George W Bush used his seventh annual State of the Union Address to say that Climate Change is "a serious challenge" and announce ethanol as the answer to oil dependency.
… Bush claims ethanol is answer to oil addiction 24th January 2007 News Bush Oil State Of The Union Ethanol Oil US Fuel US Carbon Dioxide Global Warming …
Environmental groups have launched a judicial review into the UK’s support for an oil and gas project that threatens an endangered whale species.
… Judicial review launched as oil project threatens whales 17th August 2007 News WWF Shell Oil Pipeline Russia Oil Natural World Pollution Environmental …
Russia last week planted a flag on the Arctic seabed while the Canadian Prime Minister announced $57 million plans to establish military control over a key future Arctic shipping route, in symbolic moves to seize previously inaccessible Arctic fossil fuel reserves.
… are leading the stampede for a wealth of oil and gas exposed as climate change melts … Ridge Artic Stephen Harper Global Warming Oil Sea Levels Climate Change Climate Change … range, which may hold millions of barrels of oil. The main aim of the 8-day expedition was …
Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future
… Agribusiness Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Oil UK US Climate Change Natural World … crops – these being the familiar crops of oilseed rape, sugar-beet and wheat, but which, … Meanwhile, processors of crops for food oils and other industrial uses would gain a …
From theory to practice, how one man in Totnes is helping a community respond to the threat of peak oil – from its own currency to relearning lost arts. Ed Hamer reports
… Change And Energy Lets Housing Totnes Peak Oil Community Archive_261.jpg From theory to … a community respond to the threat of peak oil – from its own currency to relearning lost … believe that our inevitable transition to an oil-free society cannot possibly be cultivated …
Writing in the Guardian, Joanna Blythman has highlighted the environmental damage caused by intensive growing of oil-seed rape - the distinctive yellow-flowering crop which is now a major source of oil for biofuels.
… damage caused by intensive growing of oil-seed rape - the distinctive … crop which is now a major source of oil for biofuels. Rape, which was almost … harvest is expected to top 2 million tonnes. Oil from the rape seed, originally used as an …
The Supreme Court in the Philippines yesterday ordered the closure of Shell's Pandacan oil depot, which has been responsible for continuing carcinogenic air pollution.
… Philippines depot 8th March 2007 News Oil Shell Pollution Air Pollution Carcinogen Benzene Industrial Companies Oil Energy Politics And Economics News web pic … ordered the closure of Shell's Pandacan oil depot, which has been responsible for …
Are we losing our minds? And could something as simple and inexpensive as diet and lifestyle prevent it from happening? Yes, says Oliver Tickell
… and works best when fed the right kinds of oil and fat. It responds especially badly to … trans fats found principally in hydrogenated oil. A 2003 study in the Archives of … consumption of polyunsaturated vegetable oils were five times likelier to develop …
Russia was facing up to a ten-year clean-up operation after a major oil spill in the Black Sea region.
… Black Sea 13th November 2007 News OIl Spill Oil Russia Greenpeace Coastal Industrial … a ten-year clean-up operation after a major oil spill in the Black Sea region. A tanker …
Today's energy policies are concerned overwhelmingly with generating electricity. But 84 per cent of the energy we use at home is to heat our rooms and hot water. What if that energy could come from a source which is not only renewable, but is cheap, readily available, and even improves the environment it is extracted from? Adam Nicolson reports on the growing potential for wood fuel in Kent
… dioxide being pumped out by our cars and our oil-fired central heating systems is being … what the trees can give us. As the price of oil and gas fluctuate wildly, the idea that … the fuel is going to be cheaper than gas or oil in the future, and for fuel security.' The …
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld a complaint by Friends of the Earth against Shell over the oil company's claims that it uses its waste CO2 to grow flowers.
… refinery advert 7th November 2007 News Shell Oil Business Corruption Corporate CO2 Friends Of The Earth Global Warming Oil Boycotts Industrial Energy Politics And … Friends of the Earth against Shell over the oil company's claims that it uses its waste …
Less than a month after George Bush used his State of the Union address to announce that the US would use biofuels to achieve energy independence, companies across the globe are threatening to stop production because of rising prices.
… cents. This increase, at the same time when oil prices are at the same level they were a … producers, over the past year at a time when oil prices are at the same level they were 12 … Other biofuels companies make biodiesel from oil-bearing crops such as soya, peanuts, palm …
Mix flour, water and yeast and you’ve got a tasty loaf of bread. But make your bread the industrial way and you’ll end up eating more than you bargained for.
… INGREDIENTS: Wholemeal flour,yeast, vegetable oil, salt, wheat protein, soya flour, E481, … and other allergy-like problems. Vegetable oil: Fats act as binders and improve the … is too vague to be helpful. Most vegetable oils in processed foods are based on corn or …
Clean the most difficult places in a natural,
eco-friendly way. Laura Sevier explains how
… natural ingredients like citrus, essential oils, minerals, salts, sodas and plant … plain baking soda with fragranced essential oils. Sprinkle onto the carpet and leave from … tennis racket. 3. Drains • Regularly running boiling water down the drain is probably the …
Clean Coal Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technology of stripping carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases of fossil fuels and then burying it as a liquid underground.
… gas rig in the North Sea, operated by oil giant Statoil. The natural gas which the rig was built … is too high to pump into people’s homes. Statoil used to strip out this excess CO2 and pump …
Firefighting foam laced with this toxic chemical was used to extinguish the Buncefield oil depot inferno, leaving a deadly legacy. Was it necessary?
… was used to extinguish the Buncefield oil depot inferno, leaving a deadly legacy. … tackle the inferno raging at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire, two-thirds of a … sealed within the confines of Buncefield oil depot. But the sealants connecting the …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
… Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change Oil Gm Products UK US Bio-fuels Climate Change … of climate change and the current peak oil demand, pundits on both sides of the … fossilised animals and plants in the forms of oil, coal and gas. Without positive, even …
ExxonMobil, the notorious US oil giant at the top of environmentalists' 'most wanted' list, has said it may stop funding controversial think-tanks which produce research claiming that climate change is not happening.
… Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change Oil Climate Change Energy Politics And … pic 2_158.jpg ExxonMobil, the notorious US oil giant at the top of environmentalists' …
Britain could become a ‘carbon-free’ country in just twenty years, according to a new report published by the Wales-based Centre for Alternative Technology.
… Centre For Alternative Technology Paul Allen Oil Gas Coal Nuclear Chp Csp Solar Wind Tidal Food Wave Tidal Hydrogen Nuclear Oil Solar Chp Rationing Coal Climate Change …
The local council in San Francisco, California, has set a precedent by becoming the first US city to vote to ban large supermarkets from handing out plastic bags, Reuters has reported.
… will not be able to offer customers oil-based plastic carrier bags. 'I am hopeful … ban is predicted to save 450,000 gallons of oil every year, and save 1,400 tons of …
Two critical markets are pursuing a stressed planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult choices. The Worldwatch Institute’s latest look at Earth’s “vital signs” sees dangerous times ahead as the “sustainability crisis” unfolds. China Dialogue's Maryann Bird investigates
… One glaring example, notes Flavin, is palm oil. Used for cooking and as a supplement to diesel fuel, palm oil “became a hot commodity in 2006, spurring … in rivers and streams, groundwater and soil. (The planet’s appetite for fish keeps …
We didn’t want GM on your table, but the crucial question now is, will we allow it in our tanks? Robin Maynard and Pat Thomas report
… | 29th March 2007 News Gm Biofuel Maize Oilseed Monsanto Syngenta Biofuel Agribusiness … staple. And as biodiesel production relies on oils such as sunflower, palm or soya, … demand will also mean more demand for GM oilseed crops, in particular soya beans. In …
One of the most memorable parts of Al Gore’s film 'An Inconvenient Truth' was the cartoon polar bear trying to climb on the last piece of sea-ice in the Arctic, failing, and despondently swimming off into the sunset. With scientists this week reporting that autumn Arctic sea-ice coverage reached a record low this year, Al Gore’s cartoon may not be as far-fetched as it seems.
… Arctic nations are limbering up to claim the oil wealth locked beneath the Arctic sea-ice … the region. 25% of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas is believed to be located under …