20/04/2013 |
Is Libya’s Energy Future Green?
Nicolai Due-Gundersen | Geopoliticalmonitor.com
A few years back, an article appeared in the Tripoli Post outlining Libya’s energy prospects for Europe. What made the article different, however, was its focus on solar power rather than oil as the Libyan asset appealing to European clients across the sea. ...
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16/04/2013 |
Growth in Natural Gas Vehicles Will Have ‘Minimal Impact’ on Prices
Environmental Leader Staff | Environmental Leader
A transition to natural gas-fueled heavy duty and light duty vehicles over the next decade will have a minimal impact on natural gas prices, according to research by the American Clean Skies Foundation. ...
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29/03/2013 |
Un azúcar demasiado amargo
Nazaret Castro | El Mundo
El peligro está ahora en el avance de la caña transgénica. ...
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28/03/2013 |
Brazilian chief uses technology to help save his tribe and curb deforestation
Juan Forero | Washington Post
As a small boy in the early ’80s, Almir Surui hunted monkeys with a bow and arrow, wore a loincloth and struggled with Brazil’s official language, Portuguese. ...
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26/03/2013 |
Mexico - Voracidad eólica
Marco Appel | Proceso
La voracidad de las trasnacionales se manifiesta una vez más con el proyecto eólico Bii Nee Stipa II, implantado en Oaxaca por un consorcio energético italiano, pues no conforme con el negocio redondo que le representará la instalación de su planta, solicitó a la Comisión Europea la asignación de 3 millones 300 mil euros para apoyo al proyecto. Estos fondos se destinan a programas sociales y no a proyectos empresariales. En una sesión del Parlamento Europeo efectuada el jueves 21, una representante de las comunidades indígenas de Oaxaca afectadas por la instalación de parques eólicos aseguró que a éstas nadie las consultó. ...
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26/03/2013 |
As U.S. tightens rules on lead emissions, battery recycling has moved to Mexico
Tim Johnson | McClatchy Newspapers
When an American replaces the battery in a car, likely as not the old battery will be shipped to Mexico rather than trucked to a modern U.S. recycling plant. ...
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13/03/2013 |
US: Our Real Manmade Climate Crisis
Paul Driessen | Hacer - Washington DC
The crisis is due not to climate change, but to actions taken in the name of preventing change. ...
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12/03/2013 |
Britain and Argentina share stringent environmental duties in Antarctica
Mercopress Staff | Mercopress
Divers from Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector have been exploring beneath the waves of the Antarctic to ensure stringent environmental guidelines are being followed in the region. In the process the diving team on board HMS Protector has been busy capturing rare underwater footage of the Antarctic. ...
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07/03/2013 |
Cooperation Between India And Bangladesh On Control Of Arsenic Poisoning – Analysis
Gautam Sen | Eurasia Review
Bangladesh and India are substantially affected by arsenic poisoning of ground water. The magnitude of the problem is very acute in the case of Bangladesh, with nearly 85 million out of 125 plus million and 59 out of 64 districts affected by this scourge. ...
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07/03/2013 |
Choking to Death:Health Consequences of Air Pollution in China
Yanzhong Huang | The Diplomat
According to a Chinese public health expert, the nation's poor air quality is worse than SARS. ...
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