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This is an excerpt from a great article by Jack Wakeland for The Intellectual Activist.Many environmentalists claim that putting the earth first only requires man to switch his power source from one technology to another; that the only thing their ideology requires is that the production of man-made power not deplete the earth's "limited" resources. According to John Berger, a leading advocate of "alternative" technologies, renewable energy is in "harmony" with nature because it "draws on...
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A couple of years back I ran across this article with this quote by a member of OPEC. "Our competitors, the alternative energy providers, are intensively pursuing research programs aimed at reducing the domination of oil and gas in the global energy market," Abdullah Salatt, Qatar's representative to OPEC, said. "Likewise, we should have our own independent programs." Ever since then, I have been interested in anything I see coming out of OPEC member states that references biofuels in any...
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Biofuels 'need strict standards' Biofuels should only be produced if they meet strict environmental standards, an international group of lawmakers have concluded. The legislators said the fuels also had to deliver significant savings of greenhouse gas emissions. If such criteria were met, they said there should be an urgent review of the tariffs that currently block imports into markets such as the EU and US. The forum was hosted by Brazil, one of the world's biggest biofuel producers...
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According to James Bond movie title, the world is not enough. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), more efficient transport is not enough. To stop “the spiralling growth of emissions” that is.
According to the EEA, increasing transport emissions might Die Another Day if Europe set tougher targets and that European countries need to turn transport policy into a Licence to Kill demand for road use.
Or to put it another way:
Previous and current EU policies have mainly focused on...
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The distributions declared are based on forecast commodity price levels and operating performance that are consistent with the current environment. ...
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“Energy and the environment are probably the highest profile issues today,” Dr. Cordaro said. “The cost of energy, which includes the high cost of oil, ...
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... learned that Environment Minister Gavin Jennings' plan for a generous scheme to encourage more Victorians to power their homes with "green" energy was ...
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To help protect our marine environment, Defra last month published the draft Marine Bill: one set of regulations to cover everything from coastal access to fishing rights.
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Inhabitants of Brazil and India have the world's most environmentally-sustainable lifestyle and Americans have the least, according to a new study tracking global attitudes towards consumption and the environment.
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Climate Counts is unveiling its second annual ranking of 56 consumer companies on how they measure greenhouse gas emissions, their plans to reduce them and how fully they disclose those activities.
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There is a "distinct possibility" that the U.S. EPA will pass on restricting perchlorate in the nation's water supplies, an agency official said Tuesday. Perchlorate, a rocket fuel ingredient that has been found at some 400 places in 35 states, can muck up normal thyroid function. But Benjamin...
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That's the message in a report today Monday to the city council's committee on Health, Energy and the Environment. The report summarizes the progress the ...
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NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Woodmere, NY, United States, 05/06/2008 - The new list of Environmental Friendly, Recycled, Hand Powered and Organic items includes a number of products including Coffee Mugs, T Shirts, Flash Drives, Journal Books, Pens, Pencils, Tote Bags, Grocery Bags and Neck...
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Last year, Eric Brody of outdoor-apparel company Nau excitedly chatted with Grist readers about his new enterprise and its ambitious sustainability plans. This week, the company announced that it's closing its doors: "Just as we could not have predicted the sudden groundswell of environmental...
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