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This week in tech: We need an energy miracle

February 14th, 2010 · No Comments

We begin our weekly round up of green tech and gadget news as featured on the pages of Climate Crunch, with the news that former Microsoft boss Bill Gates may be the new Al Gore, “we need an energy miracle”, he stated, “We must innovate our way to zero CO2 emissions” he told the audience [...]

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UK partners with Indonesia to fight climate change

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

The UK has joined forces with the Indonesian government to tackle deforestation and prepare Indonesians for the impacts of climate change, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced at Davos today.
The partnership will work to bring down carbon emissions by reversing the high rate of deforestation in the country, boost Indonesia ’s low carbon economy and [...]

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Grazinglands Reduce Greenhouse Gases

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Rangeland Ecology & Management—A green pasture with grazing animals offers an idyllic image of our natural environment. With much of the current focus on climate change, such a pasture has much more to offer than image. Through effective policy implementation, grazinglands can reduce greenhouse gases through carbon sequestration and emissions reductions offset credits.

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Green Technology Set to Lead The Way in 2010

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Astute investors know that spotting a trend on the horizon, or in its infancy, can offer a number of investment opportunities today. That was the case with green or clean technologies (greentech/cleantech) a year ago and that remains the case also today. The world has embraced technologies that offer the opportunity for a cleaner planet [...]

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Government’s lack of strategic planning blamed for poor transport options across the UK

January 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Environmental groups today issued a manifesto [1] which calls on the next Government to ensure that local, regional and national transport plans are integrated effectively to improve transport and ensure cost-effectiveness. The manifesto sets out proposals which would radically improve transport while keeping spending within existing budgets [2]. It draws on successful initiatives across the [...]

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Christchurch Airport’s Carbon Neutral Status Has Been Renewed

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Christchurch Airport was not only the first NZ airport, but the first airport in the Southern Hemisphere to achieve carbon neutral status for its operations. This status has now been renewed for the third year in a row.
Christchurch International Airport (CIAL) has had its carbon neutral status recertified by Landcare Research for the period from [...]

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AIR FORCE ONE EMMISSIONS FROM FLIGHT TO COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CONFERENCE TO BE OFFSET BY LIMEGREEN EARTH

December 16th, 2009 · No Comments

LimeGreen Earth, Inc. announced today that it will offset the carbon emitted by President Obama’s flight on Air Force One to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference, which began on December 7, has brought together diplomats from 192 nations to discuss the global reduction of carbon emissions.

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European and US cities sign Stockholm Appeal urging world cooperation at COP15

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

The mayors of the largest cities in Europe and the United States have co-authored a mutual appeal, ‘The Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change’. The appeal manifests the signatories’ desire for the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen to result in an international climate change agreement.
The Mayor of Stockholm, Sten Nordin, initiated the cooperation between the mayors, represented [...]

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Barcelona wakes up climate negotiations

November 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

One thousand alarm clocks rang at 8.30 yesterday morning to welcome delegates to the last international climate meeting before the major summit begins in Copenhagen in December.
The TckTckTck campaign – an unprecedented global alliance which represents more than 200 development, humanitarian and environment organizations – brought together hundreds of Barcelona residents and conference observers to [...]

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Clean Diesel Program Protects Health and the Environment

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

The U.S. EPA today released a report to Congress detailing the health, environmental and economic benefits of the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Program. The program, funded at $50 million last year, allowed EPA to fund the purchase or retrofitting of 14,000 diesel-powered vehicles and pieces of equipment, preventing respiratory illnesses and saving money in communities [...]

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    China Developing “Combustible Ice” as New Energy Source

    [Energy] Last September, China discovered a large reserve of “combustible ice” on the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. “Combustible ice” is essentially frozen natural gas – a natural gas hydrate, and is one of the newest energy sources to be discovered. The new reserves found in China reveal a very large supply equal at least 35 [...] [Inhabitat Energy]


    More Americans say global warming exaggerated: poll

    [News] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated, as more people also doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll. [Reuters]


    Bead-Filled Washing Maching Uses 90% Less Water

    [Technology] A new washing machine design uses 90 percent less water and reduces utility bills by 30 percent by cleaning clothes with tiny plastic beads. The machine by UK company Xeros Ltd uses 3mm-long nylon beads that can get into all crevices and folds of clothing and absorb stains and dirt.  Stephen Burkinshaw, a polymer chemist at Leeds University, discovered that nylon beads at 100 percent humidity could attract stains away from clothing and into the center of the beads, preventing deposition back onto the clothes. The machine uses a small amount of water to dampen the clothes and to reach the right humidity level, then the drum is flooded with the beads.  When the cycle is complete the beads drain away with the water to be reused hundreds of times. I'm sure you've already started questioning what happens to these plastic beads once they're done scrubbing clothes.  The company wants to eventually create a closed loop where the saturated beads can be refreshed and reused in the machines, but for the time being they will be collected and recycled. Xeros says that if all of the US used these machines instead of regular washing machines, it would save 1.2 billion tonnes of water per year and  the CO2 emissions saved would equal taking 5 million cars off the road.  The machine would also eliminate the need to dry clean many delicates, another environmental benefit.  The Xeros machine is expected to be available by the end of next year. via Guardian   [EcoGeek]


    Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia's First Carbon Neutral Office

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    Kuwaiti Scientists Say Peak Oil Will Arrive in 2014

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    Test Driving Volkswagen's First Hybrid Vehicle: The 2011 Touareg

    [Transport] Photo via MotorTrend VW's 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements--Porsche's first ever plug-in hybrid, a new Aud... Read the full story on TreeHugger [TreeHugger Transport]


    Nike Unveils World Cup Soccer Jerseys Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

    [Fashion] ATTENTION GREEN SOCCER FANS Nike recently unveiled its new team jerseys for the upcoming World Cup and here’s the kicker (pun intended) – they’re made from discarded plastic bottles! That’s right, the uniforms, or “kits” in proper soccer speak, are made from melted down bottles from landfills in Japan and Taiwan that have been spun into [...] [Inhabitat Fashion]



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