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Created on Thursday, 16 August 2012 / Latest News
Tags: trees, mathane, dying, deseased, gas, climate, emissions, emit, GHG
Via Yale University, 2012-08-08 Diseased trees in forests may be a significant new source of methane that causes climate change, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental ... [ +++ ]
Via Yale University, 2012-08-08 Diseased trees in forests may be a significant new source of methane that causes climate change, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 29 June 2012 / Glossary
Tags: Biogas
Biogas is methane produced by the fermentation of organic matter. In New Zealand, biogas is recovered from landfills and sewage. [ +++ ]
Biogas is methane produced by the fermentation of organic matter. In New Zealand, biogas is recovered from landfills and sewage. [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 06 May 2011 / News Archive
Tags: eco ultra, engine oil, gas, gasoline, motor oil, oil to gas, recycle engine oil, recycled motor oil, universal lubricants, engine oil, gasoline, motor oil, oil to gas, recycle engine oil, recycled ...
Via inhabitat, by Lori Zimmer, 27-04-2011 With the possibility of fossil fuels running out in our lifetime, Universal Lubricant is looking ahead. Through the re-refining of used motor oil, they’ve created ... [ +++ ]
Via inhabitat, by Lori Zimmer, 27-04-2011 With the possibility of fossil fuels running out in our lifetime, Universal Lubricant is looking ahead. Through the re-refining of used motor oil, they’ve created ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 / News Archive
Tags: emissions, energy, china, co2, economic, gas, billion, greenhouse, global warming, greenhouse gas, tons co2
... big-time in the fight against global warming - it overtook the US as the main greenhouse gas polluter in 2007, approaching 8 billion metric tons of CO2 in 2009 - over 20% of the world’s total. Previous ... [ +++ ]
... big-time in the fight against global warming - it overtook the US as the main greenhouse gas polluter in 2007, approaching 8 billion metric tons of CO2 in 2009 - over 20% of the world’s total. Previous ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 02 May 2011 / News Archive
Tags: biogas, farming, farms, gas, digester, biomass
Via goodcleantech, 04-04-2011 Farmers produce all sorts of goods in order to earn money, and soon they may be able to add renewable energy to that list. A new machine called the digester — which ... [ +++ ]
Via goodcleantech, 04-04-2011 Farmers produce all sorts of goods in order to earn money, and soon they may be able to add renewable energy to that list. A new machine called the digester — which ... [ +++ ]
Created on Sunday, 01 May 2011 / Life Cycle Assessment
Tags: Carbon Footprint, groceries, co2, greenhouse gas, food, eco impact
Via Ecofriendly Company, 27-04-2010 The following table lists the carbon footprint of some groceries. This is according to GEMIS research published by the German News Tagesschau. All values in ... [ +++ ]
Via Ecofriendly Company, 27-04-2010 The following table lists the carbon footprint of some groceries. This is according to GEMIS research published by the German News Tagesschau. All values in ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 / News Archive
Tags: waste, energy, pyrolysis, gasifier, gas, biogas, generation, carbon
Via stuff.co.nz, by Paul Easton - The Dominion Post, 24/05/2010 A new plant that turns plastic, food scraps and even human waste into fuel is humming away on the Kapiti Coast. "We pick it up ... [ +++ ]
Via stuff.co.nz, by Paul Easton - The Dominion Post, 24/05/2010 A new plant that turns plastic, food scraps and even human waste into fuel is humming away on the Kapiti Coast. "We pick it up ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 25 February 2010 / News Archive
Tags: Energy, fuel, bio fuel, traffic, plane, gas, waste, landfill
Via Treehugger, 24/02/2010 With the US Airforce announcing that cost-competitive algae jet fuel may be just months away, greener flying is looking less and less like pie in the sky. ... [ +++ ]
Via Treehugger, 24/02/2010 With the US Airforce announcing that cost-competitive algae jet fuel may be just months away, greener flying is looking less and less like pie in the sky. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 22 February 2010 / News Archive
Tags: CO2, emissions, gas, greenhouse gas, pollution, particulates, particles, soot, climate, climate change
Via The New Zealand Herald, by Eloise Gibson, 15/02/2010 Car and smoke-stack pollutants shunned since the 1970s for causing acid rain may be taking some heat out of global warming, but there is uncertainty ... [ +++ ]
Via The New Zealand Herald, by Eloise Gibson, 15/02/2010 Car and smoke-stack pollutants shunned since the 1970s for causing acid rain may be taking some heat out of global warming, but there is uncertainty ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 08 December 2009 / News Archive
Tags: climate, change, climate change, world, un, emissions, co2, greenhouse gas, gas, pollution, sustainability
Via Time.com, by Bryan Walsh, 07-12-2009 Tens of thousands of diplomats, activists, journalists, businesspeople, celebrities and assorted green hangers-on have descended on the Danish capital of Copenhagen ... [ +++ ]
Via Time.com, by Bryan Walsh, 07-12-2009 Tens of thousands of diplomats, activists, journalists, businesspeople, celebrities and assorted green hangers-on have descended on the Danish capital of Copenhagen ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 14 August 2009 / News Archive
Tags: electricity, energy, government, retailing, marketing, oil & gas, climate change, new zealand, commerce commission, contact energy limited, electricity commission, genesis energy limited, meridian ...
The New Zealand Herald, 12 Aug 2009 Meridian Energy faces a fight to preserve its green branding following recommendations that it be made to own a North Island natural gas-fired power station. Meridian ... [ +++ ]
The New Zealand Herald, 12 Aug 2009 Meridian Energy faces a fight to preserve its green branding following recommendations that it be made to own a North Island natural gas-fired power station. Meridian ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 03 June 2009 / News Archive
Tags: carbon reporting, reporting, ets, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas reporting, companies, operations, ems
Katie Fehrenbacher, 3 June 2009 U.S. carbon regulation is looming, but many large publicly traded companies will be caught with their pants down. According to a report from the not-for-profit Investor ... [ +++ ]
Katie Fehrenbacher, 3 June 2009 U.S. carbon regulation is looming, but many large publicly traded companies will be caught with their pants down. According to a report from the not-for-profit Investor ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 18 May 2009 / Blog
Tags: global warming, co2, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global trading, ems, emissions trading scheme, emissions trading
It just happened that I had to make myself familar with the Kyoto Protocol and it's implications for New Zealand. If you are interested in it, a good resource is at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ... [ +++ ]
It just happened that I had to make myself familar with the Kyoto Protocol and it's implications for New Zealand. If you are interested in it, a good resource is at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ... [ +++ ]
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