Enviro News News Archives - July 2009
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Lime to Reduce Oceanic Acidity and CO2 Emissions
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 10:55:00
Adding lime to the world's oceans may halt the effects of climate change, and possibly reverse them, proposals unveiled at a UK conference s...
Panasonic Laser Recycling Technique for Cathode Ray Tubes
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 12:00:00
Japanese electronics firm Panasonic has unveiled a new recycling technique that uses a laser to recycle Cathode Ray Tube-based televisions.....
McDonald's Electric Car Recharging Station Opens
Posted by Environmental News US Correspondent on 17:10:00
A US branch of fast-food chain McDonald's is the site for the company's first electric car recharging facility to be created for over 10 yea...
Arctic Ice Shrinking AND Thinning, says NASA
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 10:55:00
According to NASA a dramatic thinning of Arctic ice has taken place over the past five years, with more fragile ice taking over from more so...
Fuel Cell Aircraft Technology Takes Flight
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 15:25:00
A new European design has made history by taking to the skies in the world's first physical demonstration of piloted fuel cell aircraft tech...
The UK's Best Sites for Micro Wind Turbines
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 12:45:00
A new study has been carried out which assesses the best domestic sites in the UK for micro wind turbines. Enviro-News give you the facts....
Solar Powered Airship Set for Cross-Channel Flight
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 13:35:00
A solar powered airship conceived and assembled by students in France is set to make history this summer when it crosses the English Channel...
Week 3 - July 2009
New UK Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Report
Posted by Environmental News Pollution Expert on 13:55:00
The UK government is to issue a new climate change report detailing planned CO2 emission reduction measures to reach 34% below 1990 levels b...
Chernobyl Land for Biofuel Crop Growth
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 14:00:00
A huge area of land affected by the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosions will be used for biofuel crop production, as Enviro-News reports...
Smart Electricity Meters to Lower Amsterdam Emissions
Posted by Environmental News' Energies Correspondent on 16:55:00
Amsterdam will have its environmental credentials boosted through a new venture through which it will turn into the first "smart city" withi...
Waste Tracking Technology Scheme Trialled
Posted by Environmental News Pollution Expert on 12:25:00
Sensor technology is being used to highlight the journey of domestic waste once it leaves homes in an effort to drive down household waste d...
UK Low Carbon Plan to Fight Climate Change Unveiled
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 14:55:00
The British government has unveiled its new climate change report, which details low carbon technology measures to combat effects of global ...
Energy Firms Developing Coal to Electricity Conversion Technology
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 17:00:00
Two energy firms are to bring together their underground coal gasification and fuel cell technologies to create new coal-to-electricity tech...
Solar Powered UAV Technology for US Military
Posted by Environmental News Technology Analyst on 10:40:00
US researchers are developing flexible, lightweight solar cells to be fitted to aircraft wings and intended for USAF unmanned aerial vehicle...
UN in Talks Over Shipping Emissions Standards
Posted by Environmental News Pollution Expert on 11:55:00
The UN is presently in talks concerning standards to regulate greenhouse gas emissions related to the shipping industry, as Enviro-News repo...
Efficient, Enviro-Friendly Car Laser Ignition Technology
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 14:25:00
US and UK engineers are collaborating to develop a new laser ignition system for cars, with boosted energy effiency and a lowered emissions ...
Radical New York Vertical Farming Project
Posted by Environmental News US Correspondent on 10:15:00
A Belgian design firm has come up with a radically different environmentally friendly building structure concept that would be built in New ...
EU Biodiesel Production Up 35%, but Not Enough
Posted by Environmental News' Senior Reporter on 12:35:00
EU biodiesel production increased 35+ per cent during 2008 and is expected to carry on growing, but more is needed to hit EU targets, indust...