Archive for July 19th, 2010

Greenpeace media briefing: Climate Change Committee Report “Building a low-carbon economy – the UK Innovation Challenge”

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) published a report on low-carbon innovation in the United Kingdom. The report follows Friday’s announcement that DECC is to cut ?34 million from its low-carbon funding – around 18% of DECC’s existing funding. The cuts include a ?3 million reduction in the budget of the Offshore Wind Capital Grants Scheme [...]

Oil disaster impacts reach far and wide

Greenpeace USA’s Joao Talocchi writes from the Gulf of Mexico, where our ground team has been documenting the impacts of BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Today we visited one of the Bird Rehabilitation Centers in Louisiana. We saw dozens of birds, from different species, cleaned of oil with detergent, water and toothbrushes and tagged. They are [...]

The Prince of Wales accuses sceptics of peddling ‘pseudo science’

The Prince of Wales has accused climate change sceptics of using ‘pseudo science’ and ‘intimidation’ to stop the world from addressing catastrophic global warming.

Scientists unlock mysteries of the deep

LOW light cameras capture prehistoric marine life which have lived in darkness for centuries.

Tell the EPA to strictly regulate dangerous coal ash disposal

The EPA is considering two options to regulate coal ash waste, which contains toxics such as arsenic, chromium, lead and mercury. Urge the EPA before the September 20th comment deadline to choose the stronger option that would set protective and federally enforceable regulations for coal ash disposal.

Green property: floor insulation

Sarah Lonsdale tests the latest eco products and sorts the fads from the finds. This week: the best solutions for floor insulation.

New Report Profiles the Emissions Performance of the Top 100 Power Companies in the U.S.

WASHINGTON (June 29, 2010) — A new report comparing the air pollutant emissions of America’s 100 largest electric power producers offers important insights into the trends shaping the electric power industry and some of the strategies that companies are using to improve their environmental performance.

Fears for road safety as lights switched off on motorway

Motorway lights are being switched off at midnight across the country, raising safety concerns.

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

 

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