Antarctica heating up, “ignored” satellite data show.
| Antarctica is warming faster, according to scientists. Antarctica, the one continent in the world that scientists thought was cooling, is actually getting hotter according to new evidence that has serious implications for climate change. |
| Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in Ghana Green issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don’t want to poison others in the process. Efforts to protect the environment and conserve valuable resources must be coupled with proper health and safety procedures. Unfortunately, just saying this doesn’t make it happen. Developing countries are becoming a dumping ground for much toxic waste and proper environmental health and safety is being ignored, both by local opportunists and suppliers of e-Waste from developed nations.  |
Dow Corning Alternative Energy Survey Alternative Energy & Carbon Footprinting: International Survey Reveals Business Attitudes. Companies attitudes towards alternative energy and carbon footprinting are revealed in the results of an international research study. The survey was conducted by the independent market research company Harris Interactive on behalf of Dow Corning Corporation. Survey Results SummaryAlternative Energy1 in 4 companies are [.]Posted in: Industry, Politics |
| Global warming may cause some animals to move uphill. New research has found that due to global warming, some animals can move uphill to cope with the changes in the climate. |
| Toyota has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US Toyota, as reported by Jamie Lendino of ExtremeTech, has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US, with an average of 29.7 mpg for actual vehicles sold. Results are based on the 2007 model year. Discussion in the forum goes into upcoming offerings from Honda and VW, but they have to [.]  |
| 2nd Gen Biofuels are a Dangerous “Green” Bubble United States–A diverse alliance of organizations published an open letter [1] today in the U.S. and internationally warning of the dangers of industrially produced biofuels (called agrofuels by critics). The letter explains why large-scale industrial production of transport fuels and other energy from plants such as corn, sugar cane, oilseeds, trees, grasses, or so-called agricultural and woodland waste threatens forests, biodiversity, food sovereignty, community-based land rights and will worsen climate change. With the new Obama Administration slated to take office Tuesday, the letter’s originators warn that if Obama’s “New Green Economy” runs on agrofuels it may trap the U.S. in a dangerous “Green Bubble” of unrealistic promises from an unsustainable industry. |
| Scientists solve enigma of Antarctic ‘cooling.’ New research shows that while some parts of the frozen continent have been getting slightly colder over the last few decades, the average temperature across the continent has been rising for at least the last 50 years. |
| Coal Industry Digs Itself Out of a Hole in the Capitol Despite a well-funded ad campaign by environmentalists attacking the industry, and a huge coal-ash spill in Tennessee that has led to calls for more regulation, the industry has received positive assurances this week from President-elect Barack Obama’s nominees that the new administration is committed to keeping coal a big part of the nation’s energy source.On Wednesday, Mr. Obama’s choice to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, described coal to a Senate panel as “a vital resource” for the country. A day earlier, Mr. Obama’s nominee to run the Energy Department, physicist Steven Chu, referred to coal as a “great natural resource.” Two years ago, he called the expansion of coal-fired power plants his “worst nightmare.” |
| New signs of climate change: shifting seasons, warmer Antarctica. The news might seem welcome in the middle of a long, cold winter: Scientists have shown that the start of spring has moved almost two days earlier in the last 50 years. |
| Antarctica heating up, “ignored” satellite data show. Temperatures are warming throughout Antarctica, especially in winter and spring, according to new weather station and satellite data. |
| Kenya firm plans 300 MW wind farm by 2012 A Kenyan firm plans to produce 300 MW of electricity by 2012 by harnessing renewable wind power in the north of the country, its director told Reuters.Turkana Wind Power has been studying the viability of wind power projects in the barren, inhospitable region for the last four years, Chris Staubo said. |