Archive for ‘environment’
Japan PM hopes to take climate leadership at Davos
January 24th, 2008
Japan’s prime minister hopes to make a splash with a speech on the environment this weekend in Davos, but the beleaguered leader faces hurdles convincing the world he can spearhead the fight against climate change.
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World forum focuses on terrorism
January 24th, 2008
Fears of world recession briefly took a back seat Thursday at the World Economic Forum, where leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq focused on how to establish security in their volatile regions.
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‘Green living’ in the Netherlands
January 23rd, 2008
Energy-neutral houses, homes that put more electricity back into the grid than they take out… in the Netherlands, architects and towns are seriously looking at ways to build more ecological housing in an attempt to reduce man’s impact on climate change. This report comes from Boxtel, in central…
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Biofuel production may worsen water, food problems in Asia: study
January 22nd, 2008
An international research group has warned in a recent study that continued rapid growth in biofuel production may worsen already serious water resource and food problems in Asia.
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Dozens of rare reptiles die in India
January 22nd, 2008
Conservationists and scientists scrambled Tuesday to determine what has killed at least 50 critically endangered crocodile-like reptiles in recent weeks in a river sanctuary in central India.
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Architect Foster sees future in green desert city
January 22nd, 2008
Imagine a city of 50,000 with no cars, no carbon, no waste, a green city of the future. Now imagine it in the Gulf desert, where summer temperatures can hit 50 degrees and 24-hour air conditioning is a way of life.
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Nuclear revival rekindles waste concerns
January 20th, 2008
Thousands of canisters of highly radioactive waste from the world’s most nuclear-energized nation lie, silent and deadly, beneath this jutting tip of Normandy. Above ground, cows graze and Atlantic waves crash into heather-covered hills.
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EU climate package could harm economy, top official warns
January 19th, 2008
A row within the European Union’s executive over plans to strengthen the bloc’s fight against global warming showed no sign of cooling as the EU’s top industry official warned that key parts of the plan could harm Europe’s economy.
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Gadgets And Tips To Make Your Vehicle More Green
January 19th, 2008
Becoming more eco-friendly is a popular mission these days both for companies and for consumers and this weekend at the Women’s Expo you’ll find something you might not expect — a car expert
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Forests, carbon capture keys to climate
January 18th, 2008
Protecting forests and burying greenhouse gases are key ways of slowing world climate change, Norway’s prime minister said on Friday a day after the Nordic nation set a stiff 2030 goal of becoming “carbon neutral”.
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Clean Coal Greenwashing
January 17th, 2008
The AeroCivic gets 95mpg and will kill any chances you have of getting a girlfriend, go green with the EPA & Google Earth map pollution, and “Clean Coal” wants you to celebrate good times!
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‘Green’ Cars on Display at Brussels Auto Show
January 16th, 2008
Concerns about global warming has prompted many car owners to consider vehicles which run on cleaner energy, forcing the automobile industry to react to keep up with these demands. Inside the Brussels motor show, these changes are obvious.
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At least 20 turtles die in Bangladesh
January 16th, 2008
At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week, an official said Wednesday.
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Sea levels rising at ‘alarming’ rate, say Chinese scientists
January 16th, 2008
Scientists say new figures show that sea levels along China’s coast are rising at an ”alarming” rate due to global warming, with some cities more affected because excessive extraction of groundwater is causing ground levels to sink, state-run media reported Wednesday.
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Japanese Whalers Hold Activists Hostage
January 16th, 2008
A Japanese whaling crew holds two anti-whaling activists on board a vessel. The incident has prompted outcry from Australia while the Japanese government says the protesters actions were dangerous.
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