According to World Nuclear News, the Swedish utility Vattenfall is suing Germany at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes concerning the closure of the Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear … [Read full article]
Tag: co2 emissions
Racing Extinction — New Trailer Shows CO2 Emissions As They Occur Using Technology
Ever wished that you could actually see carbon dioxide emissions as they occur? That people could actually see the huge quantities of the heat-trapping gas that are released from the … [Read full article]
Climate Change as a Global Game of Tetris (Video)
One way of getting the message of global climate change across to people in a simple and easy to understand manner is to compare it to something that’s a lot … [Read full article]
What Makes A Town An "EV Town" — Normal & Others Show Leadership
How come Normal, Illinois–about 150 miles south of Chicago–has ten times as many electric vehicles per capita than the U.S. average? (You’re right; it’s not just coincidence.) A coalition of … [Read full article]
Homeless Man Learns to Code, Creates Carpooling App
When a programmer offered a homeless NYC man, Leo Grand, the choice of receiving a one-time gift of $100 in cash or instead receiving coding lessons for an hour a … [Read full article]
economz: Visualizing Your Carbon Foodprint
Everyday, multiple times a day, you make an important choice that will determine your personal carbon footprint. It’s not necessarily the car you drive or even the fuel you … [Read full article]
Top Causes Of Global Warming Hit Record Highs
Like huge, ravening monsters, the top causes of global warming are ignoring man’s attempts to stop them and continue to hit record highs, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. … [Read full article]
Carbon Dioxide Makes Ice Weaker, MIT Researchers Find
A study conducted by researchers at MIT found that increased levels of carbon dioxide cause ice to weaken and make it more likely to split and fracture, regardless of the temperature. … [Read full article]
Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record in 2011
The global levels of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 gigatonnes (Gt) in 2011, only 1 Gt beneath the necessary levels required to … [Read full article]
Warning (Big One): CO2 Emissions Rising with Economic Recovery
New Worldwatch Institute report stresses the urgent need for cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions. Although global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) declined slightly in 2009, the beginnings of economic recovery … [Read full article]
Global Warming Follows CO2, Nature Study Confirms
A new study published in the journal Nature confirms yet again what climate scientists have been warning us about for decades — global warming follows CO2 increases. In particular, … [Read full article]
ExxonMobil Gets Record €3.3-Million Penalty for Not Reporting CO2 from Scottish Plant
ExxonMobil either slipped up big time recently by not reporting approximately 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its Scottish Fife Ethylene Plant. As a result, the oil giant has … [Read full article]
The Green Economy and I, Robot
{Note to the reader: this is my entry into the UNEP’s World Environment Day (WED) blogging competition, addressing the 2012 theme: The Green Economy – Does It Include You? After … [Read full article]