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27 Ways to Prevent Climate Change: a Guide for Independent Retailers
Global warming is an urgent problem facing our planet, but retailers are in a unique position to contribute to climate change prevention efforts. Dealing with... more »
03 Dec 2011
Whales win, walruses lose in warmer Arctic
The Arctic zone has moved into a warmer, greener "new normal" phase, which means less habitat for polar bears and more access for development, an... more »
03 Dec 2011
Ladybugs Changed Color in Response to Climate Change
Thirty years ago, if you were walking along the coast of the Netherlands and picked a two-spot ladybug off the leaf of a European lime... more »
03 Dec 2011
Green policies can halve CO2 emissions from energy sector, says OECD and IEA
Rising global energy demand and the need to drastically cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions require a transformation in the way nations produce, deliver and consume... more »
21 Sep 2011
How Predictable is Climate Change?
Is it possible to make valid climate predictions that go beyond weeks, months, even a year? As most know weather is not easily... more »
18 Sep 2011
Rising seas expected to wash out key California beaches
Rising seas forecast from climate change will likely wash away some of California's most iconic beaches by century's end, along with ... more »
21 Aug 2011
World nations see six all-time record high temperatures, no lows so far in 2011
Eight months into the year, six nations have seen record high temperatures, including Kuwait, Iraq, Armenia, Iran, and Republic of the ... more »
19 May 2011
MIT soft rocker - solar powered sun lounger
The ‘Soft Rocker’ is a solar powered outdoor rocking lounger whereby you can relax and recharge your electronics. Developed by architecture students at MIT,... more »
03 May 2011
World First: Report on New Energy Capacity Shows Renewable Supersedes Nuclear
In 2010, for the first time, worldwide cumulative installed capacity from wind turbines, biomass, waste-to-energy, and solar power surpassed installed nuclear capacity. ... more »
04 Mar 2011
Green, Greener, Greenest Cars at the Geneva Motor Show
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 3, 2011 (ENS) - For the first time, an electric car - the Nissan LEAF - has made the grade as... more »
15 Jan 2011
LONG LIFE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
Oil prices have reached roughly $90 a barrel, the highest since October 2008 when the financial crisis hit and global economies stomped on the brakes. Next... more »
06 Jan 2011
Climate-Change Strategy: Be Afraid — but Only a Little
With all the news about climate change, the fact remains that we are still in between believing what we read and convinced about doing something... more »
15 Dec 2010
The Europe Electric Grid
Ten European countries, including Norway, have agreed to develop an offshore electricity grid at the North Sea, in a bold move that promoters say will give... more »
29 Nov 2010
80 Percent of Global Water Supplies at Risk
River biodiversity and our water security are in serious trouble, according to a comprehensive survey of waterways released yesterday. At risk are the water... more »
30 Oct 2010
U.N. urged to freeze climate geo-engineering projects
The United Nations should impose a moratorium on "geo-engineering" projects such as artificial volcanoes and vast cloud-seeding schemes to fight climate change, green groups say,... more »
30 Oct 2010
VW Diesel Passat BlueMotion Hits Almost 75 MPG
Gavin Conway, a writer for the UK’s Sunday times, recently set out for a country drive. Quite the drive, in fact: his drive... more »
29 Oct 2010
Plastic Solar Cells
Physicists at Rutgers University in New Jersey have discovered new properties in a material that could result in efficient and inexpensive plastic solar cells for... more »
27 Oct 2010
Greenhouse Gas, Fuel Efficiency Standards Set for U.S. Heavy Trucks, Buses
WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2010 (ENS) - The first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency in heavy-duty trucks and buses, were... more »
23 Oct 2010
America's Food Waste Equates to Wasted Energy
America is certainly the land of plenty. This country has been blessed with an overabundance of natural resources and some of the world's most... more »
23 Oct 2010
Tidal Power: The Next Wave?
Over the next few years, we can expect to see huge advances in our ability to harness power from the ocean’s waves and tides, a... more »
22 Oct 2010
The History of the Electric Car
No one would mistake Chris Paine for a General Motors shill. In his 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?, the filmmaker laid out a damning... more »
19 Oct 2010
Pedal Powered Monorail Caught Google's Attention
Internet search provider Google is set to invest $1m to help develop a significant and innovative new sustainable transport technology design – Shweeb. Shweeb (adapted from the German... more »
05 Oct 2010
Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean
Due to above-average water temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts that coral bleaching will be very likely this... more »
23 Sep 2010
World's largest solar plant advances
The world's largest solar power plant cleared an important hurdle on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for a dramatic expansion in solar energy generation in the... more »
17 Sep 2010
How much do you know about saving ENERGY and MONEY?
We all know about the need to consume less energy for a better environment. With the flood of articles and concerns by the public on... more »
16 Sep 2010
France to Have 3,000 MW of Offshore Wind by 2015
According to Agence France Presse (AFP), the French government will launch next month a tender for contracts of 10 billion euros ($12.6 billion) to build... more »
28 Aug 2010
Sea level rise looks inevitable, even with intervention
New findings by international research group of scientists from England, China and Denmark just published suggest that sea level will likely be 30-70 centimetres higher by 2100... more »
31 Aug 2010
Indonesia Coral - Impacts of hotter water temperatures
The Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching... more »
27 Aug 2010
Caribbean Island Closer to Becoming Geothermal Energy Exporter
Among the islands in the Eastern Caribbean, St. Lucia’s economy is performing comparatively well. The island, which is less than half the size of Los Angeles proper and... more »
27 Aug 2010
The New Breeds of Cars
Decades ago the only type of car was the internal combustion (gasoline)type. Other varieties have arrived such as Hybrid and electric. With the new choices are other decisions... more »
18 Aug 2010
Harvesting Indonesian Ice
Ice can exist on the equator, so long as it's at a high elevation. The Indonesian mountain ridge, which rises to 16,000 feet on the island of New... more »
17 Aug 2010
Free and Low-Cost Solar Energy
Making the most of the sun's energy without spending a bundle If solar electricity or solar water heating isn't your cards right now, there are plenty of other... more »
14 Aug 2010
US Local Governments Abandon Ornamental Gardens To Grow Food
There's a new breed of urban agriculture germinating throughout the US, one whose seeds come from an unlikely source. Local government officials from Baltimore, Md., to... more »
08 Aug 2010
Climate Models and Warming
Climate models use various methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. All climate models take account of incoming energy as short wave... more »
09 Aug 2010
Solar Futures
Solar power is the generation of electricity from sunlight. This can be direct as with photovoltaics, or indirect as with concentrating the sun's rays to boil water which... more »
06 Aug 2010
Here Come the Electric Cars: "Leaf" and "Volt"
The Plug-In 2010 Conference in San Jose was the site of major announcements by major auto manufacturers Nissan and General Motors. During their Tuesday morning speeches, both Nissan... more »
02 Aug 2010
What to do with the CO2
Burning fuel releases a lot of carbon dioxide. For more is emitted than any other air emission. What can we do with it all?... more »
30 Jul 2010
Idling Vehicles
Pending court approval, several companies affiliated with National Car Rental will pay a fine of $475,000 for repeated violations of motor vehicle idling regulations at two New England airports:... more »
27 Jul 2010
Trees a 'low-cost' solution to air pollution and biodiversity loss in cities
Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding. Reversing the declining numbers of native trees and... more »
19 Jul 2010
The Rising Indian Ocean
Changing sea levels have happened before and will happen again in a dynamic world. Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines... more »
12 Jul 2010
Solar Plane's Historic Moment
A solar-powered plane designed to fly both day and night has succeeded in its first attempt at a 24-hour voyage.Taking off from its base in... more »
06 Jul 2010
The Downside to the Recovery of the Ozone Hole
While the hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly healing, its recovery might have a downside, scientists say: Climate change could change wind patterns and... more »
30 Jun 2010
Hot Spring on Planet Earth
It is getting more and more difficult to deny that global warming is occurring. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report recently about the state... more »
29 Jun 2010
Electric Sports Car Tesla for IPO
The success of the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) from electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors rests on the company's ability to break out of its... more »
12 Jun 2010
Demystifying Common Myths of Wind Power
With all the hoopla going around for and against wind farms going up all over the US, including here on the Great Lakes and off of Nantucket Sound,... more »
13 Jun 2010
To Hull and back – by electric car
It is the second most polluting area in Europe, with its power stations and heavy industry making it responsible for 13 per cent of carbon emissions in Britain.... more »
11 Jun 2010
Turning water into jobs. How eco-car fuels a city's hopes
With its space age design, light, nippy frame and pollution-free assurances, the hydrogen fuel-cell powered car may seem like a futuristic fantasy but today a... more »
29 May 2010
Most large companies plan to increase spending on climate
Seventy percent of firms with revenue of $1 billion or more say they plan to increase spending on climate change initiatives in the next two years, a global... more »
21 May 2010
Climate Change Hits the Oceans
When scientists say the planet is warming, they usually point to rising air temperatures as proof. That's reasonable enough, especially since the warmth of the air temperature... more »
26 Apr 2010
Michigan. The Saudi Arabia of WIND energy
The first regional Wind Energy Conference, sponsored by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (www.glrea.org ) took place at the Cobo Center in Detroit April... more »
18 Apr 2010
Salient features of India's national solar policy
On 11th January 2010, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday launched India’s ambitious solar energy mission, the centrepiece of its activities to combat climate change,... more »
17 Apr 2010
Renault, Nissan and Daimler sign up for green car-share deal
Renault, Nissan and Daimler are embarking on a three-way, equity-sharing alliance to jointly develop new small cars, light commercial vans and engine technologies. Alliance includes... more »
13 Apr 2010
How Wind Farms Affect the Global Climate
Wind energy has been a fast growing sector of the overall energy market. It is renewable energy that can be produced on an industrial scale... more »
01 Apr 2010
Earth Hour - The Big Picture
Beginning in Sydney, Australia three years ago, Earth Hour has grown into a global observance. States, large organizations and individual people observed Earth Hour 2010... more »
26 Mar 2010
What Makes a City Green?
When looking at the strengths of environmental programs across the country for our green cities survey, Paul and Sara from the Green Guide (National Geographic)... more »
14 Mar 2010
Green car incentives may be a victim of their own success
United Kingdom's government efforts to encourage motorists to buy greener cars are proving so successful they are raising concerns that tax breaks for cleaner vehicles... more »
13 Mar 2010
Solar Plane Almost Ready for Record Flight
In Switzerland, two pioneers are coming closer and closer to a flight around the world powered only by solar energy. more »
25 Feb 2010
Another Problem with Biofuels?
It's called the dead zone. Agricultural fertilizer byproducts like nitrogen are running off farms and into the Mississippi River, which then spills out into the Gulf of... more »
22 Feb 2010
How Animals Change Due to Climate
What makes an animal large or small? Part of it may be due to climate change. It may be that these are reactions to rapidly rising temperatures... more »
29 Jan 2010
Cutting Carbon: Should We Capture and Store It?
In the push to cut the amount of carbon we release into the atmosphere, solutions usually focus on how to reduce our power use (drive... more »
29 Jan 2010
Will Global Warming Increase Natural Disasters, or Not?
The United Nations climate science panel faces new controversy for wrongly linking global warming to an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters... more »
04 Jan 2010
The Lawyers Win in Global Warming
Carbon dioxide air emissions is one of the big issues in global warming debate. However, before you start controlling by putting the carbon in the... more »
12 Dec 2009
Animas Quadracycle
Bicycles are currently the most common human-powered vehicles in widespread use today. Their simple, lightweight design remains relatively unchanged. Though motor vehicles are produced in a wide assortment... more »
12 Dec 2009
Bowen Island House by Sturgess Architecture
Green architecture is gradually gaining popularity worldwide. Renowned architects and designers have realised their designs through pilot projects, showcasing how an energy efficient home can... more »
26 Nov 2009
Eco drive: Minimise fuel consumption and carbon emissions with these simple tips
The financial crisis means a few of us are tightening our belts and possibly holding off on making serious investments for a more sustainable lifestyle.... more »
01 Nov 2009
New Clues in the Mass Death of Bees
In late 2006, something strange began to happen to America's honeybees. Colonies that were once thriving suddenly went still, almost overnight. The worker bees that make hives... more »
23 Oct 2009
As Hybrid Buses Get Cheaper, Cities Fill Their Fleets
IF you wonder whether hybrid-electric vehicles will ever catch on, simply ask one of the millions of people who ride in them every day. Hybrid-electric buses,... more »
23 Oct 2009
Fill It Up With Electricity, Please
The prediction has been here before, almost every time governments have worried about oil supplies and air pollution. Manufacturers dabbled with electrics after the oil... more »
01 Jul 2009
Batteries included: Are eco-friendly cars any good?
Politicians want British drivers to switch over to eco-friendly cars. They're silent and stylish – but are they any good? John Walsh from The Independent ... more »
02 Jun 2009
Electrifying - the world's fastest Eco-Motorbike.
When Tesla Motors kicked off the modern I-want-to-be-green-and-have-fun-too electric-car phenomenon a few years back, it was only a matter of time before other modes of transportation began to... more »
02 Jun 2009
Reducing greenhouse emissions could cut global disease burden by 25% says WHO
Curbing global greenhouse gas emissions could help reduce global disease by as much as 25 per cent, says The World Health Organisation at a recent preliminary climate... more »
12 May 2009
In the Antarctic, a Huge Iceberg is About to Break off Glacier
A massive iceberg with enough freshwater in it to fill Sydney Harbour 135 times over is about to break off the Mertz glacier in Antarctica. more »
31 Mar 2009
Malaysian Car Company, Proton goes Dutch in electric car tie-up
31st March, 2009,KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysian automaker Proton has said it will manufacture electric cars for eco-conscious markets in Europe and the United States,... more »
08 Jan 2009
The big melt: 2 trillion tons of ice since 2003
More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show... more »
08 Jan 2009
The Looming Tragedy of Carbon Markets Paying to Destroy Ancient Forests
Should carbon markets pay for rainforest logging? Using carbon funds, the world's governments are poised to subsidize ancient forest logging, claiming it benefits the Earth's... more »
23 Dec 2008
As ice melts, Antarctic bedrock is on the move
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ENN )-- As ice melts away from Antarctica, parts of the continental bedrock are rising in response -- and other parts are sinking,... more »
08 Dec 2008
Climate action
Sometimes deferring pain simply makes matters worse. We can only hope this point is not lost on the government delegates currently gathered at the United... more »
26 Nov 2008
Thinning glaciers 'endangering South Asian water supply'
24 November 2008 [NEW DELHI] SciDev.Net - New evidence that Himalayan glaciers are shrinking has added weight to concerns that there could be severe... more »
24 Nov 2008
CO2 curbs may be too late for reefs, study warns
A new global deal on climate change will come too late to save most of the world's coral reefs, according to a US study that... more »
24 Nov 2008
Experts warn of severe water shortages by 2080
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Half the world's population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because of climate change , experts warned Tuesday.... more »
15 Nov 2008
Israel Looks to Electric Cars
The Israeli government announced a major initiative to push the nation's drivers toward electric cars early this year, a move meant to both lessen dependence... more »
14 Nov 2008
Global Warming, Up Close and Personal
You think you know climate change. You've seen An Inconvenient Truth. You've noticed the changing and warming weather patterns in your part of the world.... more »
09 Nov 2008
Recipe for rescuing our reefs
Rod Salm's ViewPoint The colourful world supported by coral reefs is under threat as oceans absorb greater quantities of carbon dioxide, says Rod Salm. In this... more »
06 Nov 2008
U.N. chief urges climate change help despite slowdown
DHAKA (Reuters ) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged developed countries not to neglect climate change as they tend to a global economic... more »
04 Nov 2008
IPCC Chair: Severity Under-reported
IPCC Chair: Severity Under-reported The chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said the news media are not sufficiently addressing the severity of climate... more »
04 Nov 2008
Climate change may drown cities
Climate change may drown cities JOHANNESBURG, 24 October 2008 (IRIN) - People in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, prefer to commute in three-wheeled autorickshaws, taxis and... more »
02 Oct 2008
McDonald's in Compost Trial
McDonald's in compost trial Monday, 29 September 2008 The fast food chain McDonald's is turning its waste into compost as part of an eco-friendly trial in... more »
21 Sep 2008
Arctic sea ice at second lowest extent ever recorded
Arctic sea ice has reached the second lowest extent ever recorded, according to the US national snow and ice centre, and a new map shows how far... more »
15 Sep 2008
Permafrost carbon content double the old estimates
New research indicates that the amount of frozen organic carbon locked away in the world’s permafrost regions – a major potential source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)... more »
11 Aug 2008
German City Wonders How Green Is Too Green
MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle of a utopian struggle over renewable energy. The town council’s decision to require solar-heating panels has... more »
11 Aug 2008
Tropical Warming Tied to Flooding Rains
Many experts in disaster management have increasingly warned that global warming is likely to pose an outsized threat to poor countries around the tropics, which cannot handle... more »
11 Aug 2008
An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCs
In its drive to go green, the technology industry has so far focused mainly on big targets like corporations and especially computer data centers, the power-hungry computing... more »
13 Jun 2008
End of Cheap Oil
It's inevitable. But just how soon will the vital fuel become so scarce and expensive that we're forced to make hard choices about how we... more »
10 Jun 2008
Why Are Rising Sea Levels a Threat?
Why Are Rising Sea Levels a Threat? Researchers were astounded when, in the fall of 2007, they discovered that the year-round ice pack in the Arctic... more »
04 Jun 2008
Wastewater Sludge: A New Resource for Alternative Energy?
Wastewater Sludge: A New Resource for Alternative Energy Source: Environmental News Network From: Water Environment Research Foundation Published May 30, 2008 09:33 AM Alexandria, VA -... more »
04 Jun 2008
Cashing in on Carbon Trading
Cashing in on carbon trading Published 10th March 2008 by Kathleen Tan, The Edge Azman Zainal Abidin believes every cloud has... more »
04 Jun 2008
Soaring Living Costs Cloud UN Climate Talks
Soaring living costs cloud U.N. climate talks From: Reuters Published June 2, 2008 08:13 AM By Gerard Wynn BONN, Germany (Reuters) - U.N.-led climate talks began in... more »
04 Jun 2008
Is Water Becoming the "New Oil"?
Is water becoming 'the new oil'? Source: Environmental News Network (http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/37114) From: The Christian Science Monitor Published May 30, 2008 08:40 AM Public fountains are dry in Barcelona,... more »
18 Apr 2008
What is the UNFCC?
United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) The UNFCCC secretariat administers the climate change Convention, and their site provides a one-stop source of news, data,... more »
16 Apr 2008
Is there such a thing as "Clean Energy"? Or is it just a scam?
With the mad rush to produce eco-friendly fuel, men are steadily converting vast areas of forests into soybean and oil palm fields. Take the Amazon... more »
08 Apr 2008
Can Climate Change Make Us Sicker?
Can Climate Change Make Us Sicker? What do we talk about when we talk about global warming? It'll get hotter, that's a safe bet; polar... more »
08 Apr 2008
Environment Crime Now High on the World Agenda
Environment crime now high on the world agenda Brussels, 27 March 2008-The illegal international trade in environmentally sensitive items such as ozone depleting substances, toxic chemicals,... more »
24 Mar 2008
Calculating Your Carbon Footprint
Ever wondered what your carbon footprint is on the environment? Curious to find out how your family or company can decrease your carbon footprint? Start... more »
24 Mar 2008
What's Carbon Neutral?
Climate change is a serious problem, caused primarily by the carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels like oil, coal, and gas. But there are... more »
24 Mar 2008
Waste Tyre Management
EK is embarking on communication campaign with a local industry player on waste tyre management. More information will be coming soon. more »