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Today on Planet 100: China Signs Copenhagen Accord (Video)
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Posted by in Environment on 03 9th, 2010 | No Comments
More Than Jobs, We’ve Outsourced Our Carbon Emissions
More Than Jobs, We’ve Outsourced Our Carbon Emissions
image: Carnegie Institution We’ve written about the phenomenon of outsourced carbon emissions a number of times, with the example of perhaps up to one third of China’s emissions coming from manufacturing goods destined for consumption abroad being most prominent. Well, a new study by scientists...
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Posted by in Environment on 03 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards, 2010
Winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards, 2010
Image from minkyu.co.uk . Last week we wrote an idiosyncratic view of the candidates for the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards . With over 100 items in seven different categories, it is an Oscar-worthy show of the international design world’s best work of the past year. And the winners...
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Posted by in Environment on 03 8th, 2010 | No Comments
China Importing Rhinos to Harvest Their Horns?
China Importing Rhinos to Harvest Their Horns?
Photo via Flickr Since 2000, China has reportedly purchased 141 rare white rhinos from South Africa–an amount that has drawn the suspicion from conservationists that the animals aren’t being used for friendly purposes. Instead, it is believed that the rhinos are being farmed on wildlife...
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Posted by admin in Green Tech on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
IBM banks on China’s smart-grid efforts
Big Blue, which counts China’s leading power grid operator as one of its customers, unveils an Energy and Utilities Solutions Lab in Beijing. Read the rest here: IBM banks on China’s smart-grid efforts
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Posted by admin in Green Tech on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
In Europe, the hybrids are coming
At the 2010 Geneva auto show, Opel, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Toyota, Lexus, and Chevrolet all show off hybrids. Originally posted at Geneva Auto Show 2010 Read the original: In Europe, the hybrids are coming
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Posted by in Environment on 03 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Daimler Partners with BYD to Make Electric Cars for China
Daimler Partners with BYD to Make Electric Cars for China
Photo: Michael Graham Richard BYD Figured Making Cars Was Hard? Daimler is positioning itself for the electric car era. Last year it bought a 10% stake in Tesla Motors (40% of which was then bought by Abu Dhabi ), and now they’re partnering with China’s BYD (which is Read the original...
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Posted by in Business, Eco, Environment on 03 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Himalayan Yak Wool Reaches New Heights in Khunu Sportwear
Himalayan Yak Wool Reaches New Heights in Khunu Sportwear
All Photos: Khunu. The other day we mentioned outdoor clothing company Icebreaker . They started out as a small New Zealand company, but almost single-handedly created the burgeoning international market for fine merino wool sports clothing. Might Khunu achieve the same success with their collection...
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Posted by in Environment on 03 1st, 2010 | No Comments
China Plans For Ice-Free Arctic Shipping - Would Should Trip to European Ports by 4000 Miles
China Plans For Ice-Free Arctic Shipping - Would Should Trip to European Ports by 4000 Miles
photo: Mad Smith via flickr. It’s not great secret that one of the consequences of the Arctic ice melting is that at some point in the next decade or two, in all likelihood, a permanent sea route will open up. Nations bordering the region have been arguing/discussing what will be newly important...
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Posted by in Environment on 03 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Desert Nesting Bald Eagles Set to Lose Protected Status
Desert Nesting Bald Eagles Set to Lose Protected Status
Image credit: Carl Chapman /Flickr 48 breeding pairs of bald eagle survive along the rivers of the otherwise hot and dry Sonoran Desert . Currently, this small group of eagles is listed on the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife but, if a new petition from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
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