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iTimes of India: Underlining the importance of electricity regulator in implementation of a national action plan on climate change, Pramod Deo, chairman of the central electricity regulatory commission (Cerc), on Saturday said that all power utilities in the country will have to buy at least five per cent of their grid purchase from renewable energy […]

BBC: A passenger plane has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil. Air New Zealand hailed the flight as a "milestone" in the development of sustainable fuels that could lower aeroplane emissions and cut costs. One engine of the Boeing 747-400 was fueled by a 50-50 mixture of jatropha […]

Shanghai Daily: TALK about commitments to action: Politicians, business leaders and other influencers attended the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Asia meeting in Hong Kong early this month. Hundreds of movers and shakers got together for 48 hours and the upshot was a commitment to cleaner air, better-educated communities and protected green spaces. A […]

New York Times: Air New Zealand tested a jet fuel made from the jatropha plant on Tuesday as the airline searches for an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to crude oil. For two hours, pilots tested the oil, in a 50-50 blend with conventional jet fuel in one of the four Rolls-Royce engines powering […]

iBBC: Economist Lord Stern has said he is optimistic that a global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions will be struck under the US presidency of Barak Obama. Lord Stern, who was behind the first detailed economic assessment of the impact of climate change, said US and Chinese agreement to a cut was crucial. […]

iReuters: Beijing, beset by choking traffic and heavy air pollution, will take more than 350,000 high-polluting vehicles off inner city streets from Thursday, local media reported. China’s capital has banned cars from the roads on one out of five weekdays based on the number of license plates as part of a six-month trial in […]

iBBC: Plants have never been as important to the environment, the director of Kew Gardens has said, ahead of the London conservation site’s 250th anniversary. They were vital to reduce the impact of climate change and "vast numbers of humans" needed them for medicine and food, Professor Stephen Hopper added. Several major events […]

Guardian: Cement, a vast source of planet-warming carbon dioxide, could be transformed into a means of stripping the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, thanks to an innovation from British engineers. The new environmentally formulation means the cement industry could change from being a "significant emitter to a significant absorber of CO2," says Nikolaos Vlasopoulos, […]

Yomiuri Shimbun: The government has decided not to join the International Renewable Energy Agency, a multinational organization tasked with the promotion of solar, wind and other forms of bioenergy to be launched next month, according to government sources. The government said it would not be joining the body because the functions of IRENA overlap […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Meath Chronicle: The Opel-General Motors HydroGen4’s fuel cell stack uses 440 single cells which combine hydrogen and oxygen from the air to produce electricity, with water vapour as the only by-product, and therefore zero emissions. The Irish Government’s recently announced target of having 10 per cent of all registered vehicles running […]

LA Times: Broad Beach has long been a scenic backdrop to Malibu’s public access wars. The tranquil rhythm of surf has been routinely shattered by security guards and sheriff’s deputies bouncing beachgoers who spread towels on the confusing mosaic of public and private sand. Today, Broad Beach has shrunk into a narrow sliver of […]

Kansas City Star: Look for state lawmakers to renew their fight over two proposed coal plants in western Kansas when the Kansas Legislature kicks off its 2009 session in two weeks. Three times last year, a majority of lawmakers passed bills to resurrect Sunflower Electric Power Corp.`s project after the state`s top regulator rejected […]

Agence France-Presse: Air New Zealand on Tuesday successfully flew a test flight powered by second-generation biofuel, and hailed it as a "significant milestone" in the development of sustainable fuels for aircraft. The airline used a 50-50 blend of standard jet fuel and synthetic fuel made from the oil of jatropha plant seeds to power […]

Various: First the couple bought a Toyota Prius hybrid car — then a 50-foot-tall backyard wind turbine. Husband and wife Tom Skadow and Kim Hagemann figure it will take 20 to 25 years for their $14,000 Skystream to pay for itself, based on current utility rates. But that’s not the point. It’s a […]