Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Snaptu: China's low-carbon leadership headlines fail to capture the reality

There is no doubt that China is emerging as a major economic force, but some claims about technological leadership are premature

It is now common to hear claims that China has "caught up" with the world's leading economies. Last month, the Pew…


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Snaptu: Greek protest over planned landfill site

Keratea has become a symbol of the struggle against the government in crisis-racked Greece

Every evening for the past four months the people of Keratea, a small town south of Athens, and neighbouring villages have gathered round a shed, the centre…


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Snaptu: Solar companies take legal action over UK feed-in tariff cuts

High court to re-examine decision by Chris Huhne to fast-track review that scrapped subsidies for large-scale solar installations

Solar power companies are taking the government to court over last-minute changes to subsidies that they say are…


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Snaptu: Poluição já afeta 60% dos ambientes selvagens da Europa, diz estudo

Uma pesquisa da Universidade de York, no Reino Unido, mostra que a vida selvagem europeia não tem para onde correr diante da poluição. Formas reativas do elemento nitrogênio já afetam 60% das áreas selvagens do continente. Emissões vindas de carros,…


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Snaptu: Hidrelétricas se preparam para conter "praga do mexilhão"

A disseminação em rios de um tipo de mexilhão trazido da Ásia está deixando hidrelétricas em alerta pelo país. O molusco, de duas conchas, adere a superfícies duras, pode entupir tubulações, parar máquinas e elevar gastos com manutenção. Vista pela…


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Snaptu: Eólicas têm R$ 25 bilhões em investimentos

Os projetos de energia eólica (gerada pela força do vento) no país, com entrada em operação prevista até 2013, somam R$ 25 bilhões em investimentos, informa reportagem de Tatiana Freitas para a Folha (íntegra disponível para assinantes do UOL e do…


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Friday, April 15, 2011

Snaptu: Google invests $168m in world's largest solar power tower plant

EcoWorldly: Innovative solar energy plant will generate 392 MW of power and is due for completion in 2013

Google's product portfolio has now expanded from search engine power to solar power.

The company has invested $168 million in a Mojave Desert…


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Thursday, April 14, 2011

=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Folha.com: Regi=E3o de Ribeir=E3o Preto (SP) tem 7 =E1reas p=FAblicas contaminadas?=

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Região de Ribeirão Preto (SP) tem 7 áreas públicas contaminadas
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/901004-regiao-de-ribeirao-preto-sp-tem-7-areas-publicas-contaminadas.shtml

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Snaptu: Aos 50, Xingu vira 'ilha verde' cercada por desmatamento

Criado em abril de 1961, o parque indígena do Xingu completa 50 anos com a maior parte de seus 2,8 milhões de hectares praticamente intactos, mas cercados por áreas de desmatamento por todos os lados. Imagens de satélite mostram que o parque, com…


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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Snaptu: New rights challenge to Belo Monte dam in Brazil

Inter-American human rights commission requests that government suspend project and consult indigenous groups

For the first time in the long drawn-out struggle between indigenous peoples living in the Xingú river basin and the Brazilian government,…


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