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Bank-Led Satellite Imagery Sheds More Light on Gas Flaring Pollution (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-04-2007 at 09:01:21
| From more than 400 miles in space, the World Bank is pinpointing the true extent of one of the planet’s major environmental problems ”" gas flaring. The problem isn’t new. Gas flaring ”" a byproduct of petroleum production that spews about 400 millions of tons of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere ”" has been going on for decades. But new satellite imagery, commissioned by the Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction public-private partnership, is showing that some countries are burning off more gas than what was initially reported.
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Ontario Government Set To Double Achievements On Renewable Energy (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-04-2007 at 09:01:21
| Ontario is moving forward to add an additional 2,000 megawatts (MW) of green renewable power, Energy Minister Dwight Duncan announced today. The procurements that will flow from today's directive to the Ontario Power Authority will bring the amount of renewable energy acquired by the McGuinty government to 4,000 MW. |
Euro Car Makers Lag Behind Japanese Hybrids; Try To Close Gap (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-04-2007 at 09:01:07
| MILAN (Reuters) - Car makers will show off their latest efforts to fight pollution at Frankfurt's autoshow next week by unveiling models with improvements rather than substitutes to the standard internal combustion engine.
Under pressure to reduce harmful emissions produced by their vehicles amid fears of global warming, they are keen to show the greenest of intentions with the latest line of engines that consume fuel more efficiently.
For anything more advanced, like a hybrid engine, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Mercedes Benz and others will need another two years before they can show anything worthy of the road, far behind their Japanese rivals.
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