Enviro News News Archives - March 2009
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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...
Week 3 - March 2009
Global Visibility Downturn from Pollution: Scientists
Posted by Enviromental News Pollution Expert on 12:15:00
Scientists have highlighted through a study how increasing levels of pollution over three decades have served to make the world a much hazie...
World's First Carbon Neutral Nation will be Maldives: President
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 14:25:00
Through using only renewable energy, the Maldives will become the world's first entirely carbon-neutral nation, President Nasheed has announ...
Biochar Could Capture CO2, Target Climate Change: Scientist
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 16:55:00
Vast microwaves capable of 'cooking' wood into charcoal might have more potential to target climate change than anything, a prominent scient...
Hi-Tech Carbon Credit System Launched
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 12:10:00
The Voluntary Carbon Standard Association has launched a hi-tech worldwide database and registry system allowing carbon credits to be follow...
25 New Waterway Hydro-Electric Sites for Britain
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 15:35:00
A £120 million project for the development of 25 hydro-electric sites in Britain with the capacity to electrify 40,000 houses has been ...
New Energy Efficient Helicopter Technology
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 23:50:00
NASA scientists have come up with a new type of helicopter blade technology that could lead to greater energy efficiency in future helicopte...
Robot Submarine Technology on Climate Change Mission
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 13:20:00
Underwater, climate change-exploring missions carried out by a twenty-two foot long robot submarine, Autosub, have provided data on rising s...
Shell Announces Biofuel Investments Plan
Posted by Enviromental News' Energies Correspondent on 15:25:00
Oil firm Shell will not inject any more funding into renewable energy technologies involving hydro, solar and wind power but, instead, into ...
CO2 Scrubbers for Shipping Industry
Posted by Enviromental News Pollution Expert on 16:50:00
A Singaporean firm claims to have invented a wet scrubbing procedure which can reduce CO2 emissions within the shipping industry. Enviro-New...
Robot Fish to Assess Water Pollution
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 10:25:00
British scientists are set to develop new, water pollution technology to locate and assess contaminated waters as part of a three-year-long ...
The Internet's Use as an Environmental Alert System
Posted by Environmental News' Technology Analyst on 14:55:00
Scientists have highlighted how the internet could be used as an alert system to watch over the environment and signal potential damage ahea...
CO2 Emissions Guide for Van Drivers
Posted by Enviromental News Pollution Expert on 17:50:00
SMMT has issued a new publication for van drivers, aimed at heightening their awareness of carbon dioxide emissions associated with their tr...
Obama Announces Electric Car Technology Investment
Posted by Enviromental News' Senior Reporter on 10:50:00
Barack Obama has announced a $2.4 million investment into developing electric car technology, and said the US will challenge others on renew...