Could plants save us from the rising carbon dioxide levels from human emissions and greenhouse gases and save us from the Climate Crunch?
Are plants our saviour from the Climate Crunch
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: · carbon, change, climate, climate crunch, crunch, emissions, gases, glaciers, greenhouse, ice age, plants, Pollution
World’s Largest Protected Marine Area Proposed in Australia’s Coral Sea
September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Collectively a group of scientists, environmental groups, and former members of Australia’s navy have urged for the creation of a gigantic reserve that would ban fishing in a pristine 400,000 square mile area known as the Coral Sea– if approved, it will be the world’s largest protected marine area.
Located off of Australia’s northeast [...]
Tags: · australia, coral, Fish, plants, protection, reef, sea
Asian pollution could spur U.S. warming
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Asian pollution from Asian power plants, cooking and heating could create summer hot spots in the central United States and southern Europe by mid-century, U.S. climate scientists reported on Thursday.
Tags: · AIB, asian, blog, environmental, europe, gas, hot, inconvenient, particle, plants, Pollution, power, southern, spots, states, united, warming
China’s lead in race for new nuclear plants could create UK skills famine
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Britain’s plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations will face a fierce challenge for skills and resources from countries keen to build their own, according to research published today.
China has plans for 24 nuclear plants and outline proposals for another 76, according to the Economic Research Council, using figures from the International Energy [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, china, environmental, inconvenient, nuclear, plants, power, race, shortage, skills
Water everywhere, and not a drop to grow
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Limited availability of fresh water is often overlooked as a cause of food scarcity and environmental decline, according to Colin Chartres. Governments should be ramping up efforts to make sure we have enough to grow crops as well as enough to drink, he argues.
Essentially, every calorie of food requires a litre of water to produce [...]
Tags: · clean, grow, plants, rain, Water
Foreign plants and animals cause havoc on waterways
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Invasive animals and plants which have been released or seed themselves into the wild are causing havoc on the UK’s rivers and canals, according to British Waterways.
Foreign pets such as terrapins, or garden plants such as giant hogweed, are damaging wildlife, and hampering access to banks and towpaths and maintenance of locks, bridges and [...]
Tags: · AIB, animals, blog, british, environmental, foreign, havoc, inconvenient, plants, waterways
Brown calls for eight new nuclear plants
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Britain must build “at least” eight new nuclear power stations during the next 15 years to replace its ageing plants and contribute to a “post-oil economy” that is cleaner and much more efficient than in the era of “cheap energy and careless pollution”, Gordon Brown signalled last night. The first new reactors could feed electricity [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, brown, eight, environmental, inconvenient, new, nuclear, plants, primeminister, UK
Emission curbs could close new coal plants
July 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Fresh doubts have been raised over plans for new coal-fired power plants after the environment regulator said it expects that those not fitted with expensive carbon capture and storage (CCS) equipment in future will have to close.
The government’s leading environment adviser, Jonathon Porritt, has also attacked the plan to build up to eight new coal [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, capture, carbon, ccs, change, climate, coal, curbs, emission, environmental, global, inconvenient, plants, porritt, storage, warming
Heat and power plants could triple their energy output, report says
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The energy produced by power plants that provide both heat and electricity could be almost tripled in the UK, according to an analysis of nine industrial sites. So-called combined heat and power (CHP) plants are far more efficient than conventional power stations because they harness heat that is normally wasted, by piping it to industrial [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, Energy, environmental, heat, inconvenient, output, plants, power, triple
Nuclear waste burial plan may smooth building of new plants
June 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Ministers are due to publish controversial plans to bury Britain’s massive nuclear waste stockpile, as part of a campaign to persuade investors to build new nuclear power stations.
On Thursday, Hilary Benn, the environment secretary, is due to publish a long-awaited white paper for dealing with Britain’s ‘legacy’ of radioactive waste by asking for volunteer communities [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, building, burial, environmental, inconvenient, new, nuclear, plan, plants, Waste
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