Archive for September, 2008
Nokia : Connecting People with their environment
The concept
The concept consists of two parts – a wearable sensor unit which can sense and analyze your environment, health, and local weather conditions, and a dedicated mobile phone.
The sensor unit will be worn on a wrist or neck strap made from solar cells that provide power to the sensors. NFC (near field communication) technology [...]
Mercedes-Benz Launches New Natural Gas Semitrailer Tractor
NGV Global. Mercedes-Benz launched its latest natural gas powered commercial vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT 1828 semitrailer tractor for urban and short-radius distribution, at the 2007 RAI International Commercial Vehicle Show in Amsterdam.
Increasing ozone will damage crops
Without global emissions controls, increasing ozone levels associated with fossil fuel combustion will damage agriculture considerably over the coming decades.
If current upward trends in fossil fuel emissions continue, global average ozone levels will rise 50% by 2100. The resulting damage to agriculture could reduce global crop production by at least 10%, according to a study [...]
Factory Farms – Air Pollution
The way milk is produced has changed. A lot of dairy farms are much bigger and more efficient. They’re often called factory farms. Mark Brush reports, neighbors of these farms say they’re paying a high price for the cheap dairy products on your store shelves:
More than 50 cows trudge single file into this big, new [...]
Energy from river weirs promises long-term revenue flow
New project in Derbyshire hopes to pave the way for widespread rollout of micro-hydro technologies
The UK is missing out on an affordable and plentiful source of renewable energy through its failure to deploy micro-hydro technologies capable of generating usable power from existing river weirs.
Credit Cards’ Latest Pitch: Green Benefits
Banks Pay ‘Rewards Points’ For Environmental Projects; Weighing the Interest Rates
Your credit card can help save the planet. That’s the message companies are pitching to consumers as they roll out new credit cards designed to cash in on people’s worries about global warming.
China : poverty reduction, energy security more important than capping emissions
People in the wealthy post-industrialised world tend to forget that for developing nations access to abundant and cheap energy resources is crucial in the fight against poverty. Westerners often hope these countries can somehow skip the polluting fossil fuel path which turned Europe, the US and Japan into prosperous regions, ‘leapfrog’ into a greener, far [...]
Bio-crude turns cheap waste into valuable fuel
CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil.
The bio-crude oil can be used to produce high value chemicals and biofuels, including both petrol and diesel replacement fuels.
Big business says addressing climate change ‘rates very low on agenda’
Poll of 500 major firms reveals that only one in 10 regard global warming as a priority
Global warming ranks far down the concerns of the world’s biggest companies, despite world leaders’ hopes that they will pioneer solutions to the impending climate crisis, a startling survey will reveal this week.
Automotive giants talk up green plans
Car makers Ford, GM and Daimler have unveiled new green models and promise plenty more to come
The race to dominate the burgeoning market for environmentally friendly vehicles stepped up a notch this week as Ford, General Motors and Daimler all unveiled new green strategies.