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National Plan on Climate Change to Control Deforestation in Brazil

In December 2008, the Brazilian National Plan on Climate Change was launched. This plan focused on reducing carbon emissions by the application of its well established programs and action plans.

25 Nov 2009

Coastal Zone Management Grant for Preserving Pennsylvanian Coastal Zones

An announcement regarding a grant of $1.2 million to firms involved in preserving and protecting the coastal zones of Pennsylvania across the Delaware Estuary and Lake Erie was made on 23 November by Governor Edward G. R...

25 Nov 2009

WaterFurnace Premier Geothermal Comfort Systems with Air Cleaners

Great Lakes Plumbing and Heating supplies the WaterFurnace Premier geothermal comfort system. The cabinet of the heat pump is made from heavy gauge metal with a poly paint coating. The geothermal system is equipped with coated air coils to provide durability. For every unit of electricity used, the heat pump produces four units of energy, delivering an efficiency of 400 percent. The geothermal system captures stable temperature from earth to provide comfortable heating and cooling.

24 Nov 2009

EPA to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule for Large Facilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold two public hearings on the proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions thresholds defining when Clean Air Act permits would apply to new or existing industrial facilities.

16 Nov 2009

Animal Extinction Crisis Highlights Need for Biodiversity Action

A third of the world's amphibians, a fifth of all mammals and 70 per cent of all plants are under threat, according to the latest Red List published just two months before the world marks the International Year of Biodiversity 2010

5 Nov 2009

GreenpeaceTakes Climate Change Action By Tackling Indonesian Deforestation

This morning, fifty Greenpeace activists took action to prevent the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests and called on world leaders to end global deforestation, which is responsible for about a fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions

3 Nov 2009

Disney to Protect Threatened Forests in the Amazon, Congo and United States

The Walt Disney Company announced today a $7 million investment in forest projects that will build on its long history of conservation and environmental stewardship. The projects will protect forests in the Amazon, the Congo and the United States safeguarding ecosystems that benefit climate and quality of life on the planet

3 Nov 2009

Palm Oil Programs Harming Asia's Poor and Not Helping Orangutans Says IPA

Misguided campaigns by the Melbourne and Auckland Zoos and activists lack understanding of why forest and orang-utans are being lost. It isn’t palm oil it’s poverty

2 Nov 2009

Bacteria Makes Wise Investments to Survive Harsh Environmental Conditions

Like savvy Wall Street money managers, bacteria hedge their bets to increase their chances of survival in uncertain times, strategically investing their biological resources to weather unpredictable environments

1 Nov 2009

Synthetic Diamonds Are an Environmentally Friendly Girl's Best Friend

Lab-grown diamonds are identical to their mined counterparts, yet are made
in a high-tech environment by skilled labor and without massive mining operations.
Using a high-pressure, high-temperature process that mimics nature, beautiful
diamonds can be grown in fancy yellow, blue and traditional white colors

29 Oct 2009