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  1. Two eco-innovation firsts from Ecover

    Belgium  circular economy  business

    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 […]

    5 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  2. North Carolina makes it a crime to disclose fracking chemicals

    United States  fracking  government

    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 […]

    4 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  3. US oil and gas far outpaces clean energy

    United States  fossil fuels  business

    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 […]

    3 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  4. HSBC follows Deutsche Bank in dropping support for Abbots Point

    Australia  marine ecosystems  business

    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 […]

    3 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  5. EPA to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants

    United States  fossil fuels  government

    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 […]

    2 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  6. Obama’s Climate Change Action Plan (infographic)

    United States  climate change  government

    President Obama believes there is a moral obligation to lead the fight against carbon pollution. Share the details of his plan to help make sure people in your community know the facts, and click here for […]

    2 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  7. Modi commits to solar power in India

    India  renewable energy  government

    According to Bloomberg, India’s new government led by Narendra Modi plans to harness solar power to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019, a party official said. “We […]

    2 June, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  8. Global fisheries to take big hit from global warming

    United Kingdom  fisheries, climate change  research

    Climate change could cost global fisheries as much as $41 billion by 2050, due to loss of landings, according to a new report. The report is based on the fifth assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel […]

    31 May, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  9. Police remove Greenpeace protesters from Arctic oil rig as standoff looms

    Norway  oil  community

    Police today removed seven Greenpeace protesters from a Statoil ASA oil rig in the Norwegian Arctic Ocean. Afterward, a Greenpeace ship reached the site of Statoil’s planned oil well with the company’s rig […]

    30 May, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  10. Work from home and save the planet

    United Kingdom  work  research

    A new report by the Carbon Trust says that increasing the numbers of UK employees working from home can cut costs by £3 billion a year for UK employers and employees and save over 3 […]

    27 May, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
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