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RSS emissionsMobile tumour rumours refuse to die
News The Times ran a story on Monday stating that the big three mobile phone manufacturers, Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia have been developing and patenting devices to reduce the radiation emissions of phones for the past... [11 Jun 2001]
Anti-Bush email campaign shows record potential
News The campaign was organised by Friends of the Earth (FoE) to protest against the decision of the Bush administration to withdraw support for the Kyoto Protocol - an agreement to limit emissions of the gases believed to be... [02 Apr 2001]
Will the last electronics company to leave the country please turn off the power...
News The brainchild of Chancellor Gordon Brown, the tax has been devised to encourage companies to be more energy efficient and to control the emissions of the heaviest energy consumers. Unless every country adopts this levy... [30 Mar 2001]
Model Management: Eco-business warriors
Comment It is estimated that half the earth's forests are gone, water use has tripled over the past 50 years, carbon dioxide emissions have more than quadrupled over the same period and on average nine tonnes of raw materials... [23 Jan 2001]
NIMBY: Kent council blocks masts amid emission fears
News Schools are also being advised to get the Radio Communications Agency to check existing masts near schools for high emissions. It is calling on all mobile phone companies to apply for full planning permission for any... [22 Jan 2001]
Eye cancer link to mobile phone use
News One of the researchers, Andreas Stang told Reuters the cancer could be caused by radiation emissions, however, he said uveal melanoma is rare and as such the public should not be overly concerned. The news comes after... [16 Jan 2001]
E-exchanges continue to trade pollution allowances
News The Hague talks fell apart over the legality of trading emission allowances - companies or countries paying to use the reductions in emissions made by others to make up for the shortfall in their own... [28 Nov 2000]
Government orders health warnings for mobiles
News The information leaflets, due for release in coming weeks, will place special emphasis on the risks to young users as up to a quarter of the UK's 30 million mobile owners are under 18. While there is no conclusive proof that mobile... [27 Nov 2000]
Which? finds hands-free kits can treble mobile radiation
News In some positions, the hands-free kit reduced emissions by up to 98 per cent. But the potential for increased emissions is even higher, and there is no way for users to know the best position for their... [02 Nov 2000]
DTI report deems 'hands free' mobiles safer bet
News 'Hands free' kits can reduce exposure to harmful mobile phone emissions, according to a report published by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The research, undertaken by the independent consultancy SARtest,... [08 Aug 2000]
US tightens regulations on mobile radiation emissions
News Mobile phone manufacturers will be obliged to carry radiation emissions information in the US from August. Handset makers have been required to submit data on the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) - or rate of radiation... [18 Jul 2000]
Government report labels mobiles 'safe'
News The report was launched to determine whether microwave emissions from handsets are leading to an increase in memory loss, as well as brain tumours and other maladies. However, the report does call for tighter regulation... [28 Apr 2000]
Electricity Swap Shop for Noxious Gases
News This entitles companies which reach their emissions limit to electronically buy permits from others which haven't. The move comes as calls grow for a worldwide scheme to enable trading of emissions... [13 Jul 1999]
BCI launches car navigation system
News A system like this will have the capability to direct vehicles directly to a parking space - saving the driver time, easing traffic congestion and cutting back on fuel emissions. A French company has demonstrated what it... [11 Feb 1999]
The mobile threat: Let the user decide
Comment Burning ears, twitching eyes, headaches, tumours.if 3,000 people came to you with these symptoms and you found they all used mobile phones, what would you do? A company called Microshield came up with these figures. [01 Dec 1998]
