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(updated Tue Jan 06 06:00:03 GMT 2009 )Environment | guardian.co.uk : Tue, 6 Jan 2009
Video: George Monbiot meets ... Jeroen van de Veer
Britain's leading green commentator, George Monbiot , goes head-to-head with the chief executive of oil giant Shell, tackling ethics, greenwash advertising, renewable energy investments and gas-flaring in Nigeria
Renewables : Tue, 6 Jan 2009
Consultation begins on Wales energy scheme
A public consultation has begun on the building of up to 100 wind turbines in Wales.
Environment | guardian.co.uk : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Ray Cheung on China's green investment challenge
China's environmental and renewable energy sectors are poised for another year of strong growth. However, green industries still face a daunting array of challenges, writes Ray Cheung from World Resources Institute, part of the Guardian Environment Network
The Register : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
VCs still pump dough into green tech, renewable energy
Q4 takes a bit of a haircut
The economic meltdown has put a damper on a lot of things, but it seems to have been less of a wet blanket for investors in startups in the green technology and renewable energy in 2008 - if you exclude the final quarter of the unusually dismal year.…
Greenbang : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Could new nukes spell financial downfall?
Those of you who remember the 1993 Michael Douglas movie “Falling Down” might recall a particular line that was repeated again and again throughout: “not economically viable.” Well, an analysis by a US CPA concludes that a nuclear power renaissance — viewed by some as our only hope for averting catastrophic climate change — might [...]
Greenbang : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
PM’s ‘New Deal’ could benefit clean tech
Climate change issues and clean tech could benefit in 2009 as part of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Roosevelt-like ‘New Deal’ investment plans.
In interviews with the Observer newspaper and Andrew Marr on the BBC, Brown revealed plans to tackle the recession and unemployment by creating 100,000 jobs through public investment in the UK’s schools, hospitals, transport [...]
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
How Climate Change Is Affecting Nature
Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to the world and its wildlife, from rare species to the landscape itself.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Impacts of climate change on human health
The climate and weather already has a strong influence on human health through natural disasters and sudden harsh conditions, such as heat waves.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Dangerous weather threatens world's poor
The twin forces of climate change and crippling poverty are fusing in the lives of the world’s poorest people – a deadly combination, according to Christian Aid.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Climate change 101
Global warming is one of the greatest threats facing mankind - a clear and present danger the world is gradually uniting to fight.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
How to survive a climate apocalypse
In the event of total climate meltdown, break open a copy of the Global Warming Survival Handbook. The official Live Earth companion, it contains everything you need to know to keep yourself alive in a climate apocalypse. But there's still time to prevent the meltdown: simply follow author (and Adventure Ecology founder) David de Rothschild's 77 tips on shrinking your carbon footprint, from wearing a jumper to adopting a glacier.
Renewable Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Sono-Tek Launches New Selective Fluxing System for PV Manufacturing
Sono-Tek Corporation announced that the SelectaFlux SC ultrasonic selective fluxing system designed for fluxing solder bus lines in Silicon solar cell manufacturing has been released. Able to be retrofitted into all Tabber Stringer machines, the SelectaFlux SC system provides ultrasonically atomized flux lines for optimal solder connections, ensuring maximum solar cell efficiency and durability of solder joints.
Renewable Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com : Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Solar Market Efficiency: Riding the Sustainability Wave Home?
In 2007 in this column, I compared the growth of solar power with the history of wind power. One of the key drivers in both markets, I argued, were transaction costs.
PA Green Living Features - MSN Environment UK : Sun, 4 Jan 2009
Save Santa's runway from melting
Santa and his elves might be loading up his sleigh with presents in time for Christmas delivery, but now that the runway is melting due to global warming, how will they ever take off?
PA Green Living Features - MSN Environment UK : Sun, 4 Jan 2009
Scott Polar link for schoolkids
Scientists around the globe have linked up with around 100 children at Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in celebration of International Polar Year in an effort to teach kids about climate change.
PA Green Living Features - MSN Environment UK : Sun, 4 Jan 2009
Cool ad agency to lead eco campaign
Wondering if the subject of climate change could ever get more popular - or cooler? You just wait - as the Energy Saving Trust has appointed Mother to lead its national creative consumer campaign.
PA Green Living Features - MSN Environment UK : Sun, 4 Jan 2009
Carbon confusion
A workable climate change strategy might be getting closer, but the renewable energy industry has questioned the delivery details of this week's tighter emissions reduction budgets proposed by the Climate Change Committee.
PA Green Living Features - MSN Environment UK : Sun, 4 Jan 2009
Health experts look at climate woes
Wondering what our Government is doing to tackle climate change? Tuesday December 2 will see the launch of a major new public health initiative to address climate change, as health leaders and workers come together to respond to the urgent problems arising from global warming.
PA Green Living Features - MSN Environment UK : Sun, 4 Jan 2009
Don't celebrate climate bill yet
Just when we thought it was a day for victory, leading environment advisors warn that the UK's first ever Climate Change Bill lacks a robust and up-to-date scientific foundation and - worse yet - is ultimately flawed.
Renewables : Sat, 3 Jan 2009
Academy optimistic about renewable energy training courses
A Welsh training academy has said it is expecting applicants to flock to join its renewable energy courses in 2009.
Renewable Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com : Sat, 3 Jan 2009
Green Jobs Proposals in Minnesota
President-elect Barack Obama's choice of California congresswoman Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary highlights the significance the incoming administration is placing on clean renewable energy and the contributing role of green jobs. Rep. Solis is a key supporter of green jobs and, as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, she sponsored the "Green Jobs Act of 2007" (H.R. 2847), which was signed into law as part of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.
Climate Change : Wed, 31 Dec 2008
Climate change affecting wildlife, National Trust reports
Unpredictable weather is harming British wildlife, a report warns.
Renewables : Thu, 25 Dec 2008
North-east pupils join green energy learning scheme
Children in the north-east have signed up to a project which encourages the use of renewable energy.
Renewables : Thu, 25 Dec 2008
Scotland 'beating renewable energy targets', SMP claims
Scotland is beating its renewable energy targets according to one politician.
Renewables : Wed, 24 Dec 2008
UK renewable investment attractiveness up
The UK has become more attractive place for investment in renewable energy, according to the latest report by auditors Ernst & Young.
Climate Change : Wed, 24 Dec 2008
Climate change targets 'reachable with high investment'
Climate change targets can be easily met provided there is a high initial investment, according to scientists.
Renewables : Tue, 23 Dec 2008
New renewable sources classified
New forms of renewable energy have been recognised under recent EU agreements.
Energy Efficiency : Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Funds for energy efficiency to help fuel poor
In a bid to cut the energy bills of people suffering fuel poverty in Wales, the assembly has announced £5.8 million to offer homes insulation and heating measures.
Energy Efficiency : Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Energy efficiency driven by architect's clients
As developers recognise that more energy efficient and sustainable buildings lead to lower costs, more are asking architects to incorporate green design principles in their plans, according to a new survey.
Greenpeace UK - Climate : Mon, 22 Dec 2008
Will the real Ed Miliband please stand up?
Ed Miliband demonstrated the confusion at the of the heart of the government's energy and climate change strategies this morning when he refused to rule out new coal plants which don't capture and bury their emissions – just weeks after his own advisers warned there was no future for these power plants.
He attacked Conservative plans for the introduction of green standards for power stations that would rule out the dirtiest coal plants like E.ON's for Kingsnorth, as "knee jerk" and "not thought through". Apparently, he's happy to play party politics with coal and climate change, just days after he called for a people-powered movement on global warming. Hardly the way to inspire action on the most important issue of our time.
Mr Miliband told the Financial Times that he recognised that "in 20 years time we're not going to be building unabated coal-fired power stations ". But he knows from his own advisors - Lord Turner and his Comm...
CSR Europe : Mon, 22 Dec 2008
IBM, Tesco and Dell earn top marks for climate change governance
IBM, Tesco and Dell are among a select group of major consumer and technology companies taking active steps toward addressing the risks and capitalizing on the opportunities posed by climate change, ClimateBiz reports on the findings of a new report (PDF) from the nonprofit Ceres. Yet there is still much work to be done, Ceres found, particularly at the board and CEO levels: The boards of 11 of the 63 companies analyzed in "Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Consumer and Technology Companies" hear climate-specific updates, and just seven CEOs have assumed leadership roles on climate change initiatives… read more
Energy Efficiency : Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Baby boomers go energy efficient to cut bills
Baby boomers are more likely to improve their energy efficiency to cut their bills than their under-25 counterparts, according to a survey.
Energy Efficiency : Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Energy efficiency, decarbonisation, key to meeting targets
Energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the energy industry is essential to meeting long term and short term carbon emissions reduction targets, according to the UK Energy Research Centre (UKREC).
environmentalresearchweb: all content : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Radar solution could spot planes over wind farms
Holographic infill radar may avoid air traffic control problems.
Energy Efficiency : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Scottish government improving on energy efficiency
Energy efficiency in Scotland needs to improve, according to a report from Audit Scotland.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
The world's most unlikely eco-saviours
How condoms, chocolate, kangaroo and other improbable heroes could help in the fight to slow climate change.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Space: Could It Sustain Life?
If climate change forced us to leave earth could we find another life-supporting planet out there? Tech & Gadgets Editor Jane Douglas investigates for us.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
How We Avoided An Ice-Age
Intensive farming by our ancestors may have inadvertently prevented an ice age by releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and creating an early global warming effect.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
How the World is Saving the Ozone Layer
Stop worrying about global warming because the world is already tackling one major problem, the erosion of the ozone layer, so why not another?
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
How Britain Could Lead the World on Renewable Energy
A look at Britain's massive potential for generating renewable energy from wind and water power.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Climate change: what's in store for your region?
If you’ve looked out of any window lately, you can testify the British climate is changing. Our summers have never have been known for their Mediterranean qualities, but the 5ft floodwaters that engulfed much of the country this so-called summer, in contrast to last year’s searing heat wave, are not the norm.... at least, for now.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
MSN Carbon Emissions Calculator: assumptions and calculations
The MSN Carbon Emissions Calculator is designed to give you your personal individual ‘primary’ carbon footprint but can readily be used to estimate CO2 emissions for a whole household. To do this, enter total travel data for all, and set the number of people in the household to 1.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
How to reduce your primary carbon footprint
Here are ten quick and easy ways to cut back on your carbon emissions. They will all help you save the environment - and save you money. They are presented in the same order as the MSN Carbon Emissions Estimator, i.e. home energy bills first, then transport.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Global warming myths debunked
We debunk the myths and put the meat on the facts needed to understand global warming.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
The government's case for nuclear power
Our strategy, as set out in our energy White Paper last year, is designed to achieve two objectives—first, to ensure that the UK has access to secure energy supplies and, secondly and together with other countries, to tackle the global challenge of climate change.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Keeping his cool: the sceptical environmentalist
There are two sides to every story – and global warming is no exception. Thus far, much has been said via Live Earth about the potentially catastrophic dangers of allowing climate change to continue unchecked. But there is an alternative perspective.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
What a difference one degree makes
Average global warming of 2°C will result in dangerous and irreversible effects: that’s the message coming in loud and clear from the scientific community, and the “danger zone” so frequently referred to in global warming discussions.
Features Galleries - MSN Environment UK : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Heathrow Airport expansion plans: the case against
Aviation is the fastest-growing source of climate change emissions. Although the industry now pays lip-service to ideas of sustainability, it is unable, or unwilling, to grasp the simple truth that the planned expansion of the UK’s airports is not compatible with what needs to be done to tackle climate change.
National Wind Watch: Alerts : Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Rural Nova Scotia Targeted for Largest Wind Farm in the Province
Friends from around the world: We need your help. Shear Wind Inc. has targeted our small rural community for the largest wind farm in the province simply because we have three major power lines running through our area. Phase one of Glen Dhu Wind Park will place 30 turbines on our beautiful mountain and phase two will add up to an additional 60 turbines. Shear Wind’s initial environmental assessment was returned for insufficient information in October by . . .
environmentalresearchweb: all content : Wed, 17 Dec 2008
How will climate change for rice insurance payouts?
Temperature stress could raise payouts in central and western Japan, although payments may decrease in the north.
Renewables : Wed, 17 Dec 2008
Wind turbines could become artwork
Wind turbines could be turned into artworks following the appointment of an artist in residence by a research and development organisation.
Energy Efficiency : Tue, 16 Dec 2008
Windfall tax of energy companies should fund energy efficiency
Energy efficiency measures to help people struggling with fuel bills this winter should be funded by a tax on the "massive unearned windfall profits" of the big six energy companies, according to MPs.
Energy Efficiency : Tue, 16 Dec 2008
Affordable homes cut bills with energy efficiency
Affordable homes that will have low energy bills and carbon dioxide emissions have received district council support and await clearance from government.
environmentalresearchweb: all content : Mon, 15 Dec 2008
Butterflies across Europe face crisis as climate change looms
Greenpeace UK - Press Releases : Fri, 12 Dec 2008
EU puts coal ahead of the climate - Greenpeace
European Leaders lack both the vision and the political will to get a deal for
the climate in Copenhagen, Greenpeace warned today.
Commenting on the climate deal
agreed in Brussels, Robin Oakley, Greenpeace
UK climate campaigner,
said:
"If Europe's leaders can't even
bring themselves to rule out new coal plants and accept the emissions targets
the science is demanding, you have to say they shouldn't have bothered going to
Brussels.
Frankly our climate and our children's future would have been safer if they'd
never got on their planes and gone to this meeting. We can't beat climate change
with weak targets and new coal, whatever Brown and Merkel and the rest of them
may choose to believe."
Joris den Blanken, Greenpeace EU
campaigner, said:
"At the same time as Al Gore cheered
protests against coal-fired power stations, EU leaders went ahead and agreed a
deal which could see big coal giants like RWE and E.ON build new ones on state
aid...
Climate Change : Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Young people 'need to be heard on climate change'
Young people should have a greater say in the decision making process for tackling climate change, according to Unicef UK.
Press Releases by RSS : Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Europe fails to show climate leadership
The European Union's failure to agree on effective measures to tackle climate change has been slammed by Friends of the Earth.
Greenpeace UK - Press Releases : Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Greenpeace and others send emergency letter to European leaders on climate package
NGOs across Europe united today to warn their political leaders that
horse trading and diplomatic brinkmanship could destroy a historic package of
measures aimed at tackling climate change.
Representatives from the Climate
Action Network, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have sent a joint letter to
the heads of Europe's main institutions
demanding that leaders have the courage to face down those countries determined
to massively weaken the climate change deal.
The most recent draft of the
package, if accepted, would result in a totally inadequate
deal:
The current proposal
would allow European industries covered by the Emissions Trading Scheme (like
power stations and steel works) to 'buy in' 50 per cent of their emission cuts from
countries outside the EU. For sectors outside the scheme (like housing, schools
and transport), the figure is at least 66 per cent.
Some countries are
pushing for a free allocation of ETS permits for new coal f...
Climate Change : Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Police charge 49 Stansted protesters
Essex police have charged nearly 50 people as a result of the climate change protests staged at Stansted airport yesterday.
Climate Change : Thu, 11 Dec 2008
CBI, Carbon Trust help businesses
A new partnership has formed to maximise the opportunities for businesses from the need to meet climate change targets.
Climate Change : Wed, 10 Dec 2008
Big emitters 'could be sued by climate change victims'
Victims of floods or other climate events made more severe by man-made warming could sue companies that are heavy carbon dioxide emitters, such as oil and power companies, according to a climate change expert.
Press Releases by RSS : Tue, 9 Dec 2008
EU agrees renewable energy deal
Friends of the Earth has welcomed today's EU agreement committing the bloc to securing 20 per cent of its energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2020 but expressed disappointment at plans to increase the use of biofuels
Greenpeace UK - Press Releases : Mon, 8 Dec 2008
Greenpeace reaction to Plane Stupid protest at Stansted Airport
Reacting to this morning's protest
at Stansted, a Greenpeace spokesperson said:
"The climate change secretary Ed
Miliband called for a Suffragette-style movement to pressure governments to act.
Well, he got his wish. The Suffragettes were disruptive and lambasted by the
establishment of the day, but have been utterly vindicated by history, and no
doubt it will be the same with Plane Stupid.
"The delays to passengers are
unfortunate, but right now we're in the most important hundred months in human
history as we try to beat climate change before it's too late - and the
government's plans to expand airports could destroy our chances before we
start."
Climate Change : Thu, 4 Dec 2008
Climate change to blame for acid rain recovery
Climate change is responsible for the limited recovery of rivers which have suffered from acid rain, biologists have said.
National Wind Watch: Alerts : Wed, 3 Dec 2008
Loyalist Township call for Ontario study of wind turbine health effects
Passed Oct. 14, 2008:
WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of Loyalist Township recognizes the need for energy conservation and the development of renewable energy in the province in order to promote a sustainable future;
AND WHEREAS Council has recognized this reality and has recently adopted progressive energy conservation and renewable energy policies in its Official Plan in a manner which is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement;
AND WHEREAS a recently completed study commissioned by the Ministry of Environment entitled Wind Turbine . . .
Press Releases by RSS : Tue, 2 Dec 2008
EU to agree new energy deal
EU is close to reaching agreement on a new deal on renewable energy
National Wind Watch: Alerts : Tue, 2 Dec 2008
Dawn-Euphemia Township call for province-wide moratorium to study health effects of wind turbines
Resolution # 8, duly Moved and Seconded, from the December 1, 2008 meeting of the Council of the Township of Dawn-Euphemia
WHEREAS the community of the Township of Dawn-Euphemia have expressed sincere concerns regarding the health effects associated with commercial wind generation and transmission;
AND WHEREAS the issue requires provincial participation to provide practical study to generate meaningful results for the benefits of all of our provincial residents;
AND WHEREAS community project proponents in our community ought not to be unduly penalized by . . .
Climate Change : Fri, 28 Nov 2008
Climate change commitments now law
The Climate Change Bill, which commits the UK to cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent, has become a law.
National Wind Watch: Alerts : Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Help the Obama transition team understand the negative aspects of industrial wind
Click here (change.gov/page/s/energyenviro) for a form to submit your thoughts to the Obama-Biden Energy and Environment Policy Team.
In the video on that page, Heather Zichal underscores the goal of 10% alternative energy (not just electricity, one assumes) by 2012 and their commitment to “production tax credits to ensure more building of wind farms … and getting the transmission rights so that we can bring these new sources on line.”
She also notes that “we talk a lot about our need to . . .
National Wind Watch: Alerts : Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Construction of Scout Moor Wind Farm
Paul Anderson of Ramsbottom documented the construction of the Scout Moor Wind Farm over the last 18 months, after Peel Holdings sent him on a health and safety induction and supplied him with all the safety gear and gave him unlimited site access to photograph the project.
After supplying Peel with some 2,000 images, he used 14 of the 6,000 other images for a limited-edition calendar, and posted over 400 images on the Geograph web site: Click here.
