CLEAR FORK, West Virginia (Reuters) – Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are talking more about “clean coal” and less about global warming as they woo voters in West Virginia and Kentucky — two states that sit at the heart of the nation’s coal economy.
In a bid to draw voters ahead of Democratic primaries in [...]
OSLO (Reuters) – Canada will be investigated on suspicion of violating rules for registering greenhouse gases that are the mainstay of a U.N.-led fight against global warming, official documents show.
Canada played down the news, saying it was taking quick steps to ensure it complied by the rules.
Ottawa could be suspended from rights to trade carbon [...]
The Province of Quebec in Canada is known for it’s hydro-electricity. In fact Hydro-Quebec is a world leader in the domain. But something other than hydro power could be useful for the Province. It seems that wind generated electricity could be the next big thing for Quebec.
when the wind blows, you can reduce the flow [...]
Great news from Greenpeace:
Despite insisting a week ago that they wouldn’t be bounced into taking action, Unilever boss, Patrick Cescau performed a swift about turn today and announced that his company is supporting our call for a moratorium – a complete halt – on rainforest destruction in Indonesia.
A moratorium would buy time, and allow proper [...]
China’s tax hikes on plastic bag production is good news for China’s blossoming cloth bag industry.
As plastic bags litter China’s countryside the government is putting the pressure on the manufacturers, good news for China’s cloth bag industry.
Kitty Bu reports.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A proposal by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to waive half of the renewable fuel standard for ethanol has raised the ire of some ethanol proponents, who say it could add more than a dollar per gallon to the cost of gasoline across the country.
“The impact on gasoline prices, if you take [...]
A bill passed in the House of Commons today could see more of our already limited food supply fed to cars and SUVs instead of people, says Greenpeace.
Bill C-33 puts science and human need aside, clearing the way for increases in the amount of ethanol in gasoline to five per cent and increases in agrofuel [...]
Not to long ago we thought that biofuels would be a good way to reduce global warming by cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In reality, biofuels could actually increase GHG emissions if we consider their effects over their entire life cycle. In a study by the University of Edinburgh, their impact has even been quantified: [...]
