A carbon sequestration facility in Algeria is yielding valuable lessons for researchers looking into how buried carbon dioxide interacts with bedrock. The new study of CO2 sequestered at the In Salah natural gas […]
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A new report says Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions stand to fall by half if the province phases out its 19 coal plants. While oil sands producers are usually the culprits under fire for […]
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A French company is potentially making the roll-out of electric mobility in European cities easier by offering a suite of “SunPods”, or vehicle recharging points powered by solar energy. In doing so, the […]
Belgium’s Ecover is already widely known as a sustainability pioneer. The company’s products – laundry powder, washing-up liquid and soaps – are produced from less environmentally harmful ingredients, and are carried in greener packaging. The […]
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According to a new study, from grain.org, the world’s food supplies are at risk from corporations and wealthy elites who are increasing their share of farmland. While the United Nations calculated that small farmers […]
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North Carolina legislators have pushed through a bill intended to speed up the approval of natural gas drilling in the state, while imposing criminal penalties on people who disclose the chemicals used in […]
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As renewables lag in North America, oil and natural gas are surging ahead in exploration, production, equity and investment. According to the Energy Department, fracking and horizontal drilling have crowned the U.S. as […]
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At HSBC Holdings AGM in London on Friday, the company was asked about HSBC’s willingness to match Deutsche Bank’s commitment not to fund the Abbot Point port expansion adjacent to the Great Barrier […]
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“Designing products for a circular economy”: this theme has been elected by the European Commission to be discussed during a panel session on June 4th at 2.30pm. For its event Green Week 2014, […]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is today releasing the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in […]
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