Dramatic
first pictures from environment satellite
Ananova
March 28 02
Envisat, one of the most advanced satellites ever built, sends crystal
clear images of the break up of an Antarctic ice shelf.
Creaking
nuclear reactors fuelling US alarm
Irish
Independent March 27 02
Engineers discover severe corrosion at nuclear plant in Ohio triggering
fears for safety of scores of ageing nuclear reactors dotted across
the United States.
Fuel's Paradise
Daily
Record March 27 02
Vauxhall's Vectra 1.8 LS Dualfuel uses dualfuel LPG/petrol technology.
Fouled
sea water an added threat to fisheries
The
Guardian March 22 02
New research shows that contaminated water brought from thousands of
metres below the sea bed by oil rigs contains chemicals which cause
cod to change sex.
Study
of tree rings reveals climate history
CNN
March 22 02
Study of tree rings from 14 sites on three continents in the northern
hemisphere reveals natural cycles of global warming.
Ford to debut hybrid fuel cell Focus
Auto.com
March 21 02
Ford to exhibit zero-emissions version of the company's Ford Focus
- powered by hybrid electric technology and a hydrogen fuel cell - at
New York International Auto Show.
Largest
fuel cell installation in the world
Valve
World March 21 02
UTC Fuel Cells sells seven PC25(TM) fuel cell power plants to provide
primary power for a critical call-routing centre on Long Island, New
York.
Antarctica
sends 500 billion tonne warning of the effects of global warming
The
Guardian March 20 02
Massive block of ice breaks off the Antarctic continent shattering
into thousands of icebergs in one of the most dramatic examples yet
of the effects of climate change.
Pollution
strangles blood supply
BBC
March 15 02
Scientists show that air pollution causes the blood vessels to narrow
- even in healthy people.
U.S. Forests May Be Products Of Pollution
Science
Daily March 15 02
Studies of pristine forests in South America make clear that the impact
of humans on natural forest ecosystems may already be much greater than
previously realized.
Climate
change starves Southern Ocean of oxygen
ABC
March 15 02
Southern Ocean, around the Antarctic, slowly being starved of oxygen
according to Australian scientists.
Russian
environmentalists object to plans to build nuclear reactors
MSNBC
March 14 02
Environmentalists object
to Russia's plan to build a floating nuclear power plant in the White
Sea.
Ocean
robots to monitor world climate
The
Age March 13 02
About 2,000 robots to dive and float around Southern Hemisphere oceans,
sending back vital information about the world's climate.
Oil
price rise is no fuel for world recovery
This
Is London March 11 02
Improved outlook for US economy together with the threat of military
action against Iraq contribute to continuing oil price rises.
Dirty
air linked to diseases of the heart
Toronto
Star March 11 02
First clinical evidence found by US- Canadian researchers that directly
links polluted air in cities like Toronto to an increased risk of heart
attacks for vulnerable people.
Energy
rebellion is in the wind
The
Scotsman March 11 02
Local opposition to plans for £30 million wind farm on Skye.
Glum greens vs eco-optimists in global mudfight
The Guardian March 10 02
Argument rages as to whether the world's environment is deteriorating
or improving.
Call
to expand nuclear power
The
Telegraph March 08 02
UK Government's chief scientist
says Britain must build nuclear power stations if it is to meet targets
for greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Survey Finds California Homeowners Would Pay More for a Home With Solar
or Wind Technology
Energy
Info Source March 07 02
New survey shows most people in California prepared to more for a house
with solar or wind technology already installed.
El
Nino Trend Seen Through Early 2003
Reuters
March 07 02
U.S. government weather experts say that El Nino, blamed for searing
droughts and devastating floods worldwide, is awakening from a four-year
slumber.
Scientists claim success in small-scale nuclear fusion
Financial
Times March 05 02
Russian & US scientists claim success for controlled nuclear fusion
experiment - which could have enormous implications for energy research.
'Renewables
UK' : Bringing Green Prosperity Home
Department
of Trade & Industry March 04 02
UK's Energy & Industry Minister Brian Wilson launches Renewables
UK to help British manufacturers benefit from the rapidly-growing worldwide
sustainable energy market.
The
green house effect
The Guardian March 02 02
New ways for armchair environmentalists to save the planet.
Governor
Kitzhaber Proclaims March 1 'Renewable Energy Day'
Energy
Info Source March 01 02
``Renewable Energy Day'' proclaimed in Oregon - highlighting electricity
companies who undertake to supply green energy to customers.
Environmental
Skeptic New Danish Green Group Chief
Reuters
February 27 02
Bjorn Lomborg, author of the controversial book "The Skeptical
Environmentalist," is appointed as director of the Institute for
Environmental Valuation. Local environmentalists enraged.
Quantum's
TriShield10 10,000-psi Hydrogen Storage Tank First to Certify To International
Standards More Than Doubles Operating Time of Fuel Cells
Wall
Street Research Net February 27 02
New hydrogen storage tank may double operating time of fuel cells.
UK Government: Government to Consult on Increasing Renewable Energy
in London
Power
Engineering International February 27 02
Newly-published study shows that UK's capital could generate up to
two percent of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2010.
Grants
give rise to green schools
Environmental
News Network February 27 02
Grants totalling $776,900 awarded to cover design costs for seven new
or renovated "green" schools in Massachusetts.
Annan
calls for mindset change on environment
Martin
Creamer's Engineering News February 26 02
“As our attention has been focused on conflict, on globalisation
or, most recently, on terrorism, we have often failed to see how these
are connected to the issue of sustainability,” - Kofi Annan.
Sceptics
denounce climate science 'lie'
BBC
February 25 02
Group of US and UK Scientists say rising greenhouse gas emissions may
not be the main factor in global warming.
Boffins
show off miniature fuel cell
VNUnet.com
February 25 02
Research team from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrate
a prototype miniature fuel cell which they claim could soon replace
rechargeable batteries.
Hydrogen
driven Revolution - not your father's SUV
Hypercar's sleek design is making waves
San
Francisco Chronicle February 25 02
Could Hypercar's hydrogen-driven
car, the Revolution, be in commercial production within 4 - 5 years?
Hydrogen
sparks hope for cleaner air
USA
Today February 25 02
The Bush administration and environmentalists are looking to hydrogen
to power emission-free fuel cells.
Toyota
to Sell Fuel Cell Vehicle in Tokyo by Summer 2003
Fuel
Cell Today / Bangkok Post February 24 02
Toyota almost ready for
commercial launch of its first fuel cell / hydrogen-powered car.
Scientists
Say Polar Warming Continues With Ice Mass Losses
Space
Daily February 20 02
Continued study of broad spectrum of evidence lends credence to climate
warming theories according to scientists at National Snow & Ice
Data Center at University of Colorado.
Alaskan Shark Boom Blamed in Part on Global Warming
Scientific
American February 19 02
The range of global warming's possible consequences discussed at annual
meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The
Government must act now on air pollution
The
Independent February 17 02
Radical rethink of Britain's transport policies urgently needed after
new research links asthma with air pollution..
Revealed:
car fumes give children asthma
The
Independent February 17 02
Dramatic new official research shows pollution from car exhausts causes
asthma.
Scientists
come closer to dream world where energy is green
Herald
February 15 02
Clean, green fuel economy based on hydrogen could be a reality within
a decade.
Roundup:
From Rio to Johannesburg: World Faces Worsening Natural Environment
Xinhuanet
February 15 02
Delegates from over 120 countries gather to discuss new initiatives
to curb worsening global environment.
Renewable
energy push could lead to photovoltaic boom
Electronic
Engineering Times February 15 02
UK's energy minister puts pressure on UK industry to promote renewable
energy sources, including solar photovoltaics.
Hot
air
The
Economist February 15 02
Bush claims his alternative to the Kyoto plan to cut greenhouse gas
emissions offers the prospect of “dramatic progress”.
The goal must be the hydrogen society
E4
Engineering February 14 02
Could the step-by-step move to hydrogen proceed too quickly?
Global
warming link to Australian malaria
CNN
February 11 02
New study shows Australia's
ability to respond to fresh outbreaks of Malaria and other parasitic
diseases is declining whilst outbreaks linked to global warming increase.
Siemens
to build 300 MW windpower plant in South Korea
Planet
Ark February 11 02
German technology giant Siemens to build 300 MW wind power station
in South Korea by December 2006.
Running
the Fuel-Cell Marathon
BW
Online February 11 02
Shell Hydrogen CEO talks about the long-term benefits and challenges
of using hydrogen to power cars.
Mexico
City's dirty truth
BBC
February 11 02
Mexico comes up with new ten-year plan to deal with its capital's worsening
pollution problems.
Satellites
help track carbon stores
Ananova
February 11 02
Forests in the US, Europe and Russia have been storing nearly 700 million
tons of carbon a year for the last 20 years according to new satellite
readings.
Nature's
crown jewels face ruin
The
Guardian February 10 02
Some of the most vulnerable natural habitats on Earth, containing many
of the world's most beautiful and rare animals, are facing ruin linked
to global warming.
U.S.
Energy Official Cites Need for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
U
S Department of State February 08 02
Freedom CAR - a new co-operative automotive research partnership -
will reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil by dramatically changing
how vehicles are powered.
Ozone
layer thins over Europe
New
Scientist February 07 02
Streamers of tropical air from equatorial regions cause 30% thinning
of ozone layer over Europe this month.
Volkswagen tests hydrogen fuel cell car
Auto.com
February 07 02
Volkswagen completes first long-range test drive of its Hy.Power fuel
cell vehicle.
US
climate plan rejects emission cuts
New
Scientist February 07 02
Bush administration's alternative to the Kyoto Protocol proposes no
cuts in US emissions of greenhouse gases.
Smog-sick Italians to ban sales of petrol cars
The Guardian February 02 02
As part of a unique clean air programme Italy's Lombardy region, one
of the industrial powerhouses of Europe, plans to ban the sale of new
petrol and diesel-powered cars.
Fewer
Clouds Found In Tropics: NASA Scientists Discover New Evidence Of Climate
Change
NASA
/ ScienceDaily February 01 02
NASA researchers say 22 years of satellite measurements show more sunlight
entered the tropics and more heat escaped to space in the 90s than in
the 80s - indicating less cloud cover blocked incoming radiation and
trapped outgoing heat.
Renewable
energy to drive French power investment
PlanetArk
/ Reuters February 01 02
France to boost investment in renewable energy and curb energy demand
to prevent electricity shortfalls over the next nine years.
Wet
winters 'five times more likely'
The Guardian
January 31 2002
Forecasters warn that extremely wet winters could become five times
more frequent in the coming century in Asia, northern Europe and Britain.
Helium
seen as key for making hydrogen
Daily
Yomiuri January 30 2002
Research into producing large amounts of hydrogen using the heat of
a nuclear reactor will start this year at Oarai Research Establishment
of the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute.
U.S.
Warming Up to Warming
Wired
News January 30 2002
Ten months after the Bush administration rejected the Kyoto Protocol
on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, it still has come up with no ideas
of its own on fighting global warming.
Royal Dutch/Shell joins alternative energy fund
Financial
Times January 28 2002
Royal Dutch/Shell, plans to link up with Johnson Matthey, the UK specialist
chemicals company, and Mitsubishi of Japan to form an investment fund
for the alternative energy sector.
There is no alternative: we must invest in renewable energy now
The
Independent January 23 2002
Britain may be facing a long-term energy crisis according to a review
by Downing Street's Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) on Britain's
future energy needs.
Move
over CNG, fuel-cell buses are here
Times
of India January 23 2002
Delhi to play host to the first of six demonstration fuel-cell buses
routed through the United Nations Development Project (UNDP).
Device bodes well for hydrogen fuel
Daily
Yomiuri January 19 2002
Research institution develops silicon photocatalyst to produce hydrogen
30 times more efficiently than current technology, the highest transformation
rate in the world
China
Strategically Develops Green Hydrogen Energy
People's
Daily January 18 2002
China announces intention to join the international race in effectively
using hydrogen energy.
General
Motors rolls fuel cell vehicle project
EE
Times January 18 2002
GM embark on fuel cell-based project, known as Autonomy, that may result
in a reinvention of the automobile - creating a car that can be transformed
from a midsize sedan to a sport utility vehicle to a minivan in less
time than it takes to do an oil change.
Bush,
unions find common ground on Arctic drilling issue
Nando
Times January 17 2002
Bush and labor leaders plan to go ahead with drilling for petroleum
in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge amidst storm of protest.
EU approves new laws for pollution clean-up
Irish
Times January 17 2002
European Parliament approves
new laws obliging EU governments to clean up air pollution from traffic
fumes and solvents within 10 years.
Nasa
confirms greenhouse gas emissions slowing
Ananova
January 15 2002
Nasa confirms the rate of greenhouse gas emissions has slowed since
1980 peak.
Global
Warming Trend? Not True for Antartica
International
Herald Tribune 15 2002
Researchers say that Antarctica is the only one of Earth's seven continents
that is cooling.
Tempest
In a Tiny Tube
Chemical
& Engineering News January 14 2002
Are carbon nanotubes the answer to hydrogen storage?
World told to reject poverty to protect environment
ABC
January 12 2002
UN representative Kim Hak-Su says the world must reject the notion
of poverty as a human condition if protection of the environment and
sustainable development are to be achieved.
China adopts five-year environment protection plan
Go
Asia Pacific January 12 2002
China allocates an unprecedented 700 billion yuan or 84-million US
dollars to reduce pollutants, including sulfur dioxide, industrial dust
and solid wastes, by 10 percent from 2000 levels, in five years' time.
Fuel
cell test site boosts hydrogen research
Pacific
Business News January 11 2002
New fuel-cell test facility
will boost hydrogen research.
Student
dies in Ecuador street protests over fuel
MSNBC/Reuters
January 11 2002
Student died in Ecuadorean street protests against a government fuel
price increase that student and union groups say is choking the poor.
Blue
Skies Fuel Italy Drought, Pollution in Milan
ABC
January 11 2002
Pollution at critical level in Milan, prompting a ban on private vehicles,
and threatening farmers with drought, after unusually dry weather.
Wind
power use grows by 30%
The Guardian
January 10 2002
New figures show that electricity production from wind is now the fastest
growing industry in the field of power generation.
Bush
abandons high-mileage program for hydrogen fuel-cell
Star
Tribune January 10 2002
US announces shift away from the Clinton-era DoE focus on developing
high-mileage gasoline fuelled vehicles, to concentrate on promoting
hydrogen as a primary fuel for cars and trucks.
U.S.
Weather Agency Sees Pacific Warming Trend
US
Department of State January 10 2002
US Weather Agency observs warming in the Pacific that could lead to
the development of
an El Niño weather system over the next few months.
Bush
shifts gears to hydrogen fuel cells
Toronto
Star January 09 2002
New Freedom Cooperative Automotive Research program will focus on developing
a hydrogen refueling infrastructure to help reduce dependence on foreign
oil while reducing pollution.
Fill
‘er up — with hydrogen
MSNBC
January 09 2002
Bush administration announces
support for hydrogen-powered cars.
Mt
Kosciuszko to help with global warming info
TheAge.com.au
January 09 2002
Scientists to climb Kosciuszko, Australia's highest peak, to examine
organisms in the alpine region and assess the impact of rising temperatures.
Study
Challenges Idea of Seeding Oceans With Iron to Curb Global Warming
National
Geographic January 08 2002
The so-called Geritol solution to global warming may prove useless
according to new research.
GM
Fuel Cell Car Offers Cheap Transport
Reuters/Northern Light January 07 2002
GM, the world's largest automaker, says its new fuel cell vehicle could
rewrite the rules of how automakers design cars and make them much cheaper
to build.
Wilson
Predicts 2002 Will Be 'The Year Of Renewables'
Department
of Trade & Industry January 03 2002
UK Energy Minister, Brian
Wilson, predicts that 2002 will be the year in which the potential contribution
of power generated from clean sources will finally be recognised in
the UK.
Japan
cools on climate pact
BBC
January 03 2002
Japan may be planning to relax its commitment to tackle climate change.
New
project to assess potential for renewable energy in developing countries
Earth
Times January 02 2002
UN Environment Program plans to map the solar and wind resources of
13 developing countries and to gauge the potential for alternative power
projects in these countries.
