Archive for ‘environment’
Are Sports Cars’ Days Numbered?
January 14th, 2008
WSJ’s car critic Jeffrey Sabatini discusses Nissan’s new GTR, a classic sports car that bucks the growing trend among automakers to go green.
Popularity: 5%
German company building solar factory in ABQ
January 14th, 2008
GERMAN-BASED ‘SCHOTT A-G’ WILL BREAK GROUND ON THE FACTORY NEXT MONTH. THE COMPANY WILL BUILD A 200- THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT PLANT IN THE MESA DEL SOL AREA. THE 500- MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY SHOULD OPEN IN 2009 AND COULD CREATE UP TO 15-HUNDRED JOBS. ‘i’m very excited about this. When we land companies like schott, I mean, this is a homerun …
Popularity: 2%
China eyes energy, environment ministries in March
January 14th, 2008
China will likely get an energy ministry in March and upgrade its environment watchdog to ministry status, sources said on Monday, as it aims to boost fuel security with oil at $100 a barrel and cut back on pollution.
Popularity: 6%
State Faces Showdown With EPA Over Emissions
January 14th, 2008
Conservation groups are backing the state in their quest for tighter emissions standards.
Popularity: 5%
Biotech companies race for drought-tolerant crops
January 14th, 2008
Outside the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, the pavement is iced over and workers arriving for the day are bundled up against the cold. But inside a laboratory, a warm, man-made drought is in force, curling the leaves of rows of fledgling corn plants as million-dollar machines and scientists in white coats monitor their distress.
Popularity: 5%
EU to call for strict sustainability rules on biofuels
January 14th, 2008
The European Union is to call for strict rules on the types of biofuels that can be used across the bloc in order to avoid damaging the environment, officials in Brussels said Monday.
Popularity: 5%
Obama in Council Bluffs
January 13th, 2008
An excerpt about global warming from the Senator’s Town Hall meeting in Council Bluffs, IA.
Popularity: 6%
Address to the DEC Pt.1
January 13th, 2008
Senator Obama addresses the Detroit Economic Club and sets fourth some of his plans for America’s economy.( Part 2 of 2)
Popularity: 7%
Earth Day In Iowa City
January 13th, 2008
Barack Obama speaks to volunteers and a crowd of 10,000 people on Earth Day in Iowa city.
Popularity: 4%
IL Environmental Leaders For Barack Obama
January 13th, 2008
Illinois environmental leaders speak about their support for Barack Obama.
Popularity: 3%
Dorn Cox - NH Enviromentalist
January 13th, 2008
New Hampshire supporter and environmentalist, Dorn Cox.
Popularity: 5%
Clean Energy Future
January 13th, 2008
A short overview of Barack’s vision for energy and the environment.
Popularity: 4%
Eco-Car Just Down The Road
January 13th, 2008
A prototype for an “extreme hybrid” car that runs for 40 miles at 60 m.p.h. on battery power alone is on exhibit at Detroit’s International Auto Show.
Popularity: 5%
Follow Germany on renewable energy, Clinton says
January 12th, 2008
Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton wants America to follow Germany’s lead — and her own — in using environmentally friendly fuel sources and making homes and buildings more energy efficient.
Popularity: 5%
Calif leaders voice EPA frustrations
January 11th, 2008
A panel of outraged state and environmental leaders met Thursday to examine why the federal government won’t let California and 16 other states regulate emissions from cars, trucks and SUVs.
Popularity: 4%
