Sustainable Eco City Concept in Germany
| China think-tank bleak on global climate goal. An international goal to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius appears unreachable even if China embarks on a vast effort to tame its growing greenhouse gas emissions, a Beijing think-tank has said. |
| German Geothermal Project Leads to Second Thoughts After the Earth Rumbles Government officials here are reviewing the safety of a geothermal energy project that scientists say set off an earthquake in mid-August, shaking buildings and frightening many residents of this small city. |
| German ships successfully make “Arctic Passage” Two German cargo ships have successfully navigated across Russia’s Arctic-facing northern shore from South Korea to Siberia without the help of icebreakers, the shipping company said. The two merchant ships belonging to Beluga Shipping Gmbh were able to make the cost-saving voyage by the fabled Northeast Passage because of the reduction in the polar ice cap due to global warming, the company said. |
Studying Sea Waves with Radar Off shore wind is steady and blows harder. If a country is densely populated it is hard to find open space to install wind farms. That is why there are more and more offshore wind farms in densely populated Europe where there is limited space on land and relatively large offshore areas with shallow [.]Posted in: Environment, Wave Power, Wind Farms |
| Greens target oil sands before Harper meets Obama. Environmentalists shut down a Canadian oil sands mine on Tuesday, the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit with U.S. President Barack Obama, pressing their case that such projects undermine the fight against climate change. |
| Commission says farmers need help to cut carbon. European farmers must slash agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% by 2020, primarily by producing biomass and storing carbon in the soil, but they risk ruin without outside help, EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said yesterday (15 September). |
Sustainable Eco City Concept in Germany It seems the canvass of clean and green energy is getting bigger with each passing day. More and more products, vehicles, gadgets, homes and cities are being added to this ever expanding canvass. Germanys Hamburg Harbor has announced the development of a world class Eco City. This eco city will be designed by Tec [.]Posted in: Environment, Future Energy, Inventions |
| Industry urged by IEA to cut carbon levels. Heavy industry, including the growing metals and chemicals manufacturing business in the Gulf, will need to cut carbon emissions significantly if the world is to achieve greenhouse gas reduction targets, the International Energy Agency warned yesterday. |
| 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 [.]  |
| Study says global warming cant be undone for 1000 years Global warming ‘irreversible’ for next 1000 years. As reported by AFP, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientists have released a study saying that current levels of global warming will cause irreversible damage, no matter what is done in the future to decrease CO2 and other related emissions.  |
| Press Release: Companies in New York Poised For Growth Under Cap On Carbon (Troy, NY – September 3, 2009) Environmental Defense Fund today unveiled a groundbreaking interactive map of 200 companies in New York that are poised to expand their business and create new jobs under a cap on carbon pollution.The New York map is the latest addition to www.LessCarbonMoreJobs.org, which identifies and profiles more than 2,300 companies in 21 states that are poised to grow when Congress passes a cap on the pollution that causes global warming. Marcia Aronoff, Vice President of Environmental Defense Fund, unveiled the map today at a news conference hosted by Rep. Scott Murphy (D-NY-20) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-21) at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.”LessCarbonMoreJobs.org is a map showing New York businesses that are already working on renewable energy and energy efficiency products,” said Aronoff. “Many of these businesses are thriving, even in today’s difficult economy. In fact, some are now hiring. A clean energy bill that puts a cap on carbon pollution will help launch more businesses like these, and will help create even more jobs here in New York. It will also help make America more energy independent by reducing our reliance on imported oil and developing the renewable energy resources we have here at home.”A carbon cap rewards companies that invent efficient and low-carbon ways of creating and using energy, thus reducing America’s dependence on imported oil, creating much-needed jobs and protecting the climate. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the cap under consideration by Congress can be achieved for about a dime-a-day per person.www.LessCarbonMoreJobs.org maps businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia – as well as New York, as of today — that are poised to create jobs when Congress enacts a cap on carbon. The companies are involved in a wide range of renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, including manufacturing wind turbine components, shipping solar panel equipment and installing energy efficient building materials. The interactive web site also has case studies and worker profiles. Visitors can search companies by state, Congressional district and media market.”These maps show a manufacturing boom that’s ready to happen,” said Jackie Roberts, Director of Sustainable Technologies for EDF, who spearheaded the research behind the website. “A carbon cap will create huge demand for the nuts and bolts of clean energy, and these are the U.S. manufacturers that will make them.”The House of Representatives passed a clean energy bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, earlier this year. The Senate is expected to begin debate on its clean energy bill in September. ###About Environmental Defense Fund A leading national nonprofit organization, Environmental Defense Fund represents more than 700,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense Fund has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems. For more information, visit www.edf.org |