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Climate Change and Acid Rain Could Be Good for Forests

Contrary to popular belief, moderate increases in temperature and increased nitrogen from acid rain actually improves forest productivity, providing there is sufficient moisture

20 Oct 2008

Turning a 1930s Home into an Energy Efficient House of the Future

A three year research project is about to start at The University of Nottingham that will help people living in 1930s Semi's to meet the Government’s ambitions to reduce CO2 emissions from homes

20 Oct 2008

New Generation Energy Gives Low Interest Loans for Renewable Energy Projects

New Generation Energy, a non-profit organization that supports community-based renewable energy projects, today announced that it will be launching a Project Development Initiative to provide low interest loans to support community solar, wind, biomass, and efficiency projects

16 Oct 2008

Fuel Oil Savings Calculator Released

Web based fuel oil savings calculator released that uses research data from Brookhaven Laboratory

16 Oct 2008

Removal of Poorly Maintained Super Polluting Vehicles Could Reduce Nanoparticle Pollution By Nearly 50 Percent

A study shows that if the "super-polluters", the high-polluting vehicles, such as certain buses and lorries in a poor condition, were removed, pollution from nanoparticles could be almost halved

16 Oct 2008

WWF Calls on European Governments Not to Allow Financial Crisis to Overcome Importance of Adressing Climate Change

WWF has launched an appeal to the French Presidency of the European Union and to all European governments not to let the financial crisis undermine the need to reach an agreement on a solid package of measures to address climate change before the end of the year

15 Oct 2008