Nasa’s Phoenix Mars lander ‘discovers ice’
Nasa scientists believe they have found ice buried on Mars.
Archive for June 23rd, 2008
Madagascar: New Eco-Deals Protect Unique Forests
Madagascar has signed a series of environment agreements to protect unique forests and support local communities as part of a commitment by the government to ramp up environmental protection on the Indian Ocean island.
Namibia: Icy Cold Expected in South
ICY weather, accompanied by wind and light drizzle, is expected to hit the southern parts of the country today.
South Africa: Leaders to Visit Flood-Hit Coast
Provincial MECs are to visit the flood-hit South Coast in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday to get first-hand information about the damage caused to businesses and houses.
Securing Power – Summary
Securing Power is a new report by world leading energy experts Pöyry Energy Consulting and provides a compelling piece of the answer to the energy security and CO2 emissions challenges that the UK faces today. Pöyry’s ground breaking analysis shows there is an unprecedented opportunity for very large scale combined heat and power (CHP) plants [...]
The ‘Quit Coal’ tour in the Philippines
Taking the message to the Philippines Department of Energy
Mareike, web editor aboard the Rainbow Warrior, give us an update on from the Philippines about how the ‘Quit Coal’ tour is progressing.
Burning coal accounts globally for over 70 per cent of CO2 pollution from power
generation and is the greatest single threat to our climate.
That’s why the [...]
Green Collar Jobs
Green collar jobs are related to products and services that are environment friendly. The organizations that incorporate environment friendly practices are termed as “green” and the jobs arising out of this green policy is “green collared job.” Like other sectors, green sector too has designing, manufacturing, installing, operating and maintenance units. The current scenario [...]
Solar sailing – poised to take off
Sun, solar-panelled sails and a sea breeze – they’re all a modern ferry needs
Coal-powered fuel cell aims for efficiency
The new device generates electricity from the fossil fuel without the need to burn it – it could help curb CO emissions
UK to get EU’s largest wind farm
Shaking off its image as one of Europe’s laggards on renewable energy, the UK has given the go-ahead for the onshore farm