NRDC: The Right Way to Use Biofuels
| Opportunity: Reduce emissions of the overlooked accomplices of CO2 The global warming culprit we hear the most about is carbon dioxide (CO2), but human activity produces a host of other, shorter-lived pollutants that act as "partners in crime" in contributing to climate change.Until recently, most of the attention paid to these pollutants has centered around their detrimental effects on air quality and human health [.] |
| Feeling the heat. The US and China have begun to outstrip Europe in renewable energy, both generation and manufacturing. Last year, the US overtook Germany to become the country producing the most wind energy, and China added more wind capacity than any country but the US. |
First Public Charging Station for Electric Cars During a low-key ceremony just over a week ago, the first public high-voltage charging station for electric vehicles was inaugurated at the Gateway Center in East Woodland California. Representatives from Tesla Motors were on hand to help demonstrate with six Tesla Roadsters. The power station is capable of charging an electric car in about [.]Posted in: Electric Cars, Industry, Transportation |
| Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air A new appraisal of existing studies documenting the links between tiny soot particles and premature death from cardiovascular ailments shows that mortality rates among people exposed to the particles are twice as high as previously thought. |
NRDC: The Right Way to Use Biofuels When we think about sources of alternative energy, we often feel a rush of positive thoughts engulfing us. We often think that while developing alternative sources of energy we are doing nothing wrong. But building up new sources of alternative energy is a double edged weapon. If we dont tread cautiously we might hurt [.]Posted in: Biofuels, Environment, Industry |
| Forest carbon market already shows cracks. It could save the rainforests of Borneo, slow climate change, and the international community backs it. But a plan to pay tropical countries not to chop down trees and establish a forest carbon market risks being discredited by opportunists even before it starts. |
| Climate change could kill your pet. Climate change could kill pets, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as warmer temperatures cause an increase in exotic diseases among cats and dogs. |