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The current situation in the oil refining, chemical and petrochemical industry is evolving. Stringent governmental regulation and the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol means that companies are investing huge amounts of capital in new technologies, strategies and clean development mechanisms.
A cold water laundry gel is being hailed as a green breakthrough as it promises to get whites clean at low temperatures.
Greenpeace volunteers at Newquay airport in March 2007
You might remember that, 18 months ago, we set up ticket exchanges at airports across the country, and called on British Airways to show genuine leadership instead of launching new, unnecessary short haul routes that just add to the huge threat to our climate caused by runaway aviation [...]
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden and Sarah Palin agreed that climate change is real, but differed on whether human activity was its root cause in Thursday’s US vice presidential debate.
Evolution could already be at an end, leaving the human race more uniform than ever, argues Steve Jones .
We knew the government’s plans on biofuels were a bit of a mess, but figures released today by the Renewable Fuel Agency show just how bad the situation is.
First off, the agency
reports that?80 per cent of biofuels used in the UK
don’t meet government sustainability targets. In fact several companies,
including BP and Esso, admitted that they [...]
A new book highlights some of the places I have spotted incredible birds and other destinations that I would jump at the chance of visiting. But not all the best spots are in exotic locations
The Independent Climate
Change Commission has warned
the government that it should cut all greenhouse emissions by 80 per cent by
2050 to tackle climate change.
In itself, this isn’t
particularly surprising; scientists have been recommending this for some time.
More interesting – and very welcome – is that the commission wants to include
aviation and shipping in the target. That means, [...]
Without urgent regulation, the rapid growth of biofuels risks causing more harm than good – diverting valuable resources away from food production
Storing the gas safely and in sufficient quantities for real-world applications could simply be a matter of storing it in carbon “nanoscrolls”