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New cars five percent cleaner than last year
Posted Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:11:52 GMT by Adrian BishopThe UK's new cars are around 18% more fuel efficient than the average vehicle on the road and produce almost 5% less carbon dioxide than last year's new car models, says an industry report.
New cars five percent cleaner than last year
G20 invest record £165 billion in clean energy in 2011
Posted Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:24:11 GMT by Adrian BishopA record £165 billion ($263 billion) was invested by private and public sectors in clean energy projects last year - breaking £1 trillion dollars from private sources since 2004.
G20 invest record £165 billion in clean energy in 2011
Performance and fuel economy from new BMW i8 Concept Spyder hybrid
Posted Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:33:49 GMT by Adrian BishopBWM's new i8 Concept Spyder hybrid sports car can reach 0-60mph in five seconds and a 250mph top speed, together with fuel economy of 78.4 miles per gallon.
Performance and fuel economy from new BMW i8 Concept Spyder hybrid
No Transition without Transmission - Friends of the Supergrid
Posted Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:43:39 GMT by Julian JacksonFriends of Supergrid hold a conference in Brussels and release a technology report for the creation of a European renewable-powered electricity grid.
No Transition without Transmission - Friends of the Supergrid
Peppermint gene in GM wheat could mean no parking for greenfly
Posted Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:10:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongPeppermint gene makes the wheat smell bad to greenfly. New trials of GM wheat by Rothamsted aims to eradicate losses aphids cause by repelling them with the peppermint gene.
Peppermint gene in GM wheat could mean no parking for greenfly
WWF backs planned £1 billion Scottish wind farm projects
Posted Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:51:19 GMT by Adrian BishopTop environmental body WWF is backing plans to create 10 wind farms across Scotland that could inject £1 billion into the economy and create around 600 jobs.
WWF backs planned £1 billion Scottish wind farm projects
Green Business Expo Shows How Sustainability Matters
Posted Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:33:00 GMT by Julian JacksonEnvironmental positives can help your business even in hard times. Dozens of progressive businesses from all over South London gathered last Friday at the Green Business Expo.
Green Business Expo Shows How Sustainability Matters
Green Google tops Cool IT Leaderboard
Posted Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:27:06 GMT by Adrian BishopGoogle has come out top in the latest Cool IT Leaderboard ranking of the use and leadership of clean energy by leading IT companies, says Greenpeace International.
Green Google tops Cool IT Leaderboard
One-third rise in ethical bank's loans
Posted Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:23:00 GMT by Adrian BishopLeading ethical lender Triodos Bank has seen a 36% increase in loans in 2011 that support a range of green businesses. The independent ethical bank provided £113 million in loans last year.
One-third rise in ethical bank's loans
Talking water at Davos
Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:05:00 GMT by Michael ClarkWater is becoming an increasingly important topic at the World Economic Forum. This week, a new private-public partnership, the Water Resources Group, was launched with the goal of helping developing countries implement water management reforms.
Talking water at Davos
UK's high carbon investment risk questioned
Posted Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:52:29 GMT by Adrian BishopA group of leading environmentalists, investors and academics has called on the Bank of England to investigate whether high carbon and polluting investments pose a risk to the UK financial system.
UK's high carbon investment risk questioned
Facebook and Greenpeace firm friends in promoting clean energy
Posted Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:51:00 GMT by Adrian BishopSocial website Facebook and eco-charity Greenpeace have come together to promote ways of saving energy and generating clean energy, ending a two-year lobbying campaign by 700,000 Greenpeace 'friends.'
Facebook and Greenpeace firm friends in promoting clean energy
A 'bear raid' and the global economy
Posted Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT by Ines MoralesNew evidence of illegal practices behind the economic crisis of 2007. The debacle has been justly attributed to questionable practices in the mortgage market and the financial sector - in other words, to bankers' greed and lack of adequate oversight.
A 'bear raid' and the global economy
SA's Green Economy Accord
Posted Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:06:00 GMT by Michelle SimonAt Day 2 of COP 17, South Africa launched it's master-plan for green jobs, merging the green agenda with the red (socio-economic); the Green Economy Accord (GEA) has an ambitious but welcomed target of just over a quarter of a million new jobs, green jobs.
SA's Green Economy Accord
Water systems hacked in Illinois and Texas
Posted Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:19:25 GMT by Michael ClarkTwo water utilities, one in Illinois, the other in Texas, were hacked earlier this month, highlighting the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure to cyber threats.
Water systems hacked in Illinois and Texas
Clothing companies concerned about water risk
Posted Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:30:00 GMT by Michael ClarkDrought and water shortages devastated the cotton crop, resulting in all-time high prices and prompting clothing companies to have a hard look at reducing their water risk.
Clothing companies concerned about water risk
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