Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
emissions, Tag
- Cow farts may be contributing more to global warming than we realized Wed, 4 Oct 17, 9:53pmWhen you hear the words 'cow farts,' you probably giggle a little. But bovine flatulence and belches are pumping methane into the atmosphere, and contributing even more greenhouse gas emissions than scientists previously...
- Hurricane Harvey damaged ExxonMobil refineries, causing hazardous pollutants to leak Wed, 30 Aug 17, 5:10amAfter Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas last weekend, you probably didn’t think the situation could get any worse. Sadly, it did. On Tuesday, ExxonMobil acknowledged that two of its refineries were damaged during...
- The great carbon scam Thu, 17 Aug 17, 2:00pmFrom The Toronto Sun We pay to reduce our emissions, other nations hide theirs By Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun First posted: Saturday, August 12, 2017 02:04 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, August 12, 2017 02:06 PM EDT One...
- ‘Dodgy’ greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord Tue, 8 Aug 17, 5:23pmFrom The BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent From the section Science & Environment Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere but are not being recorded in official inventories, a BBC...
- Sweden passes law to become carbon neutral by 2045 Fri, 23 Jun 17, 1:33amSweden just took a huge step to become even greener than they already are. Their parliament just passed a law - 254 to 41 votes - to slash carbon emissions all the way down to zero by 2045. The move makes them the first country...
- Fractured Antarctic ice sheet will create one of the largest icebergs ever recorded Fri, 2 Jun 17, 3:10amDue to global warming and rising temperatures, glaciers are slowly melting - and, in some cases, breaking apart. A massive 8-mile crack is steadily growing along Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf - and when it splits, the resulting...
- Fractured Antarctic ice sheet will create the largest iceberg ever recorded Fri, 2 Jun 17, 3:10amDue to global warming and rising temperatures, glaciers are slowly melting - and, in some cases, breaking apart. A massive 8-mile crack is steadily growing along Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf - and when it splits, the resulting...
- Senate Republicans could save methane rules from Trump Fri, 14 Apr 17, 10:50pmPresident Donald Trump is facing opposition to his rolling back of environmental regulations. Of course climate activists and Democrats are fighting back against the administration's attempts to undermine Obama-era rules...
- European electricity sector pledges no new coal plants after 2020 Thu, 6 Apr 17, 9:37pmIn another sign that the world is rapidly moving away from coal, the European electricity sector just announced a commitment to not invest in new coal-fired power plants after 2020...
- London and Paris mayors announce new emissions monitoring system for vehicles Thu, 30 Mar 17, 11:35pmJust a day after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to bring back smog-inducing coal power, the mayors of London and Paris are acting to cut air pollution in their cities. Reuters reports that...
- California defies Trump with tough emissions rules Wed, 29 Mar 17, 10:41pmCalifornia is shaping up to be the thorn in President Donald Trump's side that Texas was during former President Barack Obama's time in the White House -- mounting legal challenges to Trump's attacks on environmental regulations...
- Groundbreaking technology affordably captures CO2 from fossil fuel plants Thu, 23 Feb 17, 1:56amWhat if fossil fuels could be burned without pouring emissions into the air? Many people consider that idea to be wishful thinking, but chemical engineer Rodney Allam doesn't...
- The USA — Fracking its way to jobs, wealth and lower emissions Mon, 8 Aug 16, 2:39amIt’s everything the Green revolution was supposed to offer — jobs, energy independence, money money money, and massive reductions in CO2. Australians hear how bad fracking is but not much about the transformation...
- NY Attorney General sues Volkswagen for emissions fraud Wed, 20 Jul 16, 2:54amIn the latest development in the ongoing Volkswagen emissions scandal, the state of New York just slapped VW with a lawsuit for deliberately installing emissions-cheating devices in diesel cars...
- NY Attorney General Schneiderman launches lawsuit against Volkswagen for emissions fraud Wed, 20 Jul 16, 2:54amIn the latest development in the ongoing Volkswagen emissions scandal, the state of New York just slapped VW with a lawsuit for deliberately installing emissions cheating devices in diesel cars...