As a huge vote of confidence, Investment bank Morgan Stanley said it will invest a whopping US $ 3 Billion in Carbon Trading under the Kyoto Protocol guidelines. This move by one of the world's...
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Researchers have found out that cooking stoves that are fuelled by wood or crop residue contribute significantly to climate change at a higher-than-expected rate. How so? The soot that these stoves...
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If you are an SUV driver or a biker/walker/jogger/environmentally aware person, then you should read this article. Will Duguid is examining whether or not it is ethical to start moralizing with SUV...
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Being a sporting fan (of many different sports) I found this article from the Observer quite interesting and intriguing. It is about From: How Sport is (supposedly) Killing the Planet. Of course the...
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And I am not talking about outdated films for camera exposure. I am talking about movies that are no longer just critical and entertaining, I am talking about movies that soon will be carbon neutral....
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Already 12 islands have disappeared at Sunderbans delta, according to a group of scientists from the Jadaypur University. An estimated 70,000 residents may turn into environmental refugees in the next...
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The Observer reports that if the governments of this planet do nothing, the next ten years may be the last period before everyone will feel the wrath of abrupt climate change and ultimately suffer....
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on October 31, 2006
Silicon Valley was the instrumental bastion of change in America and the world just a few years ago. Business Magazine reports that it is now on its second wave of disruptive change. Their target: The...
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Brazil is going all out on Biofuels. Current studies are underway to harness the biodiesel potential of the physic nut tree (Jathropa culcas), a nut producing tree that is drought resistant and the...
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by Reden Rodriguez on October 31, 2006
It looks like Italy is beefing up on its solar energy capacity, as 60 megawatts of total photovoltaic capacity is set to be available by this year. According to Gianni Silvestrini, energy adviser to...
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on October 31, 2006
It is really amazing to realize the potential of every aspect of this planet. What you could think of as useless and desolate could be a powerful resource after all. Such is the case of Deserts in the...
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If you wonder how Venture Capital (VC) companies identify and SELECT s to invest in or if they are attracted to revenues or higher goals of saving the environment, and how the business and political...
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by Reden Rodriguez on October 30, 2006
Scientists have discovered a way to get more than from microbes than just waste water treatment, hydrogen. While this discovery will not produce bountiful amounts of hydrogen to power our hydrogen...
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking his green initiative from California to New York, in an unprecedented move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Dubbed as the Northeast...
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The European Union is looking at more energy efficient buildings, cars, power generators, and electrical products by 2020 which will cut the 25-nation alliance's energy use by 20 percent. To...
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Straight out of your regular science fiction television series. Boats mysteriously sinking. Planes exploding in mid-air. Radar and other navigating equipment going haywire. Sounds like the maiden...
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The problem of using gas hydrates is that they are situated in highly inaccessible areas. What is more troubling is the fact that when gas hydrates, such as methane hydrates are accessed, the...
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So far, the gas hydrate deposits discovered contain high concentrations of methane. Scientists estimate the energy content of gas hydrates to be very significant, with one liter of methane hydrate...
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Using a slimy matrix known as Biofilm, scientists have been able to increase the power output of microbial organisms responsible for electricity production in fuel cells by as much as ten times! This...
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Methane released into the atmosphere from under-sea volcanoes contribute to abrupt climate change. This is because methane is a more effective Green House Gas (GHG) than Carbon Dioxide. So the higher...
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Gas Hydrates could be this century's next biggest energy find, as reservoirs of the compound have been spotted, found, and studied all over the world. What is a gas hydrate and why is it such an...
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Agribusiness giant Cargill has recently Inked a deal with Microgy, a subsidiary of biofuels developer Environmental Power. The agreement is for the development of fuel-related uses for farm wastes and...
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fossil fuels supply 8 Billion tons of energy while nuclear energy delivers nearly 1 Billion today. For solar and wind power to be significant, it should produce about the same amount of energy in the...
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There seems to be going on in Australia very recently. Renewable energy and climate change projects from our mates from down under are coming out of the woodwork, including: 1. A $75 M grant for the...
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