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Nissan Leaf Available for Pre-Order

September 7, 2010

Nissans state-of-the-art new electric car, the Leaf, has just been released for pre-order in the UK. Customers residing in UK can now book the world’s first mass-produced 100 percent electric vehicle. Pre-orders for this new attractive vehicle started on September 1, 2010. Users can simply sign up online through the company’s UK Leaf reservation website [...]

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UK Music Festivals Go Green in 2010

June 9, 2010

When you think of a music festival, many people will think of nature-loving hippies at places like Glastonbury and Woodstock. But in fact, due to the enourmous amount of energy it takes to light and sound up to ten different stages at once, music festivals can contribute tonnes and tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere. [...]

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UK Carbon Emissions Set to Fall Again in 2010

May 25, 2010

The UK’s carbon emissions are set to fall again slightly in 2010 after the recession drove dramatic declines of around 10 per cent last year, analysts said yesterday. But the country is likely to miss its targets for cutting emissions and boosting renewable energy by the end of the decade unless the new coalition government [...]

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YeZ Concept Car Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Oxygen

May 20, 2010

General Motor’s Joint-Venture partner in China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) rolled out a concept alongside GM’s EN-V at Expo 2010 which in many ways is more ground-breaking than the EN-V. The idea behind the YeZ Concept is that it will photosynthesize, absorbing carbon dioxide from surrounding air and emitting oxygen back into the atmosphere. [...]

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The UK’s New Government Announce Plans to Cut Departmental Carbon Emissions by 10% Within 12 Months

May 17, 2010

The new energy and climate change secretary, Chris Huhne, has announced plans to cut government emissions by 10%. Speaking to staff at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) this morning, with prime minister David Cameron, he announced plans for department headquarters to publish online in real time their energy use. Mr Huhne, one [...]

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The USA Could Phase Out Carbon Emissions From Coal by 2020

May 4, 2010

According to an expert group of scientists, engineers and architects from the US, the world’s most powerful country could completely halt CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants by 2020. Writing in the June 2010 edition of the American Chemical Society’s journal ‘Environmental Science & Technology’, a team from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Columbia [...]

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Puma to Become the World’s First Carbon Neutral Sportswear Company

April 26, 2010

The world’s third largest sportswear retailer, Puma, announced yesterday at ‘The Business for the Environment Summit’ held in Seoul, South Korea, that it plans to become the first carbon neutral company in their industry. ‘To be the first carbon neutral company is the next logical step in our mission to become the most desirable and [...]

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Let Us Plant a Tree for You for Earth Day

April 22, 2010

If you didn’t know already, you now have no excuses – today is ‘Earth Day’. Earth Day was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson on April 22nd 1970, making today the 40th anniversary of the very first Earth Day. The aim of Earth Day is to raise awareness of the environment, and to try and [...]

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‘Green Army’ to Stage World’s First Carbon Neutral Football Match

April 9, 2010

Plymouth Argyle – known as the ‘Green Army’ to their fans, or anybody who has seen the recent Aviva ads starring Paul Whitehouse – have today announced their plans to stage the world’s first ever carbon neutral football match. The Devon club have chosen their match against Newcastle United on 19th April to be the [...]

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East Midlands Airport to Grow Their Own Biofuel

March 30, 2010

Just over an hour down the road from us here at Doncaster Robin Hood Airport is East Midlands Airport – and they have just given a clear indication of their plans to become a carbon neutral airport by planting their very own willow farm. The willow farm will span 26 hectares – the equivalent of [...]

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