalties on the University of Georgia for polluting Tanyard Creek, which runs through the campus. Paint used to decorate the playing field at Sanford Stadium dyed...

Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Tina Birbili told the press yesterday that the government has directed state-controlled Public Power Corporation (PPC) to revise its 13-billion-euro investment plan to raise its renewable energy output. �We expect the new management to...

Published: November 22, 2009 Joe Witte hopes that people watching his television forecasts in the United States will think about more than just the weather when they leave home in the morning. Two years ago, Mr. Witte, a meteorologist for...