Climate-Change
World’s top scientists say G8 must lead way on carbon capture
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
G8 governments must lead the way in developing technology to catch carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations as part of immediate action on climate change, scientists urged today. The national science academies in the G8 countries - along with those of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa - called on their leaders to take measures to cut emissions and ...
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NZ becomes first country for Earth Hour lights out
Saturday, March 29th, 2008WELLINGTON (Xinhua) -- New Zealand and Fiji on Saturday became the first countries to take part in Earth Hour, an event aimed at reducing emissions that contribute to climate change. A total of 24 cities around the world are officially involved, although people from 370 different towns and cities have registered to be a part of the event. New Zealand's third largest city of Christchurch and Fiji's capital of Suva kicked off ...
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Tabloid Fabricated Heathrow Plot
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Evening Standard condemned by press watchdog for coverage of the Camp for Climate Action's Heathrow protest. Claim of fabrication upheld.
In a much awaited ruling the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) issued a stinging rebuke against the Evening Standard today. The usually mild- mannered PCC slammed the Standard's coverage of last summer's Camp for Climate Action at ...
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US to set ‘binding’ climate goals, finally
Monday, February 25th, 2008By Richard Black
The US is ready to accept "binding international obligations" on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, officials say, if other nations do the same.
The comments came in a news conference in Paris given by James Connaughton and Daniel Price, environmental and economics advisers to President Bush.
The US hopes the world's major economies will conclude ...
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First Air-Powered Car: Zero Emissions by Next Summer
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008By Matt Sullivan India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to ...
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How To: Install micro wind turbines and solar panels
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008£25 million in grants issued for micro wind turbines and solar panels Small scale renewable energy grants worth some £25 million have now been claimed from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). The news came as Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks called for more homes and business to follow his lead by adopting a ‘go green’ new year’s resolution. His call comes as more and more homes, schools and ...
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How to make a 100 Watt wind turbine
Monday, January 7th, 2008This page is all about a rather silly, quick project where in about 1 day I built a small wind generator using the following items, and nothing else.... (1) Wood (2) Copper wire (3) Surplus Neodymium magnets (4) Dirt (5) 10" piece of 3/8" steel shaft (6) Two bolts, but these are optional. ...and that's all, unless we count glue, and linseed oil which I used for finishing. Initially the project started out to simply be an ...
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Cannabis lowers greenhouse emissions
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Hemp helps with green movement Lucas Coppes As environmental consciousness increases, a plant with great potential to accommodate our generation’s awareness has re-emerged, but its negative associations leave some obstacles to overcome. Hemp, which is too often associated with marijuana, does come from the same family of plants, but yields a fraction of the active ingredient, THC. Hemp has the uncanny ability to help in solving many of the world’s major ...
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Record 22C temperatures in Arctic heatwave
Thursday, October 4th, 2007By Steve Connor Parts of the Arctic have experienced an unprecedented heatwave this summer, with one research station in the Canadian High Arctic recording temperatures above 20C, about 15C higher than the long-term average. The high temperatures were accompanied by a dramatic melting of Arctic sea ice in September to the lowest levels ever recorded, a further indication of how sensitive this region of the world is to global ...
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Arctic Ice the Size of Florida Gone in a Week
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Scientists report that arctic ice the size of the state of Florida has melted in the last six days. (ABCNEWS)
By CLAYTON SANDELL
An area of Arctic sea ice the size of Florida has melted away in just the last six days as melting at the top of the planet continues at a record rate.
2007 has already broken ...
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Anti-terror powers used at climate camp
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007By Nick Martin The police and Downing Street lined up with BAA today to warn climate change protesters not to disrupt Heathrow Airport. The camp for climate action is itself still a modest affair, but it is overshadowed by a row about tactics. It's home for the next week to hundreds of climate change activists - who are being watched by hundreds of police. Heathrow's climate camp is designed to ...
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The Sustainable Soldier Takes to the Streets! In Your Car?
Saturday, July 7th, 2007By Brent Jessop RINF Alternative News Knowledge Driven Revolution.com Let me share a little story before I get into a new government plan that will save you money (can you spot the oxymoron?). About a year ago I went to a presentation at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada given by someone directly trained by Al Gore. According to the presenter (a grown man with family), he applied ...
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Schwarzenegger ‘blocked own green policy’
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007By David Usborne The executive director of California's air-quality board, which is responsible for implementing the state's landmark environmental emissions law, has resigned amid allegations that the office of the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been deliberately getting in the way of its work. The unexpected ruckus is deeply embarrassing for a governor who has visited capitals worldwide, including London last week, touting his state as an example to everyone ...
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RINF Podcast: Chemtrails and Weather Modification with Andrew Johnson
Monday, June 25th, 2007RINF Alternative News
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C4 accused of falsifying data in documentary on climate change
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007Steve Connor The makers of a Channel 4 documentary which claimed that global warming is a swindle have been accused of fabricating data by one of the scientists who participated in the film. The Great Global Warming Swindle was broadcast on 8 March and has been criticised by leading scientists for errors, distortions and misrepresentations. The film has also been referred to the regulatory watchdog Ofcom which is considering a ...
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