The frequent occurrence of extreme weather conditions in China has caused an average of more than 2,000 deaths and up to 200 billion yuan ($32.8 billion) of direct economic loss every year since the 1990s, according to Beijing's latest ...
The true cost of fossil fuel reaches far beyond what is paid at the gas pump -- the expense of waging war to protect oil interests, governmental corruption, global warming and environmental destruction all are part of the equation. And ...
China is sending "encouraging" messages on climate change issues, and the country has "a huge amount" to teach the world in this area, said Andrew Steer, president and chief executive officer of the World Resources Institute. Commenting ...
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Despite improved energy efficiency and expenditure on renewable energy sources, the use of fossil fuels globally is expected to remain dominant, an International Energy Agency (IEA) expert said Wednesday in Vienna. Fatih Birol, IEA Chief ...
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One of the success stories of beer brewing in Latin America, Compaa Cervecera de Nicaragua (CCN), is embarking on an environmental initiative that will see it harvest green energy from waste water to replace fossil fuels while achieving ...
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The state of the oil and gas markets in 2013 is markedly different to what it was just a few short years ago, and somewhat different to the predictions of many industry analysts. In 2009, the price of a single barrel of oil stood at $40, ...
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Human-caused climate change and air pollution remain major global-scale problems and are both due mostly to fossil fuel burning. Mitigation efforts for both of these problems should be undertaken concurrently in order to maximize ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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The world is faced with a global fertilizer shortage, experts say, placing even more strain on food prices. In the last few decades, an increasing reliance on industrial fertilizers has led to surging demands for the largely ...
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Carbon emission trading will soon start in Shanghai, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the city's economic planning body, announced on Tuesday. The announcement said the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange ...
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Wedmore's new renewable power plant built by a co-operative of local investors was completed in October. The team behind the £1.1 million project say the larger of two paddocks of solar panels has started feeding clean electricity ...
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ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) in Stuttgart, Germany has raised its energy conversion efficiency record for thin-film ...
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Merely disposing of waste safely or cleaning up polluted water to make it safe is today just the start: Increasingly the emphasis is also on tapping into the energy potential that is hidden in waste materials, waste water and exhaust air. ...
Ocean Power Technologies and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding announce agreement to commercialize PowerBuoys? Friday, Nov 01, 2013 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT) ("OPT" or the "Company") and Mitsui Engineering & ...
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Now a day's pollution, global warming, melting of ice is the very serious and challenging question for every country. So firstly we have to solve that and concentrate that what is the exact result behind it. The main reason behind this all ...
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