environment

Copenhagen gets off to a shaky start

December 9, 2009

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The first two days of the COP15, the Copenhagen climate summit designed to produce a binding treaty whereby the international community will commit itself to reduce carbon emissions, has been plagued with controversy. That is because of a leaked Danish document that allegedly favors the rich and takes from [...]

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Religious groups pledge to go green

November 11, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Earlier this month (2-4 November) an event at London’s Windsor Castle brought together religious leaders from all major faith traditions to discuss initiatives that such groups can partake to help the fight against climate change. The event, which only served vegan food because it is the only one suitable to all types [...]

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Livestock accounts for 51% of greenhouse gas emissions, says new report

October 22, 2009

In 2006 a report compiled by the UN’s Food and Agriculture arm found that livestock’s greenhouse emissions accounts for 18% of the total, while the global transportation network, a much more targeted culprit, accounts for a lot less at 13%. The report is called Livestock’s Long Shadow and it has been widely quoted ever since [...]

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From sludge to ethanol

October 19, 2009

Image via Wikipedia The other day I was watching a TV program about domestic wastewater treatment and I kept wondering about what happened to the sludge left behind. Well, it seems like there are companies out there doing the thinking for me. Massachusetts-based Qteros and Israeli commodities recycler Applied CleanTech (ACT) have entered a joint [...]

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UN panel issues statement on biofuels

October 17, 2009

Image via Wikipedia A report published by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, says some first generation biofuels such as ethanol from sugar cane can have positive impacts in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. The report Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels is based on a [...]

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