Enviro News News Archives - March 2009
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Green Issue Guidelines for 2012 Olympics
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 13:15:00
Guidelines for environmentally friendly, green practice have been issued to organisers of events leading up to the 2010 Olympic Games in Lon...
New Google Map Shows Renewable Energy Hotspots
Posted by Environmental News Energy Correspondent on 16:40:00
The US EPA has unveiled a new application for Google Earth which highlights 10,000 contaminated areas where renewable energy sites could be ...
LiTraCon - Environmentally Friendly, Light Transmitting Concrete
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 21:55:00
Environmental News profiles LiTraCon - a revolutionary blend of concrete and fibre optics with environmental benefits for you and your offic...
Electrical Products May Use More Recycled Materials
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 14:30:00
The Waste and Resources Action Programme could result in recycled materials forming the backbone of electrical products like washing machine...
Greener Gadgets Showcases New Environmental Technology
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 16:50:00
Environmental News reports on the recent Greener Gadgets 2009 Competition, in which a host of new hi-tech environmental designs battled for ...
Funding for New Wind Turbine Design
Posted by Enviromental News Energies Correspondent on 17:00:00
An innovative new wind turbine design featuring a pair of angled wings in the shape of a 'V' may become part of the UK's future electricity ...
Energy Efficient Lighting Systems
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 17:20:00
A new lighting system incorporating LEDS and motion sensors has been developed that uses around 80% less energy than standard parking lighti...
Motor Industry Given CO2 Emission Reduction Target
Posted by Environmental News Transport Correspondent on 16:15:00
Agencies including the International Energy Agency have called on the motor industry to reduce overall CO2 emissions by 50% over the coming ...
Boeing Cuts Airline Emissions with Tailored Arrivals
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 14:45:00
Environmental News reports on how Boeing and five airlines have, together, managed to generate substantial CO2 emission cuts within the avia...
New Solar Cell Technologies
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 23:55:00
Environmental News looks at a pair of exciting new developments within the field of photovoltaics and solar cell technology in the UK and th...
US Government Announces Geothermal Technologies Investment
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 18:10:00
The US Government is set to provide multi-million dollar funding into developing geothermal energy technologies: Enviro-News brings you the ...
How has the Recession Helped the Environment?
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 17:15:00
Environmental News reports on the latest scientific findings in terms of the global financial situation and its consequent effect on the env...
Week 2 - March 2009
Blue Earth - Samsung's Solar Powered Phone
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 13:10:00
Samsung's new mobile phone, Blue Earth, unites touch-screen technology with solar power - an unprecedented achievement. Enviro-News brings ...
Science Looks to Rocks to Slow Climate Change
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 13:25:00
A study in the US has looked at the possibility of replicating a natural CO2 absorption process to combat climate change. Environmental New...
New Carbon Capture Method for Energy Industry
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 18:55:00
A new industrial CO2 scrubbing process could provide the energy industry with a cheaper method of carbon capture than that used at present.
Disney Announces Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 13:40:00
The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to reduce CO2 emission by 50 per cent over the next three years, ultimately leading to a zero ou...
Coca-Cola's Carbon Footprints Unveiled
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 19:25:00
Coca-Cola has revealed details of the carbon footprints linked to the production, packaging, transportation, refrigeration and disposal of i...
New Method for Treating Contaminated Groundwater
Posted by Enviromental News Pollution Expert on 20:20:00
A team at Leeds University is exploring new ways of treating contaminated water containing harmful chromate compounds. Enviro-News brings y...
Recycling in Europe - How Did the UK Perform?
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 23:40:00
Environmental News covers new-release data on the UK's recycling performance compared to Europe, and on Britain's car emissions in relation ...
Energy Firm Offers Radical Waste Treatment Option
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 13:25:00
Energy firm Waste2Tricity is aiming to implement radical new fuel cell technology to convert waste materials into electricity: Enviro-News r...
Climate Change Scientists Call for Renewable Energy Technologies Funding
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 16:55:00
Scientists have called on governments to invest in renewable energy technologies to the point that they're supplying 40% of global electrici...
Agency Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Scheme
Posted by Enviromental News Pollution Expert on 19:55:00
The Enviromental Protection Agency has put forward the idea of establishing a greenhouse gas emission reporting scheme covering US CO2-emitt...
Saharan Thermal Solar Power for Europe: Scientist
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 18:25:00
Drawing solar energy from the Sahara Desert to fill the dominant part of Europe's electricity needs is now a viable option, a scientist has ...
Go-Ahead for Corporate Carbon Reduction Commitment Scheme
Posted by Enviromental News Pollution Expert on 15:15:00
The CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) scheme - aimed at helping Britain reduce CO2 output by four million tonnes - is now set to begin in Ap...