Archive for April, 2009
U.S. Wind Power Industry Installs More Than 2,800 MW in Q1 2009
Posted on April 30, 2009 - Filed Under Eco Freindly, Environmental Friendly, Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
The wind energy industry in the United States installed 2,836 megawatts of new generating capacity through the end of March, bringing total installed generating capacity in the country to 28,206 MW, the American Wind Energy Association announced.
The national trade association for the wind energy industry in the U.S. issued its report on projects that were [...]
Gorgon Gas Project Given Environmental Approval
Posted on April 30, 2009 - Filed Under Envoirment | Leave a Comment
ALI MOORE: Australia’s largest proposed resources development, the Gorgon gas project has been given environmental approval.
The owners of the $50 billion project have welcomed the decision and will make a financial investment decision later this year.
Eliza Blue reports.
ELIZA BLUE: The Gorgon gas project is one of the world’s most ambitious and expensive LNG projects. It [...]
Climate Countdown: Half a Trillion Tonnes of Carbon Left to Burn
Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Climate | Leave a Comment
The world has already burned half the fossil fuels necessary to bring about a catastrophic 2C rise in average global temperature, scientists revealed.
The experts say about half a trillion tonnes of carbon have been consumed since the industrial revolution. To prevent a 2C rise, they say, the total burnt must be kept to below a [...]
Africa Climate Change Monitoring Station Launched
Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, environment | Leave a Comment
The African Union (AU) on Wednesday launched a satellite receiving station to track the effects of climate change on the world’s poorest continent.
The station, the first of its kind, is named AU-African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development and will receive data from the European satellite agency EUMETSAT at the bloc’s headquarters in the [...]
Clinton Says U.S. Is Ready to Lead on Climate
Posted on April 28, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, Global Warming | Leave a Comment
After eight years largely on the sidelines of the international policy debate on climate change, the United States is prepared to lead negotiations toward a new global warming treaty, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said.
“The United States is fully engaged and determined to lead and make up for lost time both at home and [...]
Time Low in Gobal Warming Fight: Prince Charles
Posted on April 28, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, Global Warming | Leave a Comment
Time is quickly running out in the battle against global warming, and history will judge the world’s response to the crisis, Prince Charles of Britain told Italian lawmakers.
“If we are to bequeath to our children a world that is fit to inhabit, then I fear we must act now,” said Charles during a visit to [...]
Philippines to Slash Coal Use: Official
Posted on April 28, 2009 - Filed Under environment | Leave a Comment
The Philippines plans to reduce its energy dependence on coal over the next five years to lessen carbon emissions which contribute to climate change, an energy official said.
“Part of the plan is to reduce the share of coal in the total energy generation mix from more than 20 percent at present to a range of [...]
Central Asian Leaders to Gather for Water Summit
Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under environment | Leave a Comment
The five leaders of Central Asian nations will hold a summit this week to try to end a bitter row over water use in one of the world’s driest regions.
The dispute over cross-border water sharing in the vast region north of Afghanistan is a worry for its leaders who know how much stability in their [...]
‘Major Emitters’ Meet To Tackle Climate Change
Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Climate | Leave a Comment
Sixteen nations are responsible for 80 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Now those nations, dubbed the “major emitters,” are sending representatives to a conference beginning in Washington, D.C., to see if they can work together to slow the pace of climate change.
The Obama administration has moved quickly to deal with climate change in [...]
Wal-Mart To Double Amount of Solar Energy Use
Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Eco Freindly, Renewable Energy, solar powered | Leave a Comment
For months, Wal-Mart (WMT) has defied the economic slump by posting relatively healthy earnings even as other retailers got pummeled.
Now, it’s offering a bright spot in a wobbly renewable energy market.
Wal-Mart plans to announce for Earth Day that it will as much as double the size of its solar-power initiative in the next 18 months [...]
