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Monday, May 19th, 2008Prince Charles says there needs to be rewards for preserving the rainforest and therefore helping to prevent climate change. He called for a mechanism to be devised to pay poor countries to prevent them felling their rainforests. The prince says that the forests provided the earth’s “air conditioning system”.
He said it was “crazy” the rainforests […]
UK Petrol now includes Biofuel
Thursday, May 1st, 2008All petrol and diesel which is sold at UK pumps now has to include at least 2.5% biofuels. These renewable fuels, made from crops such as sugar cane or maize, have been added to fuel sold around the country. This target will rise to 5% by 2010. The move is aimed at making transport fuels […]
The 11th Hour Climate Change Trailer
Friday, April 25th, 2008Polar Bear Protection vs Oil
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008The Department of the Interior wants ten more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as threatened or endangered species. In the court filing, Assistant Interior Secretary Lyle Laverty tied the delay to “the complexity of the legal and scientific issues,” including the need to review about 670,000 public comments and government reports.
National Geographic Climate Change
Saturday, April 12th, 2008The National Geographic have a great section to their website called Combat Climate Change. This features a competition for youngsters to come up with an idea as to how they would promote sustainable solutions to help combat climate change.
$20million Prize for Renewable Ocean Energy
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Scotland will offer the world’s largest prize to date for spurring advances in marine renewable energy, the country’s head of state announced today. The Saltire Prize, of 20 million U.S. dollars, will go to innovators from any nation who design environmentally friendly ocean technology, such as better ways to harness tidal and wind power.
Glaciers Suffer Record Shrinkage
Monday, March 17th, 2008The rate at which some of the world’s glaciers are melting has more than doubled, data from the United Nations Environment Programme has shown. Average glacial shrinkage has risen from 30 centimetres per year between 1980 and 1999, to 1.5 metres in 2006.
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