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Coal Fired Electricity Is the Biggest Threat to the World's Climate Says IEA and WWF

WWF has welcomed the International Energy Agency's call for an 'energy revolution' when the inter-governmental organisation presented its new World Energy Outlook in London today

12 Nov 2008

Climate Change Predictions Using Clouds

The properties of clouds can be a key to predicting coming climate changes. This is shown by research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden - which has also studied urban pollution

10 Nov 2008

LEED Platinum Building Built Using Design Tips From Nature

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded its highest level of recognition, LEED(R) Platinum certification, to the Conference Center at the newly re-opened TreePeople Center for Community Forestry

10 Nov 2008

Researchers Make Breakthrough on Chemical Processes for Converting Chemical Energy to Electrical Energy

Researchers at Cornell University recently made a major breakthrough when they invented a method to test and demonstrate a long-held hypothesis that some very, very small metal particles work much better than others in processes like converting chemical energy to electricity in fuel cells or reducing automobile pollution

10 Nov 2008

Environmental Group Welcomes President Obama

The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has been welcomed by WWF - provided he sticks to the progressive environmental policies that he promised throughout his campaign

5 Nov 2008

Scrap Iron Being Used to Clean Up Industrial Wastewater Pollution

Researchers use zero valent iron to detoxify pollutants in industrial wastewater

3 Nov 2008

Vineyards Go Solar Powered

SolarCraft announced today it has completed the design and installation of a solar electric system for Trione Vineyards and Winery in California

2 Nov 2008

Zero X Electric Motorcycle Faster and Stronger for 2009

The Zero X electric motorcycle is a high performance, zero-compromise
electric dirt bike that utilizes a proprietary lithium-ion power pack, and a handmade aircraft grade aluminum frame to deliver surprising power and explosive acceleration

2 Nov 2008

EPA Sets New High Standard for Pork Producers

The EPA has set a high environmental standard for livestock producers, in its new regulation for concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs)

2 Nov 2008

Chinese Economy Being Burnt by The Cost of Coal

A new report, The True Cost of Coal, outlines the external costs to China of using coal by including the costs of air and water pollution, ecosystem degradation, damage to infrastructure, human injuries and loss of life, and takes into account the distortion of government regulation

2 Nov 2008