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Spiegel Onlie reports here: German climatologists are pushing for the creation of a “world climate bank” which would allow industrialized countries to purchase emission rights from less-developed nations. The revenues would enable poor countries to finance environmentally friendly economic development. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; CNN reports here: Hurricane experts are throwing cold water on an idea backed by billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates aimed at controlling the weather. Gates and scientists have raised eyebrows by submitting patent applications for a technology to reduce the danger of approaching hurricanes. But will it work? var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Understanding Environmental Pollution: A Primer Introducing pollution issues to students and others with little scientific background, this new edition of a well-received textbook has been completely revised and updated. Starting with the definition of pollution and how pollutants behave, it progresses to covering air and water pollution basics, pollution and global change, solid waste, and pollution [...] AP reports here at Yahoo News: LANSING, Mich. – Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Co. factory near Detroit want to convert it into the country’s largest renewable energy park, with at least 2,800 workers building storage batteries, solar panels and possibly wind turbines. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; BBC News reports here: Engineers say a forest of 100,000 “artificial trees” could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world’s carbon emissions. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Spiegel Online reports here: A Dutch hydro engineer has come up with a “water footprint.” At a conference in Sweden, he and other participants discussed water waste, supermarkets filled with fruits and vegetables produced in some of the world’s most arid regions and ways we can stop wasting our most precious resource. var addthis_pub [...] CNN reports here: Samsung unveiled a solar-powered phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this year and introduced its first sun-powered phone in India in mid-June. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Get the truth about alternative energy and make it part of your life Want to utilize cleaner, greener types of energy? This plain-English guide clearly explains the popular forms of alternative energy that you can use in your home, your car, and more. Separating myth from fact, this resource explores the current fossil fuel conundrum, the [...] Business Week reports here at Yahoo News: A $300 million cash-for-clunkers-type federal program to boost sales of energy-efficient home appliances. Beginning late this fall, the program authorizes rebates of $50 to $200 for purchases of high-efficiency household appliances. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Wind energy today is a booming worldwide industry. The technology has truly come of age, with better, more reliable machinery and a greater understanding of how and where wind power makes sense–from the independent homestead to a grid-connected utility-wide perspective. Heightened concerns about our environment mean that this resurgence of interest in wind–a natural and [...] |
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