positive Climate and Energy news
Scientists discover why is the North Pole frozenIce has been building up in the Arctic for 2.7 million years. Until now, no-one has been able to prove what mechanism brought about this accumulation of ice. However, a team of international scientists led by Antoni Rosell, a researcher for the Universitat Auṭnoma de Barcelona, and Gerald H. Haug of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany) has discovered the mechanism that set off the accumulation of ice. |
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New Online Tool Helps Campuses Crop EmissionsNonprofit Clean Air - Cool Planet (CA-CP) has launched a new Web resource to help colleges and universities take action to reduce the threat of global warming by cutting greenhouse gas missions while saving money. |
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Chevron opens hydrogen fuel stationChevronTexaco Corp. Friday opened a hydrogen fueling station in Chino, the first of six pilot stations in a federal program to promote the study of the fuel's potential. |
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Wind Power Growth Boosts German Green Energy ShareGermany's wind power expansion pushed renewable energy's share in overall electricity use up by nearly a fifth last year, official data showed on Tuesday. |
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New Blending Rules Put Oomph in German BiodieselGerman output of biodiesel fuel made from rapeseed should move into the fast lane this year due to new regulations permitting blending with conventional diesel, the head of a trade association said on Tuesday. |
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Local cities defy federal government, make their own climate policiesToday, the Kyoto Protocol -- the international treaty to limit damage to the atmosphere from so-called greenhouse gases -- comes into force. |
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Buses and trains to run on biodieselCoinciding with the official introduction of the Kyoto Protocol yesterday, the State Government announced the city's buses and trains will be partly powered by biodiesel – an environmentally friendly fuel that can be made from recycled frying oil. |
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Japan marks enactment of Kyoto global warming pactTwo centuries after the dawn of the industrial age, the world was taking its first concerted step on Wednesday to roll back the emission of "greenhouse gases" believed linked to climate change with the enactment of the Kyoto global warming pact. |
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Wind to power Lafarge cement works in MoroccoA new cement works in northern Morocco will be powered by wind-generated electricity in a scheme linked to the Kyoto accord to reduce global warming, operators Lafarge said Thursday. |
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Congress Considers Tax Breaks for Hybrid CarsBuyers of gas-electric hybrid cars and other fuel efficient vehicles could receive bigger tax breaks under legislation reintroduced in the US Congress this week. |
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Coral reefs create clouds to control the climateResearch from the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast shows that corals are packed full of the chemical dimethyl sulphide, or DMS. When released into the atmosphere, DMS helps clouds to form, which could have a large impact on the local climate. |
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Fujitsu to Use 100% Biodegradable Materials for Packing TapeFujitsu Limited today announced that it will shift completely to the use of biodegradable plant-based materials for the manufacture of embossed carrier tape, used for packing large-scale integrated circuit chips (LSIs) when shipping them on reels. Fujitsu expects an 11% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions by employing biodegradable plant-based materials to produce embossed carrier tape, in place of polystyrene, a material which was conventionally used in the industry. |
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France Plans to Triple Biofuels Output in Three YearsFrance unveiled details of its plan to triple the country?s biofuel output within three years and said it still hoped to meet the output target set by the European Union for 2010. |
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Some plugging in hybrids to save even more fuelNot long after Dan Kroushl got his new 2004 Toyota Prius, he began to wonder about the mysterious button on the dash. It didn't seem to have any function. Didn't boost the turbo or engage an ejector seat. |
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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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