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Hybrid Cars Are Cleaner Than Joggers

April 30, 2011

This finding will leave you breathless. A physiology professor at the University of Milan conclucded that four men running, walking and riding bicycles emit more carbon dioxide than hybrid cars. He also compared it to gas and diesel cars, which beat the men in terms of carbon emissions. Technorati Tags: carbon emissions, hydrid cars Related [...]

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iPhone’s Green Track Record Will Make You See Red

April 21, 2011

A neatly designed chart designed by Geekaphone condenses the iPhone’s impact on the environment and the people who manufacture it in poor countries. Technorati Tags: iPhone, smartphones Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Economists Propose Flight Tax to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change

April 1, 2011

Economists at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said that a small tax on international airline tickets could raise $10bn a year. The money could be used to help people adapt to the impacts of climate change. Technorati Tags: airline tax, Climate change, flying Related Posts:Moving Planet Invites the World to Take Climate [...]

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Biofuel Indirect Land Use on European Commission Agenda in 2011

December 22, 2010

To address problematic issues related to indirect land use by biofuel crops, the European Commission today published a report on the topic related to both biofuels and bioliquids. Technorati Tags: Biofuel, carbon emissions, EU, land use Related Posts:Hybrid Cars Are Cleaner Than JoggersSunPower joins Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)Breakthrough In Biofuel From Fatty AcidsBio Architecture Lab [...]

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COP16: Conference Ends To Mixed Reaction

December 13, 2010

It did not attract as much media attention as COP15 in Copenhagen did in 2009. Despite that, or perhaps because of that, COP16 folded on a slightly more positive note than the disappointing edition of the previous year. But the agreement reached may have saved the UN process, Greenpeace said, but not the climate. In [...]

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