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Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Protocol

Canada has formally pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, dealing a serious blow to the anti-global warming treaty that was initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan in 1997. In doing so, Canada has become the first ... continue

Geothermal Energy Companies Failing to Make Profit

Geothermal energy's reputation took a blow today after it was revealed two taxpayer-backed clean energy companies are facing serious financial difficulties. USA Today reports on the plight of Raser Technologies and Nevada Geothermal Power (NGP), both of which ... continue

Holycrapawesome: China planning giant buses that cars can drive under

As populations grow and pollution increases, ideas like this are gold dust. One Chinese company has proposed new buses that are SO FREAKING BIG they straddle the road, while cars drive beneath them. The sheer amount of ... continue

UEA’s delayed response to climate emails caused by shock, says professor

Former head of research unit responds to criticism by arguing for necessity of assessing excerpts by independent reviews This article was written by Adam Vaughan, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 15th July 2010 00.59 UTCThe former head of the ... continue

Climategate scientists cleared of manipulating data on global warming

Muir Russell report says scientists did not fudge data, but they should have been more open about their work This article was written by David Adam, environment correspondent, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 8th July 2010 01.13 UTCThe climate ... continue

4 Reasons Why The Apple Tablet Could Be Good For The Environment

There's been a lot of talk about what the Apple Tablet will do for the PC industry, Apple profits, the future of content delivery, etc. What I haven't seen is a whole lot about what the product ... continue

This isn’t what they mean by biofuels

Seriously. Dude. This really isn’t what they mean when they say to use biofuels in your vehicles. Chalk this one up in the FAIL column. continue

1,700 miles of floating garbage – our garbage

We live in a throw-away society. Don’t want it anymore throw it away – anywhere. Finished that bottle of water just toss the bottle to the curb after all no-one gives a shit anyway. ... continue

Please don’t smoke the walls

It is absolutely amazing the diversity of materials we are using these days as building materials for our homes and business. As we move further into a world looking for sustainability and ways not ... continue

The art of being green and recyclable

Everyone is all hot to trot these days about repurposing, recycling, re-using just about anything that won’t biodegrade in your hands while you look at it. While a lot of the stuff we see ... continue

Need to fill up your hydrogen powered car? Pull up to the port-o-johnny

As we look for different way to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to power out automobiles hydrogen has been suggested as an excellent source of vehicle power. The big problem with that though ... continue

Excuse me, but is that a daisy growing out of your camera lens?

I’m not much of a camera buff but I know a lot of folks in the tech world are. In some cases it seem to go hand in hand, just as poker does. This ... continue

New report shows Mississippi Delta to lose 4,000 square miles

One of the biggest debate going on between global climate change believers and detractors is the rise of sea levels around the world. When it comes to the US a new study in the ... continue

Let’s see … iPhone or less harm to the environment – which would you pick?

Technology is a driving force in our world, however if that world is facing environmental problems which do you think the majority of people would choose? The Shelton Group wondered the same thing ... continue

We know the National Debt clock but how about one for greenhouse gases?

Pretty well every American knows about the National Debt Clock located on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. It’s a stark reminded for anyone that passes it by just how far in debt ... continue

An interesting way to get solar panels up and running

As we continue down the road to more green types of energy solar panels are touted as being the one way that individuals can do their part. The big problem with that though is the ... continue

The business of greenwashing equals more profits

With the growing concern, right or wrongly, about climate change and the need to consider more environmentally friendly products when buy both everyday products and our tech toys has become a major factor. As more and ... continue

Saving some green is more important than being green

Going green – meaning doing whatever we can in our lives to become more ecologically minded in the things we buy or use is a major part of our news these days. Equally so is the ... continue

What to do with old circuit boards? How about girl geekness?

There’s a lot of electronic equipment out there sitting in junk piles, hidden away in stacks of old computer equipment in closets and one has to wonder just what can we do with all this crap. ... continue

120 MPG by 2010 for $30G’s

Better mileage is the holy grail for every car manufacturer these days whether it be using electric power, gas or even some form of natural gas. The big problem that has been facing any move to ... continue

Enough with the friggin green already

Look don’t get me wrong – I’m all for ecology and saving our environment but really do we need to colour everything some sickening shade of green to get the point across. On top of this ... continue

Is that my fat you’re using in your car?

Seriously you can’t make this shit up but apparently some plastic surgeon in California has been using the leftovers from patient liposuctions to power his Ford Explorer and his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator. Granted Craig Bittner has since ... continue