Historical responsibility of developed countries unevadable
Source: China News
Bonn :: Germany | updated 2013-05-03 11:22:39 -0700 | green-news
As global representatives gathering at German city of Bonn for a new round of UN climate change talks, China's Chief Negotiator Su Wei warned developed countries that their historical responsibility for climate change is unevadable. Su urged the developed countries...
NASA, Russia Near Collision
Source: Fox
Darmstadt :: Germany | updated 2013-05-02 10:30:38 -0700 | green-news
Soviet-era Russian spy satellite last year in a close call that highlights the growing threat of orbital debris around Earth. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope which studies the most powerful explosions in the universe narrowly avoided a direct hit with the...
Traffic noise linked with kids' hyperactivity
Source: Fox News
Munich :: Germany | updated 2013-05-02 06:02:36 -0700 | green-news
Published May 02, 2013 MyHealthNewsDaily Children who live near a noisy road may be at an increased risk of hyperactivity, according to a new study from Germany. Children in the study who were exposed to the highest noise levels at...
Governments Begin Bonn Talks to Discuss Climate Action
Source: Scoop
Bonn :: Germany | updated 2013-05-01 19:13:47 -0700 | green-news
Bonn today, against a background of steeply rising global greenhouse gas emissions and a growing sense of urgency to take action to stave off the worst effects of climate change. The meeting, the Second session of the Ad Hoc Working...
US offers modest plan to rekindle climate change talks
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Bonn :: Germany | updated 2013-04-30 13:57:28 -0700 | green-news
The views expressed are his own.) A US submission to UN-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015. Much will depend on the United States, as the...
German wild apples in danger of extinction
Source: The Local
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-04-29 02:07:54 -0700 | green-news
www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20130429-49425.
Leave It in the Ground, Climate Activists Demand
Source: Inter Press Service
Bonn :: Germany | updated 2013-04-28 14:15:01 -0700 | green-news
Nearly 70 percent of known reserves of oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change. So why did the energy industry spend 674 billion dollars in 2012 looking for more? A moratorium on investments...
A real bear with a sore head! Veterinary dentist treats Siggi under general anaesthetic at German ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-04-27 10:39:20 -0700 | green-news
27 April 2013 This is the moment a veterinary dentist had to get up close and personal with a fully grown brown bear in an attempt to clean his teeth. Marc Losse treated 20 year old brown bear Siggi at...
What if we were green by default
Source: The Globe & Mail
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-04-27 03:10:25 -0700 | green-news
The Globe and Mail Published Saturday, Apr. 27 2013, 6:00 AM EDT Cass Sunstein Many nations are in the midst of a lot of talk about environmental protection and climate change. Some people are arguing vigorously for aggressive regulatory controls,...
New lease of life for EO.N plan...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Ingolstadt :: Germany | updated 2013-04-26 16:30:48 -0700 | green-news
New lease of life for EO.N plant Saturday, 27 April 2013 Pressure control valves inside the gas-fired power plant of German utility giant E.ON in Irsching near the southern Bavarian town of Ingolstadt yesterday. E.ON's modern but unprofitable Irsching power...
Europe's Renewable Fuel of Choice: Wood
Source: Canadian Free Press
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-04-25 08:26:07 -0700 | green-news
The European Union has a target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2020. To get that much renewable energy, it cannot rely solely on wind and solar power. Unfortunately for its carbon reduction goals, the...
Nets, harpoons could be used to haul in space junk
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Darmstadt :: Germany | updated 2013-04-25 05:55:32 -0700 | green-news
What sounds like a cosmic fishing trip is part of a raft of proposals to come out of a global conference on space debris ending Thursday in Darmstadt, Germany. Others ideas include kamikaze robots and even lasers that act like...
Harbor space seen as key to South Terminal growth
Source: Acushnet Community News
Bremerhaven :: Germany | updated 2013-04-24 21:10:08 -0700 | green-news
State and city officials said Wednesday New Bedford's new 28.5-acre South Terminal facility offers more than enough space for the staging and assembly of projects contemplated for the land in the next five to 10 years. But as the city's...
German Building Uses Algae for Heating and Cooling
Source: International Herald Tribune
Hamburg :: Germany | updated 2013-04-24 17:09:19 -0700 | green-news
A new apartment complex in Hamburg, Germany, intends to generate heat, as well as revenue, from growing the micro-organism. The five-story Bio Intelligent Quotient (B.I.Q.) building, which was expected to become fully operational on Wednesday, has a high-tech facade that...
Ontario cottage country flooding continues
Source: Delhi News-Record
Minden :: Germany | updated 2013-04-24 10:35:34 -0700 | green-news
Just as waters were starting to recede in parts of flood-weary central Ontario, residents were once again bracing for the worst as rain poured in the region Wednesday...Up to 20 mm of rain was forecast for parts of cottage country...
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