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Japanese Government Misleading Public Over Biased Emissions Figure Cuts

The Japanese government is misleading the public by presenting biased figures on Japan’s 2020 target for emission cuts, WWF said ahead of the country’s last public hearing on the issue

13 May 2009

Global Action Needed to Preserve World Wide Water Supplies

Chinese, Indian, American, British scientists release conference declaration urging a region-by-region response to increased water scarcity, heightened hazards

13 May 2009

Careless Disposal of Recycled Car Parts to Harm the Environment

Regrettably, the current Congressional "Cash for Clunkers" proposal seeks to restrict the recycling of two major replacement parts -- the engine and transmission -- harvested from vehicles turned in for end-of-life processing under the program. The reuse of recycled engine and transmission parts -- and not having to produce a new replacement part -- provides a huge benefit to the environment

12 May 2009

Climate Change To Destroy Coral and The Lives of 100 Million People Before the End of the Century

If the world does not take effective action on climate change, coral reefs will disappear from the Coral Triangle by the end of the century, the ability of the region’s coastal environments to feed people will decline by 80 per cent, and the livelihoods of around 100 million people will have been lost or severely impacted

12 May 2009

Coral Reefs May Be Saved By Proposed New Conservation Rules

An international team of scientists has proposed a set of basic rules to help save the world's imperiled coral reefs from ultimate destruction

11 May 2009

Maximum Efficiency Comes From Bioelectricity Not Ethanol For Powering Vehicles

How can we maximize our "miles per acre" from biomass? Researchers writing in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine say the best bet is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol

10 May 2009

Turning Biomass Into Electricity More Efficient Than Using Ethanol for Vehicles

A new study suggests that biomass used to generate electricity could be more efficient than converting the biomass to ethanol for internal combustion engines

10 May 2009

Climate Change Pollution Targets Set By Australian Government Rely on The Rest of the World Coming On Board

Australia has given a vital and strategic boost to international efforts for an effective global climate agreement by committing to reduce Australia’s carbon pollution 25% by 2020 if other countries join in, said the Southern Cross Climate Coalition of environment, union, welfare and research groups in a statement today

5 May 2009

Energy Efficient LED Street Lighting

The Golden Dragon Oval Plus LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides perfect illumination for energy-efficient street lighting without the need for secondary optics

5 May 2009

Australian Government Backs Away From Carbon Reduction Scheme and Blames the Recession

The Rudd Government in Australia will delay the start of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme by one year to help Australian companies manage the impacts of the global recession

4 May 2009