positive Climate and Energy news
New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
via MongaBay |
Mon February 11, 2013 |
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Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energyTokelau has become the first territory able to meet all its electricity needs with solar power, officials say. |
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EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goalThe European Union is on track to not only meet but exceed greenhouse gas reduction goals set by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, an analysis indicated this week. |
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Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and AnimalsToday, Disney adds its significant voice to the growing chorus of companies demonstrating that there's no need to sacrifice endangered forests in Indonesia or elsewhere for the paper we use every day. |
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Energy from Solar Power now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 105 Countries
via Triple Pundit |
Sun September 30, 2012 |
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Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging StationsTesla Motors unveiled the first of its six Supercharger stations in six California locations (Folsom, Gilroy, Coalinga, Lebec, Barstow and Hawthorne). |
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Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel AustriaEurope now generates 52 gigawatts of solar energy, which is still only 2 percent of the continent’s total power output–but enough to fuel all of Austria according to various news sources. |
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Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025The Obama administration on Tuesday introduced new rules to double fuel economy for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025, a move that the White House says will be comparable to cutting a dollar a gallon from the price of gasoline and that auto dealers warned would raise the cost of a new car. |
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Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.Conditions are right for growth in community-owned solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. |
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U.S. carbon emissions lowest since 1992
via MongaBay |
Mon August 06, 2012 |
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Scientists Develop Method to Reduce Farmers’ Use of Nitrogen FertilizerScientist at Michigan State University are putting the finishing touches on a program that would pay farmers to apply less nitrogen fertilizer in a way that doesn't jeopardize yields. |
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Portugal commissions world’s first Nissan Leaf electric car police fleetPortugal's Police has put the world's first Nissan Leaf police car fleet on the streets. The eight-car fleet will help PSP in its goal to reduce its carbon footprint. |
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New Solar Program From SunEdison Aims to Eradicate Darkness in IndiaAs technology improves and concerns continue to rise about energy availability and security, there’s much debate here in the U.S. about what kinds of energy sources governments and utilities should be looking to for future use. |
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New battery technology would triple the range of electric carsWashington State University researchers have developed a new technology that could triple the capacity of lithium-ion batteries, which as anyone who owns a cell phone or laptop knows, can be frustratingly limiting. Led by Grant Norton, professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, the researchers have filed patents on the nanoscale-based technology, which also allows the batteries to re-charge many more times and more quickly than current models. They expect to bring it to the market within a year. |
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Environmental news headlines
- EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
- New law to protect Puerto Rico leatherback turtles
- China, world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, will tax carbon
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- Gorillas to Be Protected with New Congo National Park
- From the brink of extinction: elephant seals stage remarkable comeback
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Brazil says Amazon deforestation at record low
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Another city in BC bans shark fins
- EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goal
- Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and Animals
- new mammal menagerie uncovered in remote Peruvian cloud forest
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