Friday, March 4, 2011

Snaptu: Renewable heat incentive can let green jobs grow

The government risks squandering Labour's green legacy if the high level of expectation is allowed to turn into frustration

Way back in February 2010, a bold and radical secretary of state by the name of Ed Miliband set the ball rolling for the…


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Snaptu: China's dams will cause more problems

Under pressure to cut emissions, China risks irreversibly destroying its great rivers and biodiversity hotspots

In 2007, China became the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Since then, not only the EU and the US, but also developing…


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Snaptu: Lançamento de satélite que estudaria clima da Terra fracassa

O foguete Taurus, cuja missão era levar o satélite Glory ao espaço para estudo dos raios solares e suas influências sobre o clima da Terra, caiu no oceano Pacífico nesta sexta-feira. O lançamento da base da Força Aérea de Vandenberg, na Califórnia,…


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Snaptu: MPF alerta para danos com liberação de obras de Belo Monte

A liberação para continuidade das obras da usina de Belo Monte sem o cumprimento de ações de minimização dos impactos socioambientais causaria prejuízos irreparáveis, de acordo com o Ministério Público Federal no Pará (MPF-PA). O órgão informou, por…


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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Bioenergy espera preço na casa dos R$140 por MWh no leilão de energia eólica deste ano

Snaptu: Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World

The view from the volcano's rim, 11,380 feet above the ground. At 1,300 feet deep, the lava lake has created one of the wonders of the African continent.


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Snaptu: Underwater kite-turbine may turn tides into green electricity | Damian Carrington

Swooping a turbine through the sea's currents could be a cheaper way to harness the power of the oceans

As a surfer, I know the power of the sea and also that going with the flow is the only way to survive. And that's what I like about this…


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Snaptu: 'Oil prices make the case for green economy'

Climate and energy secretary warns oil price of $100 a barrel transforms the economics of climate change

Britain is facing a 1970s-style oil price shock that could cost the UK economy £45bn over two years, the climate and energy secretary, Chris…


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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Snaptu: Saco plástico causa menos danos que ecobags, diz relatório

Uma pesquisa inédita do governo britânico indica que sacolas de plástico, odiadas por ambientalistas e rejeitadas por consumidores, podem não ser vilãs ecológicas. Um relatório da Agência do Meio Ambiente britânica, obtido pelo jornal britânico "The…


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Snaptu: Trânsito com carros verdes continua sendo trânsito, diz Ford

Bill Ford, bisneto de Henry Ford e presidente do conselho da Ford, se considera um "ambientalista industrial" e tem duas paixões desde menino: carros e natureza. Mas foi só depois de entrar na faculdade, nos anos 70, que percebeu que as duas coisas…


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