Monthly Archives: December 2008
California’s OriginOil seeks better way to grow algae
Reuters: One could say they are working on the green slime that could change the world. In an unassuming converted warehouse in Los Angeles, the 10 employees of OriginOil are working to perfect the way microscopic algae is grown and refined. They hope that within a few years the methods they use to [...]
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2009 to be one of warmest ever
Telegraph: Next year is forecast to be one of the five warmest on record. As Brtain shivered in frosty conditions, climate change scientists said 2009 will be a record breaker. The average global temperature for 2009 is expected to be more than 0.4C above the long term average, making next year warmer than [...]
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Climate deal possible under Obama presidency, says Lord Stern
Telegraph: The author of the Government’s 2006 report on the economic impact of climate change said that Mr Obama, the US President-Elect, would revolutionise Washington’s approach to the subject. He said an Obama administration gives hope that a new global agreement could be formulated to take over after the expiration of the Kyoto protocol [...]
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United Kingdom: One in three Scots makes green resolution
Scotsman: SCOTS are planning to lead greener lives in 2009, a new survey suggests. More than 1,000 people in Scotland were asked whether they planned to make resolutions this Hogmanay to help the environment. Of those who said they planned on making a green New Year resolution, recycling more waste and using energy-efficient [...]
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How green is Apple?
Dow Jones: Apple Inc.’s eye-catching logo – an apple with a bite taken from it – has come in many colors in the past. Now, the iconic computer company is trying to prove its commitment to the color green. In recent advertising, the Cupertino, Calif., company presents itself as an environmental leader. Apple’s Web [...]
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Taking credit for energy efficiency
Wall Street Journal: Thinking about energy upgrades for your home in 2009? The good news is that the array of federal and state incentives to make your home more energy efficient has never been greater. The bad news, of course, is that strapped consumers in a weak economy may not have a lot of cash [...]
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Polluting cars to be phased out
China Daily: A slew of subsidies have been introduced to promote the use of low-emission vehicles in Beijing and phase out heavy polluting ones, a senior municipal official said Tuesrday. Speaking at a press conference, Du Shaozhong, deputy director of the environmental protection bureau, said that from tomorrow, all yellow-label cars will be prohibited [...]
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Climate Change Forcing Penguins North?
Inter Press Service: Warm ocean currents may have confused some 2,500 penguins from Argentina’s Patagonia region that washed up — dead and alive — on Brazil’s northern coast. About half the penguins that were found on Brazilian beaches in October were dead, and the others were starving and in very bad shape, said Valeria [...]
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United States: Solar-panel incentives lure customers
Denver Post: Ilan Caplan took the plunge last December and had 14 solar panels installed on the roof of his 2,900-square- foot home in Lowry. The 2.87-kilowatt photovoltaic system — enough to generate about 75 percent of his family’s power needs — cost about $9,000 after rebates from Xcel Energy. He also received a [...]
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Iowa family taps into wind energy with own turbine
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 [...]
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Air New Zealand hails biofuel trial as ’significant milestone.’
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 [...]
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United States: Sebelius, legislators battle over coal plants
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 [...]
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United States: Malibu’s vanishing Broad Beach a sign of rising sea levels, experts say
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 [...]
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Ireland: Is electric the road ahead?
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 [...]
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Electricity study embraces energy efficiency for state