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Climate-friendly technology spending in Alberta to hit $6BBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2010
More than $6 billion is expected to be spent on climate-friendly technology in Alberta over the next five years — more than all other provinces combined, a new report suggests. The public and private investment, made under government programs, is expected to increase... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business |
US eager for progress on climate dealBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2010
THE US is focused on making “solid, pragmatic progress” towards reaching a binding international treaty to tackle climate change, according to Todd Stern, President Barack Obama’s chief climate envoy. Speaking in Washington before travelling to Bonn for informal talks... Read more.. |
Massey faces criminal probe for mine blastBy : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010
The FBI is probing the company and the circumstances surrounding the explosion which killed 29 miners, including for potential negligence, the officials said, declining further identification. The miners died at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Massey Energy |
Sandor Exits CO2 Trade, Sells Climate Exchange to ICEBy : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010
Richard Sandor agreed to sell Climate Exchange Plc to Intercontinental Exchange Inc., exiting the biggest carbon market before he could establish a global mechanism for curbing greenhouse gas. Sandor, 68, helped invent interest-rate futures in Chicago before founding... Read more.. |
Captive Power Plants in India - Harnessing the PotentialBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 30, 2010
Captive power Plants are developed to cater the industrial demand in the scenario where the electricity supplied by the utilities is short in supply or is of bad quality. Captive plants over the years have been evolved from plants owned by single promoter to group... Read more.. |
Scientists refute carbon capture doubtsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2010
British geologists and engineers rejected the doubts on Monday, pointing to pilot projects in an email to Reuters, following a report about January's article in the Guardian newspaper on Monday. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) involves trapping and storing underground... Read more.. |
SBI goes green, installs windmill for captive useBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2010
It was with a sense of pride and a touch of symbolic triumph that the State Bank of India Chairman, Mr O.P. Bhatt, spoke at the inauguration of a windmill at Panapatti village, Pollachi Taluk, Tamil Nadu. Speaking at what he called the “signal event”, Mr Bhatt said the... Read more.. |
Buying carbon offsets may ease eco-guilt but not global warmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 23, 2010
Tens of thousands of buyers purchase carbon offsets yearly to help neutralize their global-warming pollution. They pay $5, $10, $20 or more from green-swathed sites on the Internet, or pay extra for offsets when they purchase airline tickets, rent a car, or ship a package.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Technology |
Making a difference to the environmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 22, 2010
As we commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day, the efforts of institutions like Maharashtra Pollution Control Board assume even greater relevance. In recent years, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has launched several initiatives taken to increase... Read more.. |
Major economies meet on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2010
Representatives from the world's leading economies were meeting on Sunday to see if they can find common ground on climate change, as wide gaps divide the United States, China and other key nations. The US-led Major Economies Forum includes 17 countries responsible for... Read more.. |