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WWF Tells G8 to Help Poor Countries Fight Climate Change

The G8 must stick to its past financial commitments to help the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) address the disastrous impacts of climate change, WWF said ahead of a meeting of the group’s finance ministers

15 Jun 2009

Hybrid Vehicles Get Even More Efficient

A new system has been designed for hybrid vehicles that modifies the structure of conventional cars to introduce elements that help to recover energy lost during braking and then return it to the propulsion of the vehicle

12 Jun 2009

Ford Motor Company and Hydro-Québec Team Up on Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research

Ford Motor Company and Hydro-Québec announced today that Hydro-Québec has joined a North America wide demonstration and research program on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)

11 Jun 2009

Climate Change Education Funding Opportunity Announced by NASA

NASA has announced a new funding opportunity that could result in the award of cooperative agreements for projects designed to educate students, teachers and lifelong learners about global climate change

11 Jun 2009

Japan Emissions Targets Labelled Too Little, Too Late

Japan’s announcement to reduce its emissions by only 8 percent by 2020 completely lacks ambition and stands in the way of a fair global deal, which should save the world from the catastrophic impact of climate change

10 Jun 2009

Food, Health and the Environment Converge At Food Expo

Nutrition, environmental health, and food safety are issues that are becoming closely tied, according to speakers at the 2009 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo

9 Jun 2009

National Building Museum Honors the Energy Efficient Products and Commitment to Environmental Improvements by UTC

United Technologies Corp received a 2009 National Building Museum Honor Award for the company's energy efficient building products and for creating sweeping energy and environmental improvements in its manufacturing operations

9 Jun 2009

Mitsubishi Shows Off Production Version of i-MiEV Electric Car

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today, on World Environment Day, unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle

8 Jun 2009

Climate Change Costs Could be Offset by Protecting Marine Resources

Protecting valuable marine resources could offset projected economic costs of climate change, according to a new WWF report issued today

8 Jun 2009

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Be Cut By Boosting Efforts to Conserve Forests and Other Ecosystems

Boosting investments in the conservation, rehabilitation and management of the Earth's forests, peatlands, soils and other key ecosystems could deliver significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and avoid even more being released to the atmosphere, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says

4 Jun 2009