In his new book, Addicted to Energy, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Elton Sherwin claims that reducing diesel soot is key to affordably protecting the planet from rapid warming.
Drawing on research from UC Berkeley, Stanford and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography , Sherwin says that reducing diesel soot is faster and cheaper than reducing CO 2 ...
August 24th 2009
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Climate modelling undertaken by the Forestry Commission suggests that by 2080, the temperature in Manchester will mirror that of the current climate in Naples. This will mean that during the height of summer, the temperature in a typical office building will reach up to 28°C.
Michael Oglesby, Chairman of Bruntwood said: ...
July 2nd 2009
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The first carbon neutral beauty company has launched a hair and body care range in the UK. Founded by celebrity colourist Louise Galvin, the range has been hailed as the "future of hair care" by the Saturday Times.
Louise Galvin has over 20 years' experience in the hair colouring industry. Based at ...
The campaign was part of Barclaycard's commitment towards carbon neutrality and was aimed at helping colleagues understand how they can reduce their energy and water usage, and cut travel and unnecessary waste.
On the day itself, a team from Barclaycard was out and about litter picking near Barclaycard's Brackmills HQ to help ...
ChatterBirds.com is a new online community designed and developed to provide birdwatchers with tools to help share their passion for birds. Bringing people closer together in an innovative style, chatterbirds.com enhances the hobby of bird watching in a dynamic, informative and interactive fashion unique to an online birding resource.
The community offers tools to support the ...
The company now provides information about the CO2 emitted by the vehicle on its rental invoices. The calculation is based on the vehicle type and model and the distance travelled.
A first in the car rental industry, this initiative is in keeping with Europcar's 'Environmental Charter' commitment of raising awareness about the importance ...
Richard Branson pledged his support for the Prince of Wales “Frog” Campaign. Richard stated “As you all know, for many years I have been concerned with climate change and its impact. The plight of the world’s rainforests is a massive influence on this and perhaps the single most important factor ...
npower has announced the winning schools of the Climate Cops Green SOS competition with a class of school pupils who petitioned their local shops to ban all plastic bags emerging as the winners of the national competition, scooping £20,000 for its school to invest in eco projects.
Hellesdon High School in ...
The effect of escalating platinum prices on the cost of reducing air pollution. During February’s CBS broadcast of 60 Minutes, veteran commentator Andy Rooney asked what was all the fuss concerning the recent astronomical rise in platinum prices. Rooney ranted “I don’t really know what platinum ...
A survey of British businesses, conducted by npower business has revealed strong concern that Government regulation to reduce carbon emissions will make the country uncompetitive and add more costs than benefits
The fifth npower Business Energy Index (nBEI 5) canvassed 200 senior managers and energy buyers at ...
The UK's leading gym and fitness equipment retailer Totally Fitness has given carbon dioxide a good work out after announcing that it is to offset its emissions and go Carbon Zero.
Totally Fitness, whose clients include a host of celebrities, is working with co2balance.com to ...
August 22nd 2008
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ACSA challenges causes of Global Warming, confronts Al Gore on consequences of his spreading misinformation.
Famed research foundation proposes the real threat is, due to the net loss of nearly 10 billion acres of trees since 1492 AD, that humans have damaged the Oxygen/Carbon cycle, which within ...
“Water conservation is not something to do on an occasional basis. At this point in earth’s history it is time for water conservation to become part of a lifestyle change.” So says Ellen McNeill, owner of the recently launched MyConservationBaby.com, a website featuring eco-friendly gifts for ...
August 21st 2008
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EPR Environment News is a new blog, part of EPR Network, that is going to be focused on and will be covering the environment news and stories from press releases published on EPR Network.
EPR Network (EPR stands for express press release) is one of the nation’s largest ...
