‘Environment’ Archives
Is Motoring Sustainable?
You read a lot these days about low emission cars made by Honda, Toyota and other big manufacturers, and environmentally-friendly driving etc., but is driving sustainable at all? Is it possible to live as nature intended us to in some ways at least, i.e. in complete harmony with the environment – whist simultaneously moving around the planet in [...]
Island Nations can fight Climate Genocide with Carbon Debt Carbon Credit Analysis
At the 2011 Durban Climate Conference the US, with the help of its climate criminal lackeys Australia and Canada, again succeeded in preventing requisite international climate change action. It was reported that Island States had again pleaded with other representatives to avert “climate genocide” but their pleas fell on deaf ears at Durban, [...]
Five Hazardous Waste Disposal Methods Explained
How concerned are you with what you leave behind? With eco-friendliness and a green attitude becoming prominent in today’s day and age, there are still many individuals, as well as corporate entities that appear wholly unfazed by the amount of waste they leave behind. What is more, they deliberately choose to remain uninformed on the [...]
Canada will withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol
Just hours after returning from COP17 in South Africa, Peter Kent, Canada’s environment minister, announced that the country would use their legal right and become the first country to quit the Kyoto Protocol. Kent claimed that the Kyoto protocol “will not work” when China and USA is not participating and that the global climate change [...]
The Durban climate deal saves the talks, but not the climate
The hopes that COP17 would result in a new and strong climate deal were, to be frank, extremely low if not nonexistent. With only three days left of negotiations, UN chief Ban Ki-moon even warned that an agreement would probably be “beyond our reach – for now.” “It may be true, as many say: the ultimate goal of a comprehensive [...]
Greenpeace activists penetrates French nuclear plant, everyone relieved they weren’t terrorists
The other day nine activists from Greenpeace managed to breach the security, infiltrate and hang a banner on one of the reactor buildings at a French nuclear site. According to media reports the police took “several hours” to respond to the security breach at the Nogent Sur Seine nuclear plant, located just 120 km from Paris. “Greenpeace [...]
Denmark to end their reliance on fossil fuels, aims for 100 percent renewable energy in 2050
The new red and green government in Denmark wants to end the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. In a proposal presented to the parliament last week the Danish government laid out their new and bold energy plan. By 2050 Denmark should get 100% of their energy from renewable energy sources. The proposed energy plan would have four central [...]
China’s green growth could create millions of businesses and jobs
China is a controversial country. They have long been criticized for their dangerous levels of pollution, but they have also recently received praise for investing a great deal in renewable energy. However, the negative tides that blacken China’s reputation may yet lighten in color this week. A report released by the China Council of [...]
Will the 2012 Olympics Be Green, as Promised?
The 2012 Olympics have been hyped for some time with officials promising some major green changes for the event. However, these promises may not be realized unless corporate sponsors are willing to step up to the plate and go green, as well. Locog, the organizing committee for the Olympics, originally claimed that the 2012 event would be the [...]
US media censor out BBC TV “Frozen Planet” series climate change episode
It has been reported by the UK New Statesman that the US will not air the “On Thin Ice” seventh episode of David Attenborough’s “Frozen Planet” BBC TV series about wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctica. The censored out final “On Thin Ice” seventh episode deals with the impact of man-made climate change, a [...]
