Archive for May, 2008

The Bike Depot Opens April 19

Merlot from Yorkshire, Hampshire too hot to make wine.Parts of southern Britain will become too hot for wine production within the next 75 years if summer temperatures continue to rise as rapidly as climate scientists predict.

G8 ministers endorse greenhouse gas cuts by 2050.Environment chiefs from the world’s top industrial countries pledged “strong political will” Monday […]

G8 environment ministers: Halve emissions by 2050.

G8 environment ministers: Halve emissions by 2050.Environment ministers from the G8 rich nations on Monday urged their leaders to set a global target to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 but stopped short of suggesting specific interim targets ahead of that date, a key demand of developing countries.

EU agrees to outlaw ‘green’ crimesAfter eight years […]

Virtual Carbon Footprint Map

Mayor a little overdressed for cycling.Thorold Mayor Henry D’Angela raised a few eyebrows the other week by hopping on a bicycle in the name of good health with the spinoff effect of sparing the atmosphere greenhouse gasses.

Denvers Climate Plan In-Depth: Incentivize Energy ConservationOn May 17, the Mayors Greenprint Advisory Council announced the release of Denver’s […]

Press Release: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Environmental Defense Fund Announce First-of-Its-Kind EUR

Press Release: Governor Schwarzenegger and Environmental Defense Fund Recognize Business Leadership in Environmental InnovationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jesus Mena, (415) 948-4220, jemena@edf.org, Environmental Defense FundRobin Rootenberg, (415) 646-5754, robin.rootenberg@edelman.com, Edelman
 
(San Francisco – May 20, 2008) With the support of Governor Schwarzenegger and distinguished CEOs, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today launched its inaugural report “Innovations Review 2008: Making Green […]

G8 youths ask for ’strict’ carbon cap-and-trade system.

Brussels trade war with US looms over biofuel.Peter Mandelson, the European commissioner, has fired the first salvo in a potential transatlantic trade war by agreeing to challenge the US over its biofuel subsidies, which are chasing British and continental firms out of business.

Ban on Plastic Bags Broadened in San FranciscoSan Francisco’s unique plastic bag ban […]

Edison aims to curb greenhouse gases voluntarily.

Board to consider global warming fees.Environmentalists and regulators say the Bay Area’s air pollution district is taking a small but important first step toward saving the Earth by proposing to charge businesses for global warming gases they emit.

Edison aims to curb greenhouse gases voluntarily.The utility proposes eight projects that could prevent the equivalent of 3.7 […]

Press Release: Farm Bill Conference Report Called “Mixed Bag”

Climate change and human extinction–are you ready to be fossilized?Climate change killed the dinosaurs. Will it kill us as well? This was the grim message that hung in the background of the Climate Change Forum hosted on Friday by the Philippine National Red Cross.

OPINION Biofuels 2.0: It’s Time for Congress to ActEfforts to replace oil […]

Fuel cells: distant dream, but burning with promise

Learning how to go green.Students spent a year learning about global warming, endangered species and the ecosystem and then they found out what they could do to help.

Fuel cells: distant dream, but burning with promiseSome day, fuel cells may power your car and exhaust only water and perhaps carbon dioxide. More efficient and cleaner than […]

National CO2 emmissions drop.

National CO2 emmissions drop.Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions continued a downward trend in 2006 as Canadians were using cleaner sources of energy and requiring less heating due to warmer winters, a new inventory released by Environment Canada revealed on Friday.

eSolar, producer of solar power plants, Raises $130MAs reported in AlwaysOn, “eSolar, producer of solar power plants, […]

2009 Jetta BlueTDI Comes to US This Summer, Sports 60 MPG

Bahrain WTC Wind Turbines CompletedThe Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) has completed the construction of the three wind turbines that will generate electricity between it’s twin towers. The BWTC design blends maritime aesthetics with the functionality of traditional wind-towers. The buildings are the tallest in Manama and the turbines officially make it the world’s first […]