Environmental News

Environmentalists Slam Bush’s Departing Proposal As “Fire Sale” For Oil And Gas Industry

SALT LAKE CITY — The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge _ an unspoiled landmark so iconic it’s on Utah’s license plates _ could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration “fire sale” for the oil and gas industry.
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Eating carbon - Greenhouse gases

ONE way of helping to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is to pump the gas into underground caverns or old oil fields. But there is also a rock that is happy to gobble it up, and according to the latest research its appetite for the greenhouse gas is not only massive but […]

Alternatives to an Auto Bailout: Help the Economy and the Planet

Are you as tired as I am of the unending bad economic news? From the subprime crisis to the collapse of the real estate bubble to the near-failure of the global finance industry, it just goes from bad to worse. More scary news this week — major retailers are failing (Circuit City) and one or […]

Air New Zealand to test biofuel next month

Air New Zealand will make its first commercial flight using biofuels next month as it looks to cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions, the national carrier said on Wednesday.
The flight on Dec. 3 out of Auckland will use a 50:50 blend of standard jet fuel and a biofuel made from the jatropha plant in a […]

OPINION: Building a Green Economy

When leaders of the 20 largest economies gather in Washington this week, a centerpiece of their deliberations should be a Global Green Deal that capitalizes on the current economic crisis to build economically and environmentally sustainable economies.
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Japan utility exchange to begin green power trade

The Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) said on Tuesday it would launch trading of green power and U.N. carbon offsets from Nov. 17 on a trial basis.
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Japan CO2 hits record

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world’s fifth-largest carbon dioxide producer at risk of an embarrassing failure to achieve its Kyoto target over the next four years.
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