Europe's share of global coal trading rises
Source: The Economic Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-24 05:56:26 -0700 | green-news
Europe's share of international coal trading is rising despite a sluggish economy, as a collapse in emissions permit prices and a global oversupply of coal bolsters the fuel's profitability in power generation. Global coal use has been steadily rising, driven...
Ukraine, EU discuss GTS modernization prospects
Source: Forum
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-24 04:14:43 -0700 | green-news
This is stated in the message of the EU Delegation to Ukraine. Bakulin and Tombinski met and discussed these issues in preparation for the high-level roundtable, scheduled for May 3 in Brussels (Belgium). "Guarantees of gas supplies and transit, as...
Traffic congestion drops 25% in Holland in first three months
Source: Dutch News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-24 04:56:07 -0700 | green-news
In 2012, motorists spent an average of 52 hours stuck in traffic, down 15% on 2011, Inrix said last year . Despite the drop, the Netherlands remained second on the list of most congested European countries, behind Belgium, Inrix said....
Irish consumers see red over ‘green' labels
Source: Independent
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-23 07:44:14 -0700 | green-news
Environment Minister Phil Hogan is now spearheading an EU initiative to roll-out a single recognisable label across all member states, clearly displaying a product's green credentials and its origin. Following a two day meeting of environment ministers at Dublin Castle,...
Postcard from... Brussels
Source: The independent
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-22 16:28:08 -0700 | green-news
Suggested Topics While vineyard owners in Bordeaux and California cast a wary glance at a scientific paper last week which said climate change could threaten their wine production, Belgian media have jumped at the suggestion that their much-maligned winemakers could...
Bacteria 'can produce diesel fuel'
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-23 01:57:32 -0700 | green-news
E. coli bacteria 'can produce diesel biofuel' Science reporter, BBC World Service The oil that the bacteria produced had a near-identical composition and chemical properties to conventional diesel A strain of bacteria has been created that can produce fuel, scientists...
IHT Rendezvous: An Earth Day Debate: Is There a ‘Carbon Bubble'?
Source: The New York Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-22 04:41:46 -0700 | green-news
Francois Lenoir/Reuters Environmental activists stage an open air carbon auction in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on April 9. The Hague Today many are celebrating Earth Day by admiring the beauty of our planet and by calling attention...
Starting Veggies From Seed Indoors
Source: Epoch Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-21 13:55:30 -0700 | green-news
Water once a day (if needed) and at the same time each day before noon, so foliage can dry before nightfall to avoid fungus. Jennifer Zoch, Seed Savers Exchange You may also like Spring has sprung, and it's time to...
Billionaire “forcing” climate change
Source: Canadian Free Press
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-19 17:25:09 -0700 | green-news
Hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, Green Energy Billionaire forcing climate change Churchville, VAA Wall Street billionaire is pledging to spend whatever it takes to make manmade global warming the defining issue of our generation. Most recently, he sent airplanes with...
IISD Research Finds EU Biofuels Industry Receives Billions
Source: Scoop
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-18 20:21:55 -0700 | green-news
European taxpayers and consumers spent between 9.3 and 10.7 billion euros subsidizing biofuels in 2011 with relatively small gains for the environment and the economy, according to research issued by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Plague of rats in gardens and playgrounds could be caused by new rules going beyond EU guidance
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-18 01:06:45 -0700 | green-news
17 April 2013 A plague of rats in gardens and playgrounds could be on the way thanks to new health and safety rules that go beyond European Union guidance, pest control experts claim. The Health and Safety Executive would like...
Renewables industry calls for ‘hat-trick' of 2030 targets to spur growth (News)
Source: Euractiv
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-18 00:17:01 -0700 | green-news
A minimum 0.45% growth in Europe's GDP Cuts to decarbonisation costs, project financing, and the need for support mechanisms Enhancing the EU's technological leadership Diversifying technology with knock-on benefits across industry Some EU states currently advocate a single greenhouse gas...
Aust carbon price could fall to $3: report
Source: The Courier-Mail
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-18 00:04:10 -0700 | green-news
Australia's carbon price could crash to less than $3 per tonne when it links with Europe's emissions trading scheme in 2015. Energy and carbon advisory firm RepuTex says Australia's price per tonne of CO2 emissions, currently fixed at $23 and...
The environmentally safe electric car short circuits in practice
Source: The Daily Star
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-17 15:32:41 -0700 | green-news
The Daily Star For decades, the idea of the electric car has captured the imaginations of innovators including Henry Ford and Thomas Edison more than a century ago. Celebrities, pundits, and political leaders alike have cast these vehicles as the...
Europe's New Anti-Green Majority Scores Huge Victory
Source: Canadian Free Press
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-17 11:38:16 -0700 | green-news
The price of carbon crashed up to 45 per cent to a record-low 2.63 a metric ton, after the European Parliament rejected a proposal to change the EU emissions-trading laws to delay the sale of 900m CO2 permits on the...
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