Archive for September, 2007
Nuclear towers demolished
September 29th, 2007
Fifty years of British industrial history were reduced to rubble within a couple of minutes. Four 88-metre high cooling towers at Calder Hall, the world’s oldest industrial scale nuclear power station, were blown up with 192 kgs of explosive as part of the plant’s decommissioning.
Popularity: 2%
Major polluters gather in DC
September 28th, 2007
The world’s largest polluters are gathering in Washington at the invitation of the White House to discuss climate change. Skeptics of the U.S. conference have expressed concern the climate meeting might be an attempt to circumvent the U.N. process.
Popularity: 2%
Bush vows to lead in UN climate change talks
September 28th, 2007
The world’s top greenhouse gas polluters, including the United States, have a “special responsibility” to produce fewer emissions, U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday, amid growing international pressure for the countries to accept binding targets on…
Popularity: 2%
Fires Rage On In Manitou Springs, Pikes Peak
September 28th, 2007
(Denver) Wildfires burn arces in Manitou Springs. The U.S. Forest Service estimates 70 acres have been scorched.
Popularity: 2%
Deadly Heat Waves
September 28th, 2007
This year has seen the hottest weather yet, as a result of global warming. Will these scorching temperatures continue to rise?
Popularity: 2%
Extreme Weather
September 28th, 2007
“As we’ve see all too well in recent years, El Nino and its flipside. La Nina, cause extreme effects on weather across our planet. Does El Nino’s past suggest there may be much more in store?
Popularity: 2%
Study hits climate sceptics
September 28th, 2007
Scientists say new analysis counters claims that the sun’s changing energy levels cause global warming. These new findings add to a growing body of evidence that human activity, not natural causes, lies behind rising average world temperatures. While many scientists now acknowledge this, a small group of sceptics argue that phenomena like solar flares on the sun’s …
Popularity: 2%
Mexico’s glaciers disappearing
September 28th, 2007
Climate change in Mexico is causing the demise of the glaciers, and scientists are blaming global warming. Scientists say glacial melt in the tropics could hit farmers and cities across Latin America by reducing water availability and hydropower generation.
Popularity: 2%
Real World Green: Paper Cups, what to do?
September 28th, 2007
Do you use paper cups for your coffee? Watch and learn.
Popularity: 4%
Power Plant Workers Caught Sleeping On The Job
September 27th, 2007
Baltimore workers were suppose to be protecting a nuclear facility, but some workers at a Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant are caught fast asleep on the job.
Popularity: 5%
Despite Heavy Rainfall, Drought Continues
September 27th, 2007
(Miami) The rain refreshed some lawns, but the water level of Lake Okeechobee remains nearly four feet below normal and the drought endures for the rest of South Florida.
Popularity: 3%
China attempts to go green
September 27th, 2007
Solar energy is flourishing in China as it attempts to reduce the impact of industrialisation.
Popularity: 2%
Cyber Attacks Possible on U.S. Electrical Grid
September 27th, 2007
A government video shows the potential destruction caused by hackers seizing control of a crucial part of the U.S. electrical grid.
Popularity: 3%
FPL Plans To Build Solar Power Plant In Fla.
September 26th, 2007
Governor Crist and Bill Clinton announced the plans for the eco-friendly power plant.
Popularity: 2%
Pollution Concerns Over Cruise Ships Coming To SF
September 26th, 2007
(San Francisco) 10 luxury cruise ships are coming to San Francisco in a 5 day period, bringing 35,000 travelers to the Bay Area. Some are concerned about the environmental impacts.
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