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Read the latest green daily news. Offering news about the environment and green issues, and how they can affect your business.
Green
12 March 2010
Branson Aims to Rock the Boat for Green Shipping
According to Richard Branson's new NGO, which is called the Carbon War Room, the global shipping fleet is the equivalent on the sixth most polluting country in the world:
Green
11 March 2010
UK's Low Carbon Market Defies Recession to Clear £110b
New figures from UK Trade & Investment to show UK's low carbon industry grew over four per cent last year
Green
08 March 2010
Environment Agency Maps Hydropower Hotspots
Report identifies thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power 850,000 homes
Green
08 March 2010
The Truth About Millennials Going Green
We hear it all the time: "It's the young people we need to target! They'll buy anything green."
Green
05 March 2010
Networking the Green Economy
This report from the Blue Green Alliance, the Sierra Club, the Communications Workers of America and the Progressive States Network, explores how technologies including smart buildings, smart grids, teleconferencing and digital education opportunities can cut carbon emissions and create and retain green jobs in the United States.
Green
04 March 2010
How To Be Carbon Free Online
Every time you go online you increase your carbon footprint.
Green
26 February 2010
Energy goals missed by top energy firms
Five out of the "big six" energy suppliers failed to invest the £30 per customer per year that is required to help the UK hit renewables targets, according to a new analysis from renewable energy firm Ecotricity.
Green
25 February 2010
Largest global carbon ranking system launched
A system claiming to be the World's largest carbon ranking system has been launched.
Green
23 February 2010
Renewables targets to be hit by EU
The EU will exceed its target to produce 20 per cent of its energy from renewables by 2020, according to new analysis by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) released last week.
Green
22 February 2010
Office block powered by hydrogen fuel
A hydrogen fuel cell powering a London office block is a real reminder that the emissions-saving technology not only works, but cuts costs too.
Green
19 February 2010
Black cabs to switch to hydrogen in time for Olympics
London will welcome 200 black cabs run on alternative fuel in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Green
19 February 2010
Approval to buy and sell energy given to Google
Google has received US federal approval to buy and sell energy on the open market, giving it more options for the way it powers its data centres and opening the door to a potential move into the energy-trading business.
Green
18 February 2010
Mobile phone emissions equal those from cars and planes
The mobile phone industry needs to lead on fighting climate change, according to consultants Deloitte.
Green
17 February 2010
India and UK collaborate on renewable energy research
The UK has launched a multi-million pound research programme in to the development of green energy.
Green
16 February 2010
PM launches climate change funding group
The British prime minister joined United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon and Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi to High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing.
Green
16 February 2010
Action need to tackle oil situation
A report from the Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security has issued a warning that the UK needs to take action on fossil fuel shortages.
Green
15 February 2010
Emissions from food production could be reduced by iPod app
A new iPod application (app), developed in Scotland with the aim of minimising food waste, has so far been a success with consumers.
Green
11 February 2010
YouTube to help Major in climate fight
Viral video, social networking and celebrity endorsements are all part of London's latest strategy to engage the public in the fight against climate change.
Green
10 February 2010
IT gets set to save the world
Information technology's seemingly unquenchable thirst for energy has been well established.
Green
10 February 2010
Ecotowns to recieve £60m funding
Four communities in southern England are to share £60m of Government cash to build 'eco show homes' as part of the wider ecotowns agenda.
Green
09 February 2010
The UK 'nudged' towards greener habits
A new report this week believes that food accounts for 30 per cent of the UK's carbon footprint and that if the food industry is to play its part in keeping temperature rise below two degrees emissions need to be cut by at least 70 per cent by 2050.
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