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A selection of published articles relating to Entec can be found here.

Publication / Date	Article
Green Futures January 2010	AD as alchemy? After years in the wilderness, biogas is set to play a major role in powering the future.
CIWM July 2009	Four Day Foresight Entec's James Moore explores the range of benefits four day working can have for waste and recycling collection services... and some of the common challenges. Click here to read the full article.
NEPIC Focal Point Issue 26 2009	Entec Leads UK In-situ Biodegradation Technique Entec has co-ordinated the first UK commercial application of in-situ augmented bioremediation of historic chlorinated solvent contamination.
Water & Sewerage Journal Issue 1 2009	Sewage Sludge - Challenge or Asset? Dr Cynthia Carliell-Marquet from the University of Birmingham along with Dave Auty and Dr Richard Marquet from Entec look at the issues facing sludge practitioners as sludge production increases and the options for disposal narrow.
Green Futures April 2009	Go With The Flow It’s time to reassess our difficult relationship with floods. Could we even consider them as a good thing? Bill Finlinson, Associate Director at Entec debates the issue.
In Practice March 2009	Protecting European Sites in Cyprus Ian Davidson-Watt from Sovereign Base Areas Administration and Emma Toovey from Entec discuss the issues surrounding the protection of European sites in the British territories of Cyprus.
In Practice March 2009	Building On Bog? Graham Burt-Smith from Entec and Clare O’Reilly from Ptyxis Ecology discuss issues for ecologists evaluating development proposals impacting on a European Protected Habitat
Waste Management Yearbook 2009	UK Landfill: Past, Present and Future The landfill industry has seen significant changes since the introduction of the Landfill Regulations in 2002. Francis Crozier discusses.
In Practice September2008	How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sabellaria? Jane Lancaster and Anne Savage from Entec discuss.
Estatement September 2008	Mutual Ground With the number of UK troops based in Germany having decreased significantly since the end of the Cold War, land used by the British military is now being returned to the German Federation. A series of land quality assessments undertaken by Entec will play an important role in the hand-back negotiations between DE International and the German Federal authorities.
Green Futures July 2008	Des Res, Future Style Housing design for low carbon living will challenge our architects - and our aesthetics. Marie-Louise Schembri looks forward to it.
In Practice June 2008	Great Crested Newts And Their Protection: Are We Getting It All Wrong? Hugh Watson, Technical Director of Ecology at Entec discusses.
In Practice March 2008	The Habitats Directive and Sewage Treatment Upgrades in the Republic of Ireland Emma Leacroft, Hugh Watson and Jo Mosley from Entec discuss protecting Ireland's internationally important rivers and wetlands.
Utility Week 23 November 2007	Short Term Can Be Shortsighted Claire Barnett asks "Is our current system of regulation sufficiently supportive of the long-term planning required for climate change?"
Green Futures October 2007	How Low Can You Go? Can all new houses be zero carbon by 2016? You bet. But we need innovation now. Trevor Lawson meets the enthusiasts for change.
Green Futures July/August 2007	Risky Business Banks can’t afford not to factor climate change into the value of their investments, says Entec. Trevor Lawson reports on an industry that’s slowly waking up to a shake up.
Utility Week 9th March 2007	Prime the Pump for Water Efficiency Entec's Claire Penny discusses the issue of water efficiency and the need to ensure that every drop really counts
Green Futures Jan / Feb 2007	Small Change The UK could be a leader on microgeneration if the government gets its planning system right, says James Hall of Entec.
WET News July 2006	Riding the Water Industry’s Regulatory Cycle Like all cycles, there needs to be a driving force, and in this case it’s the supply chain. We need to make sure that it is properly serviced, or eventually a wheel will fall off, says Garry Edwards.
Green Futures May / June 2006	Harnessing the Seas Let’s put our energy behind marine power, says Sue Barr of Entec.
Planning Magazine 12 May 2006	Policy Guide’s Influence Felt Further North Despite spreading to northern regions official advice on homes provision remains unclear, says James Hall
Planning Magazine 27 January 2006	Time to Get Real About the Delivery of Sustainable Development Sustainable communities, climate change and the environment are the key issues to focus on this year, says Clive Harridge
Planning Magazine 13 January 2006	Motivated President Sustainable development, third world problems and healthy lifestyles will be the key motifs for Clive Harridge in his year as RTPI president, reports David Dewar
Utility Week 16 December 2005	Sustained Effort Entec's Maurice Hoban discusses sustainability in the water industry
Green Futures November / December 2005	Whither Water? Entec has been drawing out the industry’s stories. Maurice Hoban reports.
Resource Management & Recovery 21 October 2005	We Need to Think About the Weather Jim Kersey examines the potential impact of climate change on waste management
Green Futures September / October 2005	New Noah's Arks Today’s buildings and communities need to face the floods, says Entec’s Bill Finlinson.
Planning Magazine 19 August 2005	Consultancy of the Year Award: Business Sense This award represents a fantastic opportunity to showcase your company and the work that you do, suggests Clive Harridge
Planning Magazine 19 August 2005	Delivering the New Vision for Planning ‘Planning is broke so fix it’ was the cry from many at the end of the 1990’s.
ENDS Environment Daily 18 May 2005	Study Paves Way for EU Power Station Law Review Entec recommend more use of market instruments to control combustion plant emissions
Regeneration & Renewal April 2005	A Database of Developable Brownfields Q&A with Peter Grant, Entec Associate Director, on the first Brownfield Land Action Plan for the East England Development Agency (EEDA)
Green Futures November / December 2004	Landfill, You're History Five thousand years on, the hole in the ground approach to waste management has come full circle, says Dennis Barrie and Francesco Corsi of Entec
Environment Business October 2004	A Viable Alternative Dennis Barrie, Associate Director of Entec, makes the case for a hub-based approach to contaminated land treatment
Planning Magazine 16 July 2004	Directive Set to Boost Plans Clive Harridge examines the implications of the new strategic environmental assessment (SEA) directive.
Green Futures Magazine July / August 2004	Market Town Make-overs Britain’s market towns are showing surprising signs of life – and business is at the heart of the revival, says Francesco Corsi of Entec.
Sustain’ Magazine Vol. 5 Issue 1 January 2004	Reactivating Regeneration Robert Deanwood examines how the need for the establishment of an environmental dimension to Area Based Initiatives has prompted the establishment of a series of pilot projects that seek to use an approach to environmental enhancement, economic development, community engagement and partnership building, developed through experience in community forestry.
Sustain’ Magazine Vol. 4 Issue 6	Strategic Environmental Assessment – Coming to Plans and Programmes near you! Are you preparing a plan or programme that is likely to have significant effects on the environment? Yes? Then, according to Clive Harridge, Director, Entec UK Ltd, you need to know about the EU Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) which comes into force in July next year (2004).
Planning Magazine 17 October 2003	Shared Vision Offers Better Quality of Life Closer links with community strategy teams can bring many advantages, say Jeffrey Lee and Clive Harridge
Resource Management and Recovery August 2003	Box Clever As councils intensify kerbside recycling efforts in order to meet government targets, Dr Darren Perrin of Entec looks at the realities of what does and doesn’t go in the box.
Sustain Magazine July 2003	Guiding the Remediation Process Sustain takes a look at the latest revisions to the Welsh Development Agency's Manual on the Management of Land Contamination.
The Edge Magazine 29 June 2003	Improving Waste Logistics The UK waste management market is going through a period of significant change. Geoff Sampson investigates some of the opportunities and barriers to improving efficiency.
RTPI News in Planning 13 June 2003	Tackling Urban Sprawl with Smart Growth - a US Perspective Planners in the UK and the USA share common aspirations and challenges but tackle them in very different ways. Clive Harridge reports.
Green Futures Magazine May / June 2003	Taking the Heat Worldwide, more and more of us live in larger and larger cities. Francesco Corsi draws some lessons from Entec's work on climate change and the urban condition.
Planning Magazine 02 May 2003	People’s Benefactor Doing something for nothing is an unfashionable concept these days. But Planning Aid Trust director Clive Harridge says that there are people like him everywhere.
Water and Environment Manager 20 April 2003	Framework for Efficiency Water companies have had a statutory duty to promote the efficient use of water since February 1996. Rob Lawson of Entec reports on a new tool for the development of domestic water efficiency.
Environmentalist Magazine February 2003	Implementing the SEA Directive Draft guidance on implementing the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive was recently published and Karl Fuller provided a helpful overview in the December 2002 issue of 'the environmentalist'. In this article Sean Nicholson provides a critique of the guidance, based on experience of carrying out a number of high profile sustainability appraisals including the London Plan.
Waste Planning December 2002	Sustainability Appraisal of Waste Local Plans Sean Nicholson describes how Sustainability Appraisal can assist the preparation of Waste Local Plans.

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