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Levying carbon tax on energy production turns out to be a simpler and cheaper solution in comparison to the more common cap and trade system of emissions trading. A ‘cap and trade’ approach consists of redistribution and trading of caps on sources,...
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Eco Factor: Carbon-offsetting meter attaches to trees and eases carbon trading process.
Nitipak Samsen, a graduate from the Royal College of Art, has designed an...
made popular Jul 8 2009
AP, Washington
If the world is going to limit global warming to just a few degrees, it has to slash carbon dioxide pollution much more than now being discussed, two new science...
made popular Apr 29 2009
Eco Factor: New CCS technology could make coal-fired power plants green.
Be it the latest advances in solar technology or fuel cells, until we get an efficient and...
made popular Feb 27 2009
AP, Raleigh
North Carolina’s victory forcing a major utility to control emissions from coal-fired power plants outside the state’s borders shows the need for Congress...
made popular Jan 15 2009
AP, Asheville
A federal judge has sided with North Carolina and ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority to install pollution controls at four coal-fired power plants.
made popular Jan 13 2009
AP, Providence
Automakers cannot sue to block Rhode Island from enforcing tighter standards on tailpipe emissions first adopted by California because the industry has already lost...
made popular Nov 25 2008
American Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are debating on issues of the nation’s alternative energy sources. The choice between the more sensible resources like...
made popular Oct 8 2008
Biofuels are essentially produced from dead biological material, usually plants, and then mixed with fuel in reasonable amounts. Fossil fuels, on the other hand are...
made popular Oct 8 2008
AP, Washington
International scientists say worldwide man-made emissions of carbon dioxide _ the main gas that causes global warming _ jumped 3 percent from 2006 to 2007
made popular Sep 25 2008
While the trikes that take to the air have been the ones that always seemed most attractive, it seems that the ones that keep their wheels on turf are not doing too...
made popular Aug 30 2008
AP, Sacramento
Five states intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not act soon to reduce pollution from ships, aircraft and off-road vehicles.
made popular Jul 31 2008
Since childhood, I have shared an uncanny relationship with nature. I have identified with nature in ways that, perhaps, few people can. And in all of these 23 years, I...
made popular Jul 28 2008
So it’s back to square one again! When the G8 nations were just looking like taking the climate issue seriously, the developing nations decided to play the...
made popular Jul 9 2008
I’m not so sure how people will take to the remark of ‘Arab World’ but since the team that built this solar car wishes to be known by that title, we are none to...
made popular Jun 30 2008
Much water is flowing in US on the issue of environment today. When James Hansen rues about global warming and hits out at politicians for not doing the needful to...
made popular Jun 27 2008
AP, Washingtoin
The Energy Department reports that carbon dioxide emissions increased by 1.6 percent last year with most coming from residential and commercial energy use. Emissions...
made popular May 20 2008
AP, Sacramento
California, which puts out more greenhouse gases than any other state, is promising to share ideas and research to help China cut back on its own emissions, which rival...
made popular Apr 22 2008
AP, Brussels
Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union.”Passenger...
made popular Dec 19 2007
AP, Brussels
Carmakers would be required to cut carbon dioxide emissions in new cars sold in Europe starting in 2012, a move that could add almost $1,900 to the price of...
made popular Dec 19 2007
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There were/are plenty prophesies threatening the Earth with the end of the world in the nearest feature around-and this BBC story of The Green New Deal Group is, one...
made popular Jul 23 2008
The finance ministry of British Columbia, Canada, had come of with the idea of Carbon Tax a few months ago. In a serious attempt to save the deteriorating environment...
made popular Jun 28 2008
With the ongoing talks on the effects of climate change to the world, an Australian doctor proposed to charge couples exceeding two children with lifelong climate...
made popular Dec 11 2007
Yet another tax!? Aren’t we are already overtaxed?
This is a reasonable argument and it could be very hard on the economy. A Carbon Tax on fossil fuels will lead...
made popular Feb 5 2007
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