A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions.
carbon emissionsPalm oil offers no green solutionBBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition Mon, 12/01/2008 - 6:37pm
A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions. Tags:
Suburb-city differences in gasoline consumption.AustinContrarian Thu, 11/13/2008 - 2:27am
Last in this series . . . Kahn and Glaeser also estimated the difference in carbon emissions between cities and suburbs for 48 MSAs. Nashville, surprisingly, tops the list: How gasoline use varies among metropolitan areasAustinContrarian Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:40am
Back in March, I wrote about economists Matthew Kahn and Ed Glaeser's work comparing carbon emissions among metropolitan areas. Among other things, they estimated how carbon emissions from driving vary across metropolitan areas. Tags:
Climate bill 'to include planes'BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition Mon, 10/27/2008 - 8:19pm
Measures to cut UK carbon emissions by 80% looks set to cover aviation and shipping, heading off a rebellion by MPs. Tags:
Tougher climate target unveiledBBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition Thu, 10/16/2008 - 8:14am
Ed Miliband commits the UK government to cutting carbon emissions by 80% - up from a 60% target - by 2050. Tags:
Green news harvest: Consumers affect climate changeCNET Tech blog Fri, 10/03/2008 - 5:00pm
Plus: Carbon emissions pollute oceans with noise; Suntech expanding; and could oil shortage eclipse financial crisis? Tags:
Wanna get green? Compress your email; Couple IT, facilities; Pow...ZDNET - Between the Lines Fri, 09/12/2008 - 7:32am
Chris O’Connor, vice president of IBM’s software group, is one of three executives in charge of making Big Blue as green as possible. MPs blast government over CO2BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition Sun, 07/13/2008 - 6:15pm
The government has made "very poor progress" on reaching its own carbon emissions-cutting targets, MPs say. Tags:
Climate concerns halt coal plantBBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:28pm
The US state of Georgia blocks construction of a new coal power plant based on concerns over carbon emissions. Tags:
Japan To Cut Solar Panel Costs By 50%Donklephant Mon, 06/23/2008 - 8:25pm
Remember my post today about McCain’s $5,000 a car tax break giveaway to the auto manufacturers who make and sell zero-carbon emissions cars? If so, do you recall how I said it was a bad idea, and that he should instead be proposing giving consumers tax breaks because incenting consumption is the only way we can make sure that this sub-industry is sustainable and therefore viable? Tags:
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