Carbon trade or carbon con?
In the carbon market, a good deal for the environment needs to also be a good deal for the bottom line. Vouching for environmental credibility isn't easy: Who verifies the verifiers? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Mining the truth on coal supplies.
A new study seeks to shake up the assumption that use of coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, is bound to continue its inexorable rise. In fact, the authors predict that world coal production may reach its peak as early as next year, and then begin a permanent decline. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
China takes lead in clean energy, with aggressive state aid.
Until very recently, Hunan Province was known mainly for lip-searing spicy food, smoggy cities and destitute pig farmers. Now, Changsha and two adjacent cities are emerging as a center of clean energy manufacturing. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Canada helps create an oil sands world.
Huge unconventional fuel reserves, like oil sands and oil shale, lie untapped worldwide. These emit much more carbon than regular oil, causing green groups to call them climate killers. Most countries lack the necessary capital, technology and expertise to tap them. But Canada is helping to change that. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Shun oilsands, save 'billions': Greenpeace.
Canadians could save billions of dollars while reducing greenhousegas emissions and creating thousands of jobs if the country plots a new energy strategy that turns away from the oilsands industry, says a new report to be released today. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Fires flare up as Russia pledges better forest protection.
Fresh fires destroyed more than 400 houses in the Siberian region of Altai, officials said, as flames spread across the region's border with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Fighting dirty water is world's new ecological battle.
A primary topic of discussion at a weeklong international water conference here can best be summed up in two words: "dirty water". Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Mexico, Central America struggle through deadly rainy season.
Heavy seasonal rainfall has set off deadly mudslides and widespread flooding across Central America and Mexico's southeast, killing more than 50 people and displacing more than half a million. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Motherwell mum's health worry over contaminated land probe.
A Motherwell mum this week spoke of her family’s ailing health, which she believes is due to land in her housing estate that is currently at the centre of a contamination probe. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
(NewsUSA) - Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are now a standard safety feature on all new cars in the United States. TPMS automatically monitors tire ...
(NewsUSA) - You faithfully separate your paper and plastic recyclables and purchase phosphate-free laundry detergent, but a look at your cleaning cabinet ...
(NewsUSA) - America's quest to reduce its fuel consumption and dependence on foreign oil may lead it to look for energy sources in new places -- like the ...
(NewsUSA) - Homeowners seeking to pad their homes and wallets should consider re-insulation projects that maximize energy efficiency year-round. Simple, ...
(NewsUSA) - After a seven-day trial, a federal jury in Colorado rendered a verdict finding that Allergy Research Group (ARG), a subsidiary of the Kikkoman ...
(NewsUSA) - Recycling efforts tend to center around plastic water bottles and milk jugs, but few people think about the plastics used in hospitals. IV bags, ...
(NewsUSA) - Americans hoping to live "greener" lives often tackle the kitchen first -- after all, separating the recyclables seems easy enough. But proper ...
(NewsUSA) - You often hear the term "green building" as homebuyers seek to purchase homes that are built using recycled materials or that use less energy. ...
(NewsUSA) - The need in the United States to expand the power infrastructure to meet the anticipated heightened demand for electricity could grow the job ...
(NewsUSA) - Good, clean water. It's a basic necessity shared by families everywhere. Unfortunately, billions worldwide lack access to the safe water many ...
Science scorned.
The anti-science strain pervading the right wing in the United States is the last thing the country needs in a time of economic challenge. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Advocacy groups find little to like in Interior's new scientific policy.
The Interior Department released its new scientific integrity policy last week, but scientists and advocacy groups are miffed at what they view as an incomplete and disingenuous set of rules. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Massey execs' access to mine after blast questioned.
Two officials from mine owner Massey Energy were underground unsupervised for four hours after the blast. They remained underground even after the Mine Safety and Health Administration closed the mine to all but official rescuers and authorized activity. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Under fire from industry, scientific panel is 'gutted'.
Five out of nine members of a scientific panel that advises California on toxic chemicals have been fired in recent weeks, following disputes with the chemical industry and a conservative group that targets environmental laws. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Bribery charges against China's largest gold mining group upheld.
The bribery accusation against Zijin Mining Group, China's largest gold mining group, stemming from its attempts to cover up a sewage spill was approved by the central government recently. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Covert operations.
The Koch brothers are longtime libertarians who believe in drastically lower personal and corporate taxes, minimal social services for the needy, and much less oversight of industry – especially environmental regulation. And they are putting their enormous wealth behind their beliefs. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:00:05 +0200
Keeping science under wraps in the Gulf.
We need a unified national research plan for the effects of the Gulf spill administered by the National Science Foundation. It would place a priority on coordinated, independent research, with a finance stream unconnected to BP and all results would be available for public scrutiny. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:00:05 +0200
BP accused of withholding 'critical' spill data.
The company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico is accusing BP of withholding what it describes as critical evidence needed to investigate the cause of the worst offshore oil spill in US history, according to a confidential internal document. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:00:05 +0200
VALENCIA, CA--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - H2scan Corporation today announced that its UK-based representative, Quantitech, Ltd., has delivered 14 of its HY-ALERTAT 600 Fixed Area Monitors to detect for possible hydrogen leaks in battery rooms. Quantitech Ltd. has supplied DPSS Cabling Services with these hydrogen specific gas monitors that are critical in helping prevent catastrophic power failures and employee injury and eliminating costly false alarms. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:55:00 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE: ES) a managing partner of the Uranium Disposition, Services, LLC (UDS), and the U.S. Department of Energy participated today in a ceremony recognizing the Operational Readiness Review or Testing Phase of the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facility at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:55:00 EDT
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2010) - Greenscape Capital Group Inc. ("Greenscape") (TSX VENTURE:GRN) is pleased to announce that it has arranged an institutionally-led, non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") to raise up to $5 million, subject to regulatory approval, for the completion of Green Park Denver LLC's 4,200 stall green parking facility servicing the Denver International Airport. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:00 EDT
According to the Authority on Green Dentistry, Recent Gulf of Mexico Oil Disasters Are Reminders Why the Dental Industry Needs to Curb the Use of Petroleum-Based Plastics
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - Mark A. Snell, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), will participate in the Barclays Capital Energy-Power Conference Sept. 16 in New York City. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:04:00 EDT
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