BBC News reports here: The Renewable Fuels Agency says it is disappointed that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards.
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BBC News reports here: The UN’s climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to the organisation’s credibility, a review has concluded. Thinking about solar? It’s easier to start small, Martin LaMonica writes here at CNET NEWS.COM: Residential solar power is becoming more like a box lunch than a seven-course gourmet meal. See the world’s only hydrogen powered tractor in action. As a clean energy leader, New Holland is proud to showcase our experimental tractor. The NH2 tractor is a 106-hp working prototype that operates almost silently and emitting only heat and water.
BBC Newsreports here: Tiny charges gathered directly from humid air could be harnessed to generate electricity, researchers say. The ‘biofuel cells’ work by borrowing technology from living cells, BBC News reports here: Battery-like “biofuel cells” could in the future run on an energy drink or even vegetable oil, says a researcher. Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: The White House oil spill commission on Wednesday will probe U.S. offshore drilling policies and consider pushing the oil industry to accept a self-governing body to help oversee tough safety standards. From CNN – Suzanne Pelletier reports on deforestation issues in the Amazon Rainforest region. Earth’s Frontiers travels deep into the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in the equatorial western Amazon to research endangered species.
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING – China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline, has ordered thousands of companies to close high-polluting plants as its leadership vies to retool economic growth. AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – Japan is planning subsidies to boost corporate investment in factories making environment-friendly products, in a fresh economic stimulus package expected next month, a report said Friday. |
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