Greener
fuel grabs Northwest attention
Seattle
Times December 31 2001
Biodiesel, a mixture of diesel and a cleaner-burning fuel, is being
studied as an alternative energy source for everything from ferries
to garbage trucks in Washington State.
Antarctic
experts warn of global warming meltdown
CNN.com
December 30 2001
New survey shows a five percent chance of the giant West Antarctic
Ice Sheet disintegrating due to climate change and raising sea levels
by one meter in the next 100 years.
Mitsui
to build carbon nanotube mass-output plant
Japan
TodayDecember 29 2001
New mass production technology
encourages Mitsui & Co Ltd to go ahead with mass production of Carbon
Nanotubes at their plant in Tokyo.
Iceland
launches energy revolution
BBC
December 24 2001
Iceland to implement plans to create the world's first hydrogen society.
EU-funded hydrogen buses to be introduced in nine European cities
Cordis
December 21 2001
European Commission awards 18.5 million euro to nine European cities
to fund the introduction of hydrogen and fuel cell buses.
Second
warmest year on record
Telegraph
December 21 2001
2001 the 2nd warmest year since records began. Only 1998 was warmer
globally. Nine of the 10 warmest years have occurred since 1990, including
1999 and 2000.
Former
Senator Targets Diesel Engine Pollution
Environment
News Service December 20 2001
Former Senator Robert Stafford, honorary chair of the Clean Air Trust,
wants to close the loophole that allows massive air pollution from big
non-road diesel engines such as construction equipment.
Earth warming up for a dry, stormy future
Irish
Independent December 19 2001
"Temperatures are getting hotter, and they are getting hotter
faster now than at any time in the past.." - World Meteorological
Organisation
BP,
two others have pilot projects accepted for UK govt's Green Fuel challenge
Ananova
December 19 2001
BP pilots plan to build hydrogen fuelling infrastructure for fuel cell
buses.
What
crisis?
Guardian
December 19 2001
Warnings about threats to the planet are being met with voices of denial.
Is
Warming Causing Alaska Meltdown?
National
Geographic News December 18 2001
Alaska shows significant glacier retreat, thinning, stagnation, or
a combination of these changes in all 11 mountain ranges and three island
areas that presently support glaciers.
Engineered
Strategies To Mitigate Global Warming Could Influence Biosphere
ScienceDaily
December 18 2001
Attempts to mitigate global
warming with devices that block sunlight may cause unforeseen changes
in the biosphere.
Study
finds link between air pollution and birth defects
Ananova
December 16 2001
Study to be published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows
that the harmful effects of dirty air can extend into the womb.
Clean
Fuel From Soap? Technology to Safely Produce Clean Hydrogen Fuel
ABCnews
December 14 2001
Millennium Cell Inc.proposes its Hydrogen on Demand fuel technology,
based on a a compound derived from borax - an ingredient found in most
laundry detergents - as the answer to safe hydrogen storage.
Ford
agrees to test proton energy's Hydrogen system
Auto.com
December 13 2001
As automakers respond to regulatory pressure to reduce vehicle emissions,
Ford Motor Co.agrees to test a hydrogen refueling system from Proton
Energy Systems Inc.
Millennium
Cell Hydrogen on Demand Fuel System Powers New DaimlerChrysler Mini
Van
NewsAlert
December 12 2001
Millennium Cell Inc.announces that its Hydrogen on Demand(TM) fuel
system has been integrated into DaimlerChrysler's new Chrysler Town
and Country "Natrium" clean energy vehicle.
This
is Ginger, and it's the future. Not at all like the Sinclair C5
Guardian
December 04 2001
After months of feverish speculation an award-winning American inventor
yesterday unveiled 'Ginger' a scooter which, it is claimed, will revolutionise
urban transportation and reduce the west's overdependence on Middle
East oil.
One
in 10 new cars to run on hydrogen
Independent
December 02 2001
Plans for the next decade mean that one in ten new cars sold
in Britain will run on hydrogen or other non-polluting fuels.
Spain
opts to fuel health funds with petrol sales
British
Medical Journal December 01 2001
Spanish government votes for an extra tax on petrol to finance
the state health service.
MP
seeks to end fuel poverty
Ananova
November 30 2001
MPs urged to wipe out fuel poverty and crack down on rogue landlords.
BMW,
Magna to develop clean fuel technology
Times
of India November 30 2001
Magna and BMW plan
to develop and deliver a tank for liquid hydrogen for BMW's new
7-Series.
Researchers
find lung damage in healthy children exposed to air pollution
Environmental
News Network November 29 2001
New study - the fiirst to use X-ray imaging - shows that some
healthy children have measurable lung damage from exposure to
air pollution.
A cool calculation: The frozen desert of Antarctica may return
to lush forest
Financial
Times November 29 2001
Geologist's research in Antartica predicts that, if global warming
calculations are accurate, the poles could return to tropical
forest.
Pupils
get say on global warming
New
Zealand Herald November 29 2001
Government consultation
document asks school children to express views on global warming.
Forest Management May Mitigate Global Warming
Science
Daily November 27 2001
Forest management may be used to restrain the increase of atmospheric
carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
Plan
for world's largest wind farm
Guardian
November 26 2001
£500m Hebrides project could make UK a leader in clean
energy. The project could provide as much "clean" electricity
as a medium-sized nuclear station.
New
roadside camera focuses on exhausts
The
Times November 26 2001
Pollution cameras that detect dirty exhaust fumes with laser
beams to be used on Britain’s roads.
24-hour
pollution hotline launched
Gulf
Daily News November 24 2001
24-hour hotline launched to catch polluters red-handed. People
can phone to report environmental violations at any hour.
Global
Warming Periods More Common Than Thought, Deep-Sea Drilling Off
Japan Now Demonstrates
Science
Daily November 23 2001
Analysis of core samples
from a deep-sea drilling expedition in the western Pacific show
that episodes of global warming may have been going on for 135
million years.
London's
pollution 'worst in Europe'
This
Is London November 23 2001
Professor F. Kelly, responsible for monitoring London's air quality,
says that "invisible" pollution may mean that the capital
may be more polluted than Paris, Berlin and even Athens.
Too
much of a good thing
Environmental
News Network November 23 2001
The Second International Nitrogen Conference discusses the role
of excess nitrogen in the polluting of the environment.
UK
to push ahead with pollution trading
Yahoo!
Finance November 21 2001
UK government plans
to allow industry to trade pollution rights.
Solar
car race set to begin
Ananova
November 16 2001
38 of the very latest solar cars gather in Australia to take
part in the 2001 World Solar Challenge. 'Mad Dog' to be the British
entrant.
Cooling,
warming of oceans may be linked to solar energy cycles, research
suggests
Lexis-Nexis.com
November 15 2001
North Atlantic study of ice shows that brightening and dimming
of the sun may account for a 1,500-year cycle of cooling and warming
on parts of the Earth.
Satellite
data confirms warming of Earth's climate
Environmental
News Network November 14 2001
Satellite data from more than 7,000 weather stations around the
world show clear patterns of global warming.
'Green'
fuel to be sold countrywide
Hindustan
Times November 12 2001
Government plans to sell gasohol or petrol blended with five
per cent ethanol all over the country following a successful trial
run in 329 petrol stations.
Climate
talks focus on cutting pollution
Toronto
Star November 08 2001
Negotiators meeting in Morocco discuss how countries can meet
targets to reduce the pollution which may contribute to global
warming.
Scramble
to launch first 'green' jet
Guardian
October 30 2001
Team of Australian engineers test prototype of the first environmentally-friendly
jet engine which can travel at nearly eight times the speed of
sound.
End
our reliance on oil
Guardian
October 30 2001
Replacing oil with renewables as the mainstay of energy policy
could be a vital part of winning the long-term struggle against
terrorism.
Warm
spell sees nature defying the seasons
Independent
October 30 2001
Climate change talks in Morocco coincide with the highest average
October temperatures since records began in 1659.
Hydrogenics
And Nextel To Demonstrate Regenerative Fuel Cell Backup - Power
Generator at Cell Tower Site
Wall
Street Research Net October 30 2001
Hydrogenics Corp. to sign agreement with Nextel Communications
to demonstrate Hydrogenics' newly unveiled regenerative fuel cell
power generator at a cell tower site in California.
The Coming Hydrogen Economy
Fortune.com
October 29 2001
Powerful commercial forces bring the hydrogen economy along faster
than anyone thought possible only a few years ago.
Hong
Kong offices may become hydrogen generators
Reuters
/ Forbes October 24 2001
Stuart Energy Systems to sell thousands of back-up generators
to the holding company of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, which
may lead to thousands of buildings outfitted with the capability
of making hydrogen on their premises.
BP to build Singapore's hydrogen refueling infrastructure
Channel
News Asia October 22 2001
BP agrees to spend millions of dollars building the infrastructure
that is needed for hydrogen refueling stations.
Home-generated
power 'better than nuclear energy'
Independent
October 15 2001
UK government urged to drop plans to build nuclear power stations
and encourage people to generate electricity in their homes instead.
Ottawa
plans to double ethanol requirement: Likely to anger oilpatch
FT.com
October 15 2001
Ottawa's federal government plans to step up its commitment to
the Kyoto Agreement on climate change by doubling the target for
ethanol production and use to two billion litres a year by 2005.
Ethanol could help solve MTBE, Mideast oil dependence
Government subsidy needed to spur programs
San
Francisco Chronicle October 15 2001
Biotech development may help reduce dependence on imported oil
and, at the same time, strengthen rural economies.
People power? Watt a load of rubbish
Independent
October 14 2001
Kwikpower, the UK company that invented a method for making petrol
from household rubbish, has now developed an emission-free way
to convert industrial waste and sewage into electricity.
Now
Do We Get Serious on Oil?
Washingtonpost.com
October 14 2001
Time for governments to look for alternative energy sources to
replace dependence on oil from the Middle East?
Ending
Oil Dependency
Guardian
October 07 2001
A fundamental shift in energy policy desperately needed in order
to make industrialised countries less vulnerable.
Cleaner
buses hit the road in six polluted cities
Environmental
News Network October 03 2001
Global Environment Facility launches $60 million program to provide
46 fuel cell buses for Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Cairo, New Delhi,
Shanghai, and Beijing.
Power
shortage is generating pollution
Times
Of India October 03 2001
Years of poor power supply has increased usage of high-pollution
diesel or kerosene-run generators for homes, shops, businesses
and even some road signs.
Motorola
creates gas-powered cell phones
ZD
Net News October 02 2001
Motorola researchers announces successful demonstration of a
methane gas-powered fuel cell, which can provide enough juice
between chargings for a month of cell phone calls.
Mayflower
reinvents the engine
Guardian
October 02 2001
Mayflower claim their new e3 engine internal combustion engine
could reduce fuel consumption by 40% and noxious emissions by
half.
Siemens
will put $122 million fuel cell plant near Pittsburgh
Environmental
News Network October 01 2001
New fuel cell plant
near Pittsburgh could employ as many as 500 people.
