Cement News tagged under: Environmental
CRH link to pollution03 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsA Cement Roadstone-owned brick factory is the "probable" cause of pollution on a Kilkenny farm afflicted by stunted cattle, dead trees and low milk yields, the European Parliament has charged. MEPs investigated a petition from Castlecomer farmer, Dan Brennan, over the last six months into his charges that his 170-acre holding has been affected by emissions from the nearby Ormonde brick factory. The company has always said that it operated under licence and inspection by the Environmental Pro... |
India is a low-intensity producer of carbon dioxide02 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsAs world leaders meet this week in New York and Washington to discuss climate change and ways to mitigate its effects, the discussion frequently turns to the large, fast-growing economies such as China and India who are, and are likely to be, among the largest emitters of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases. But despite being the world’s second most populous country and fourth largest economy, India’s CO2 emissions are still only one-fifth that of the U.S. or China. Furthermore... |
Ashaka Relocates Communities Over Quarry Activities02 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsSpeaking during a visit to the Ashaka works, Nigeria, the Co-President, Cement Division of Lafarge Group, owners of Ashaka, who is in charge of Africa, Mr. Guillaume Roux, said the resettlement of the affected people and provision of basic amenities was in line with the company’s community development efforts. The three settlements, Jauro Buba, Jauro Yaya and Jauro Chindo, have been relocated some kilometres away at Sabon Gari, where the company built 52 flats comprising of 2-bedroom flats ... |
Sumpreme Court allows cost benefit study for mining firms01 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian Supreme Court has allowed the central empowered committee (CEC) to file an “environment cost benefit analysis” on degradation of environment and forests by mining companies, including French Lafarge. The cement maker had moved the apex court seeking permission to take limestone, a key input for making cement, from its mines in Meghalaya to its cement plant in Bangladesh. Senior counsel Harish Salve, the court-appointed amicus curie, sought one week to submit the environment cost... |
Quebec’s carbon tax gets green light01 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsQuebec’s controversial carbon tax on energy companies comes into effect Monday, despite fears it could also target industries that use large amounts of petroleum and carbon products. The green tax is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada and will be used to help Quebec reach its Kyoto Protocol targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2012. Quebec will put almost a penny of tax - 0.8 cents - on every litre of gas sold and 0.9 cents of tax on every litre of diesel sold. It’s exp... |
Riots near Hetausda works Nepal01 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsNearly two dozen people have been injured after they clashed with policemen in a town in central part of the country. The clash occurred in the town of Hetauda on Saturday, after the police tried to stop the agitating locals, who were obstructing the East-West Highway to press for their demands, including constructing an access road to their village. They also demanded more effective measures to check pollutions emitted by state-run Hetauda Cement Industry Limited in Hetauda, according to th... |
Lafarge Canada appeal begins26 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe long-awaited hearing into Lafarge Canada’s controversial proposal to burn tires, plastics and other waste in a 34-year old cement kiln near Kingston, Ontario has begun, despite last-ditch efforts by the company to derail the hearings. Lafarge announced that it plans to challenge the validity of the hearing in court and asked the Environmental Review Tribunal not to proceed with the matter. The Environmental Review Tribunal hearing was scheduled to begin at the Loyalist Township Office (... |
Cement branch protests cuts in CO2 emmission limits26 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Polish Cement Association has sent a letter to Poland’s prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, asking the latter to intervene in the allocation of CO2 emission licences. Branch representatives reckon that the proposals of the National Administration of the Emissions Trading Scheme (KASHUE), aimed at cutting back on the number of licences allocated on a proportional basis to all sectors, are unfair and will result in cement plants turning out less cement than is necessary. KASHUE has sugge... |
Ashaka Cement Relocates Communities19 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsAshaka Cement Company has relocated three communities affected by its quarry activities at its factory in Bajoga of Funa-Kaye local government area of Gombe state. They were moved to a place of their choice at the cost of over N100 million, the company said. The three settlements, Jauro Buba, Jauro Yaya and Jauro Chindo, have been relocated some kilometers away at Sabon Gari where the company built 52, 2-bedroom flats for the settlers with a primary school, three hand pumps, a dispensary an... |
Recyclers Used to Burning Rubber Are Now Idling19 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsA new industry that recycles old tires into fuel, saving companies millions of dollars and reducing a billion-tire national stockpile, is in limbo after a U.S. appeals court tossed out some federal clean-air rules. In the past decade, owners of industrial boilers considered themselves do-gooders because they had the Environmental Protection Agency’s blessing to burn alternative fuels, including old tires. Yet environmental groups said the practice dodged clean-air requirements by classifying... |