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Biotech giants demand a high price for saving the planet.
Giant biotech companies are privatising the world's protection against climate change by filing hundreds of monopoly patents on genes that help crops resist it, a new investigation has concluded.
London Independent.
08 June 2008
New Zealand seeks to curb livestock's gas emissions.
Herd-produced methane, considered a major culprit in global warming, poses a challenge as New Zealand tries to become the world's first carbon-neutral country.
Los Angeles Times.
08 June 2008
Running in circles over carbon.
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions is a fine idea, and a lot of companies would be proud to do it. But they would prefer to be second, if not third or fourth.
New York Times.
08 June 2008
Battle brewing over proposed power plant in Washington County.
Middle Georgia could be home to the state's first new coal-fired power plant in two decades if state environmental officials approve a $2.1 billion project in Washington County.
Macon Telegraph.
08 June 2008
Green tech: is it the new dotcom?
All over America green-tech firms are seeking to make a huge profit at the same time as solving the world's energy needs and environmental problems.
London Observer.
08 June 2008
U.S. eyes solar as energy costs rise.
Apple Inc. is considering harnessing the sun to power its iPod music players. California's Ironwood prison is installing more than 6,000 solar panels, and Boston's Fenway Park is tapping solar power for Red Sox baseball games.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
08 June 2008
Crowded house.
A firm based in Rotterdam solves the problem of too many people on too small a planet by tunneling down, packing tight and making pigs fly.
New York Times.
08 June 2008
It's becoming much easier to go green.
In an effort to battle climate change, people and businesses are making changes in their daily lives to become more sustainable.
San Francisco Chronicle.
08 June 2008
Marrakech palms in peril.
Legions of tall, swaying palms are yellowing and sickly, parched by drought that climate-change experts predict may worsen as the planet warms.
Associated Press.
08 June 2008
As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future.
As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.
Agence France-Presse.
08 June 2008
Lifting yard waste ban may help landfill gas be greener.
Landfill operators say they see the potential for turning grass and leaves into green energy.
Grand Rapids Press.
08 June 2008
Solar still a tough sell.
Florida Power & Light already has scaled back grand plans for solar energy in Florida. Sunshine may be free, but generating energy from it is still a costly proposition.
Miami Herald.
08 June 2008
Tax on carbon looming.
A research experiment under way at the Southwest Power Station in Springfield could help power plants across Missouri capture and then store carbon dioxide in a deep underground rock formation.
Joplin Globe.
08 June 2008
Idaho Power turns to gas, wind, geothermal to meet needs of nearly 500,000 customers.
Idaho Power Co. is embarking on an ambitious program to build new transmission lines, natural gas power plants, and wind and geothermal facilities to meet growing demand.
Boise Idaho Statesman.
08 June 2008
City team focuses on cutting CO2.
An average resident in Lexington, a smallish city with plenty of trees and few smokestacks, has a carbon footprint that exceeds the national average.
Lexington Herald-Leader.
08 June 2008
Green tax from Brussels to hike Ryanair fares.
Fifty million passengers face the prospect of a new "green" surcharge if Ryanair is forced to enter the emissions trading scheme proposed by Europe.
Dublin Irish Independent.
08 June 2008
Now, ‘microballoons’ that can carry hydrogen, deliver drugs.
Savannah River National Laboratory has announced the development of a new material that may help make the current retail gasoline infrastructure compatible with hydrogen-based vehicles of the future, and help deal with global warming.
Asian News International.
08 June 2008
Power house.
NSW householders are wasting up to $300 million each year through inefficient use of home appliances, an EnergyAustralia study has found.
Sydney Sun-Herald.
08 June 2008
Vehicle idling adds to greenhouse gas emissions.
It's not the biggest contributor to global warming. But unlike the length of our commutes or the fuel efficiency of our SUVs, it's something we can change, right now.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
08 June 2008
North Sea may be set for second oil boom.
The North Sea could be set for a second boom as companies search for new sources of oil and gas to take advantage of record prices.
London Times.
08 June 2008
L.A.'s commuters can't even go nowhere fast.
When Markus Schmid moved to Southern California two years ago, he became rudely acquainted with gridlock culture, potholes and endless idling. In L.A. and Orange counties drivers are estimated to be delayed by rush hours 72 hours a year.
Los Angeles Times.
08 June 2008
Biofuel backlash: High prices, pollution worries hit consumers.
Prominent scientists have questioned whether growing crops for biofuels produces more greenhouse gases than it prevents.
Seattle Times.
08 June 2008
Arizona faces dilemma on new power plants.
Powering Arizona will become a lot more challenging, and potentially a lot more expensive, according to a new study that reviews the state's energy options.
Phoenix Arizona Republic.
08 June 2008
Biofuels from industrial/domestic wastewater .
Biofuels turned from being the solution of world’s rising carbon emissions to the cause of a global food crisis, which seems to be worsening day by day.
India Merinews.
08 June 2008
Scientist uncovers methane menace.
Imagine alligators swimming at the North Pole. It happened once and it could happen again if Martin Kennedy's hypothesis comes true.
San Bernardino County Sun.
08 June 2008
Low carbon fuel, renewable energy must for protecting environment.
Speakers at a seminar in Pakistan stressed the need of using low carbon emitting fuels, use of renewable energy and forestation to control the harmful effects of greenhouse gases.
Associated Press of Pakistan.
08 June 2008
Jonathon Porritt: Britain should have 'zero net immigration' policy.
Britain should set an example to the world by reversing its steeply-rising population growth and allowing no more people into the country than leave, the Government's chief "green" adviser has said.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 June 2008
EU-US summit: A discord of climate.
President George W. Bush will attend his last EU-US summit on Tuesday, with some Europeans already looking to the post-Bush era to narrow differences with Washington on divisive issues such as climate change policy.
Agence France-Presse.
08 June 2008
Global warming: Numbers game confounds debate.
One side predicted economic doom-and-gloom, the other forecast a bright and rosy future. That ideological chasm killed the most far-reaching environmental bill to come before this Congress.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
08 June 2008
Canadian oil sure to be U.S. election issue.
Canadian oil is set to take a greater role in the American election now that the United States' presidential candidates have been determined, say observers on both sides of the border.
Calgary Herald.
08 June 2008
G8 meeting with China, India, S Korea amid oil worries.
The Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers were meeting with China, India and South Korea in northern Japan on Sunday amid deepening worries over record oil prices.
Agence France-Presse.
08 June 2008
Climate bill stalls, but hope lingers in villages.
Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the former mayor of Nuiqsut and a board member of the Inupiat Community of Arctic Slope, said she’s optimistic Congress will set a mandatory cap on greenhouse gas emissions sooner rather than later.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
08 June 2008
Senate stumbles on climate change.
As this week began, odds appeared good that the full Senate would finally debate climate change. By late in the week the chance of such talks seemed to be slipping away.
Chemical & Engineering News.
08 June 2008
Industry group mulls voluntary emissions trade.
An industry circle led by power companies and steelmakers is pushing for the adoption of a voluntary emissions-trading system involving major companies to reduce domestic emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, government sources said.
Kyodo News.
08 June 2008
Cabinet sees room for sustainable development.
The Executive Yuan released its sustainable development indicators showing that Taiwan's living environment degenerated in 2007, despite improvements in many sectors, including reservoir quality and waste recycling.
Taipei China Post.
08 June 2008
Britain's climate target 'impossible.'
Britain will find it 'impossible' to meet its target as part of the world's battle to ensure temperatures do not rise more than 2C - a key threshold for dangerous climate change, according to a study by a panel of leading experts.
London Observer.
08 June 2008
The operatic truth according to Al Gore.
The home of grand opera will soon be staging a different kind of tragedy. La Scala in Milan has commissioned a musical version of An Inconvenient Truth, the apocalyptic eco-documentary presented by Al Gore, the former American vice-president.
London Times.
08 June 2008
G-8 to fight oil prices with efficiency, tech.
The world's top industrialized nations and leading oil consumers pledged Sunday to fight skyrocketing energy prices by increasing efficiency and accelerating investment in new technologies, while urging producers to expand production.
Associated Press.
08 June 2008
Now take air-powered go-karts for a spin.
With fuel prices soaring, there is a need to look for alternatives to petrol, gas and diesel, and the answer to the problem literally lies in the air as scientists have now developed cars that actually need air as a fuel, promising to run at great speeds.
Asian News International.
08 June 2008
Green: The hot new colour for electronics.
By adopting new technologies such as "virtualization" - a cost and energy efficient way of managing big computer networks - businesses of all shapes and sizes can reap the benefits of going green.
Edmonton Journal.
08 June 2008
Oily seed is next biofuel.
Air New Zealand sets flight using fuel refined from poisonous weed's seed.
Los Angeles Times.
08 June 2008
Europeans already looking beyond Bush presidency.
President Bush's motorcade will speed through European capitals next week, but for many Europeans, the Bush presidency already is in their rearview mirrors.
Associated Press.
08 June 2008
Support public transportation.
The outrageous prices of gas have gotten me thinking about the many benefits of public transportation, which makes for a significant decrease in people on the road as well as a more environmentally friendly.
Concord Monitor.
08 June 2008
We can solve energy crisis by building more nuclear plants.
The Council on Foreign Relations says that if future "electricity generation is by nuclear power, then a transition to electric and plug-in cars displaces oil. Thus, nuclear power, among other electric-supply options, offers an important long-term pathway to displacing oil as a transportation fuel."
Oakland Press.
08 June 2008
Light fantastic: pedestrians to generate power., Next steps to clean power.
The power of the wind and the tide have been harnessed – now the footfall of trudging shoppers is to become the latest source of emission-free energy., The power of the wind and the tide have been harnessed, now the footfalls of trudging shoppers are to become the latest source of emission-free energy.
London Times.
08 June 2008
