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Written by info@ecologicalinternet.org (Telegraph: Patrick Sawer)
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Telegraph: It will be regarded as a concession that twice as many wind turbines as previously calculated will be needed to provide the same degree of reduction in Britain's carbon emissions Photo: PA The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) has agreed to scale down its calculation for the amount of harmful carbon dioxide emission that can be eliminated by using wind turbines to generate electricity instead of burning fossil fuels such as coal or gas. The move is a serious setback for ... |
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Written by info@ecologicalinternet.org (Independent: Geoffrey Lean)
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Independent: Barack Obama yesterday promised to end George Bush's quot;twistingquot; of science to suit quot;politics or ideologyquot; in an extraordinarily outspoken address to the nation, and announced that he was putting top climate scientists in key positions in his administration. The move, which signals perhaps his sharpest break with the outgoing administration, makes it clear that he was going to put climate change and the environment among the most urgent priorities of his presidency. And as if to ... |
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Written by info@ecologicalinternet.org (New York Times: Jan Ellen Speigel)
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 |
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New York Times: IT`S the good news-bad news dilemma. Connecticut`s rebate program for home and business owners who purchase solar systems to generate electricity has become so popular, money has run out for some residential rebates, and rebate applications for commercial, government and nonprofit groups are being cut off next month. 'We`re victims of our own success,' said Lise Dondy, president of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, which runs the solar rebate program. Aside from leaving people ... |
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Written by info@ecologicalinternet.org (New York Times: Micheline Maynard)
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 |
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New York Times: President-elect Barack Obama leveled a stern warning at General Motors and Chrysler last week after the federal government promised them billions to help them survive: 'The auto companies must not squander this chance to reform bad management practices.' Once he takes office, the bailout will give him a tool to prod the industry to change, but it will also test his resolve as he pushes it in new directions. Mr. Obama, after all, has been thinking out loud about the future of ... |
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Written by info@ecologicalinternet.org (Inter Press Service: Marwaan Macan-Markar)
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 |
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Inter Press Service: New cases of avian influenza across Asia in recent weeks confirm warnings that the deadly virus still lurks in the region and raise questions of gaps in efforts to contain it in affected communities. For now, the only comfort is the speed at which the cases are being reported for local authorities to respond, say experts. Tightening of the information flow from farms and chicken coops to veterinary officials was part of the programme implemented in the region since there was a major ... |
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