Enviro News News Archives - August 2009
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Electric Trabant Car Technology Proposed
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 13:20:00
The iconic Trabant car is set to be given a new lease of life through the integration of new environmentally friendly technologies, it has e...
Climate Change Releasing Arctic Methane
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 16:30:00
The Arctic Ocean is being warmed by climate change and low-lying methane is being released as a result, according to new scientific findings...
Beijing Air Pollution Improved Since Olympics
Posted by Environmental News Pollution Expert on 10:50:00
The air pollution reduction measures implemented for the 2008 Olympics are providing Beijing with its cleanest air in ten years, officials s...
Renault Electric Car Plan for Denmark
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 16:10:00
Thousands of new electric vehicles made by Renault and featuring Better Place electric car batteries are planned to fill Denmark's roads...
World Electric Motorbike Series
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 17:05:00
Electric motorbike racing - premiered at the Isle of Man TT Races - is set to expand into entire world series events, as Enviro News reports...
Airline KLM in Waste-to-Electricity Conversion Project
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 12:45:00
Dutch airline group KLM is proposing to create electricity out of leftover food and other waste, which will be used to hear Schiphol Airport...
Children of the World Act Against Climate Change
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 14:20:00
Children of the world have called on leaders and politicians to quell the surge of climate change, as Enviro-News reports...
Week 5 - August 2009
Saharan Solar Energy to Electrify Europe
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 12:20:00
News of the latest developments in a plan to use Saharan solar energy to provide 15 per cent of Europe's electricity needs...
EU Warns Airlines over Aviation Emissions
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 15:35:00
News of the EU's new list of 4,000 airlines, air forces and other aircraft-related organisations that must join its emissions scheme or face...
NASA and USAF Launch Green Fuel Rocket
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 16:40:00
News of how NASA and AFOSR (the USAF Office of Scientific Research) have carried out a successful green fuel rocket launch...
EU Implements 2012 Incandescent Light Bulb Ban
Posted by Environmental News' Energies Correspondent on 12:25:00
News of the EU's gradual traditional incandescent light bulb ban, which begins with 100 watt light bulbs on September 1st 2009...
Climate Change Could Flood Venice Daily
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 16:00:00
The Italian city of Venice could be a site of daily floods by 2099, according to a new report which looks at how climate change could affect...
California Climate Change Report Issued
Posted by Environmental News US Correspondent on 10:25:00
The impact of climate change is causing increasingly prolonged and intense temperatures in California, according to a new scientific study.....
Solar Inks to Reduce Cost of Photovoltaics
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 11:35:00
US scientists are developing cutting-edge printable solar cell technology with the emphasis on reducing costs, as Enviro-News explains...
Metamorphic Wind Turbine Blade Designs
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 15:00:00
News of hi-tech metamorphic wind turbine technologies designed to respond to changes in wind strength and direction to optimise energy effic...
Arctic Polar Bears Shrinking as Climate Changes
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 15:15:00
New scientific research indicates that climate change has been causing polar bears to shrink over the past 100 years, as Enviro-News reports...
Geo-engineered Artificial Forests to Capture CO2
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 10:30:00
News of a new climate change report which highlights how geo-engineered technologies like artificial trees could provide a stop-gap solution
Boeing Airliner Wears Environmentally Friendly Paint
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 13:40:00
News of how aerospace/ defence firm Boeing has painted a '777 airliner in new environmentally friendly paint, and its future plans in this r...
First UK Hydrogen Highway for Fuel Cell Cars
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 16:10:00
Proposals to establish the first hydrogen highway in the UK were unveiled by the Mayor of London on August 26th 2009, as Enviro-News reports...
Nitrous Oxide Responsible for Most Ozone Depletion
Posted by Environmental News Senior Reporter on 11:00:00
Greenhouse gas nitrous oxide – better known as “laughing gas” – is now the dominant source of ozone depletion, according to a new st...
Tokyo Taxis to be Electrified
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 12:30:00
Better Place is collaborating with the Japanese government to carry out groundbreaking electric taxi trials in Tokyo involving switchable ba...