Faith leaders’ climate conference
Faith leaders in Oxford are to meet at University Church to discuss ways to help combat climate change.
Archive for November 20th, 2008
Despite the Economy, Obama Vows to Press Green Agenda
At Governor Schwarzenegger’s climate-change summit in Los Angeles, President-elect Obama made a rousing video appearance and promised to keep his campaign promises on the environment
Clean Air Advocates Sue Feds to Save Clean Trucks
LOS ANGELES (November 10, 2008) – The Federal Maritime Commission violated environmental laws when it attempted last month to block clean truck programs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to a lawsuit filed today in California federal court by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Sierra Club and the Coalition for [...]
Japan’s whaling mother ship sets sail
Japan’s whaling fleet set off on its annual whaling cull in the Southern Ocean according to reports.
‘One planet’ pledge for Wales
A plan to cut the amount of resources used in Wales by two thirds is unveiled.
Greenwatch: Malaria and dengue the sting in climate change
Today’s top green stories from websites around the world
GM: just two questions?
Hilary Benn said this week that there are only two real questions about GM foods. What questions should our elected leaders be asking?
Breakthrough In Small Wind Technology
The main work of wind turbines is to utilize the energy of wind and convert it into electricity; stronger wind is considered good for electricity production. But the speed of wind should not be too strong because it makes turbines spin too fast and in this process it commits suicide! Why is it so? [...]
United Plantations certified despite gross violations of RSPO Standards
This Greenpeace investigation conducted by Greenpeace Netherlands (from here on
referred to as “Greenpeace”) reveals that deforestation, deep peat conversion, land
disputes and illegal practices continue to occur in the plantation estates owned by a
company that is RSPO certified for part of its operations.
The findings in this report clearly shows the failure of the company, the RSPO
(Roundtable [...]
GM: just two questions?
Hilary Benn said this week that there are only two real questions about GM foods. What questions should our elected leaders be asking?