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Industrial Farming Has Already Saved The World From Climate Change!
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
Worried about what the climate will be like in twenty years time with the continuing escalation in carbon dioxide emissions? About how much the planet will have warmed by, how high the sea level has risen and how many more storms, droughts and other extreme weather conditions will plague civilisation?
Without industrial farming we’d already be [...]
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Manchester United Go Green With The Carbon Trust
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
Football is no longer simply a recreational activity with jumpers for goalposts followed by a couple of pints at the local boozer, but a sport dominated by multi-million pound global brands with celebrity superstars and worldwide followings. Sport clubs are businesses like any other, and few sports clubs compare to the business muscle of UK [...]
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Photovoltaic Energy: Ecologists vs Environmentalists
Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
The road to fighting climate change is an increasingly torturous one, with traditional allies standing on different sides of the battle lines. Just about every option of how reduce the global carbon footprint has caused another division, whether it’s been nuclear power, wind turbines, population control, vegetarianism, energy efficiency, carbon offsetting, biofuels, carbon capture and [...]
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Middle East Energy Shortages: Sharjah Left Powerless
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
When countries in the Middle East start running out of power, what hope does the rest of the world have?
The Middle East is one of the most energy-rich regions on Earth. With vast reserves of fossil fuels and near-perfect conditions for solar energy, it is hard to imagine anywhere in the region ever having a [...]
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Holistic Management: Natural Grazing Patterns Prevent Desertification But Increase Climate Change
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
Livestock, which are commonly perceived to be a main cause of desertification, are actually the solution to helping maintain vegetation in the face of climate change.
Whilst most of the world focuses on preventing climate change through renewable energy and greater use of energy efficient technology, some of the most innovative research is starting to emerge [...]
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The Low-Carbon Patent Land-grab: Bad News For Technology Transfer?
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
Low-carbon technology represents the only way that global carbon emissions can be brought under control whilst allowing the developing world to attain lifestyle equity with developed countries. Record numbers of green patents are being granted worldwide for low-carbon technologies, but is that good for the fight against climate change or simply a corporate land-grab over [...]
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Philippines SMEs Crippled By Energy Shortages
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
Recent power outages brought about by the lack of supply for the Philippines’ Cebu-Negros-Panay Grid have had a crippling effect on local small and medium businesses (SMEs) which lack their own emergency generators.
Two-hour power outages hit much of Cebu yesterday due to the huge deficit in supply, which reached 260MW. Local power plants are either [...]
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WWF Eco-Executive Game Thinks Green Marketing Will Save The Planet
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
Looking to lower your company’s corporate carbon footprint? Well, look no further than putting out some green marketing material through your PR company.
Sounds daft, right? Well, that’s just part of the advice which the WWF is dishing out as part of it’s latest interactive climate change awareness project. Called CEO2, the game puts you in [...]
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The Carbon Footprint OF The World Cup: Blame FIFA, Not South Africa
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Ross.
The world’s biggest sporting event is about to kick off in South Africa, as the 2010 World Cup gets under way. Away from the glitz, glamour, fans and football (or soccer to our less enthusiastic North American readers) lie an array of environmentalists ready to show a red card to the carbon footprint of latest [...]
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Wind Power Wars: What Hope Now For Technology Transfers
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by Ross.
Hopes of top corporations sharing patent information with developing countries in climate change technology transfers seem more remote this week after a war has broken out in the US wind power market between two of the world’s biggest engineering brands.
Two years ago General Electric (GE) filed two patent infringement claims against Mitsubishi in the US, [...]
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Household Flourescent Lights Finally Catch Up With Commercial Lighting
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Ross.
Commercial light fittings which use energy-saving fluorescent lighting, such as the intelligent Somar Eluma warehouse lighting system, have been offering businesses massive savings on their lighting bills for years now, through combinations of efficient lamps, high-quality reflectors, occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting. Until now, however, household compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) have struggled to afford the [...]
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