Press Releases

Bill Gates on R&D, a Carbon Tax and Chinas Climate Role

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Bill Gates adds detail to his call for a research push to expand energy choices without overheating the planet.

China Sustains Blunt You First Message on CO2

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

The official who led China's delegation in recent climate negotiations says the right to a better life in poor countries trumps the responsibility to cut emissions.

Another Item for Climate Panels To-Do List

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would do well to cultivate contacts between its authors and reporters in poor countries.

Raw cheese recalled nationwide

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, is recalling 68,957 pounds of cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and also has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.

Robbery cited as motive in slaying of Polk County farm couple

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Stolen credit cards and jewelry belonging to the slain Polk County organic farmers were taken by their 20-year-old son, leading authorities to determine that the son and his girlfriend plotted to kill his parents for money, officials said Wednesday.

Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study finds

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse. The study is among the most co

My AWRA Presentation and Conference Proceedings - WaterWired

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

The 2010 AWRA International Specialty Conference and 8th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress on Tropical Hydrology and Sustainable Water Resources in a Changing Climate just wrapped up late yesterday afternoon. Very good - my kudos to General

How to restore the Colorado River | Grist

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

The Colorado River hasn't reached the sea in ages. Is there hope left for this storied but manhandled river? Jonathan Waterman, author of Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, brought together two experts from either end

How China Could Avert a Water Crisis Without Uprooting 330,000 People | Fast Company

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

China is the process of re-settling 330,0000 people near the soon-to-be expanded Danjiankou reservoir to already highly populated parts of Central China as part of its South-North Water Transfer Project. The project has been in the works for 50 yea

Protect Your Groundwater Day coming this month

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Consumers are being urged to take some simple steps on National Protect Your Groundwater Day, September 14, to help make sure water sources are protected. The National Ground Water Association offers suggestions at ngwa.org/public/PYGD/pygd.aspx. To

Another disaster in the Gulf? Platform explodes ; 13 workers rescued | CNN

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

An explosion has torn through an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill. The blast, which threw 13 people into the water, was reported by a commercial helicopter company about

Report: More than three million electric vehicles to be sold by 2015

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 09:48:00 Pike Research releases bullish projections for global electric vehicle demand By 2015 the auto industry will have put 3.2 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the world's

Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

John Vidal, The Guardian - Published under license by, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 10:41:00 Social networking site under fire over intention to run giant new data centre mainly on coal-powered electricity Social networking website Fac

Soaring water risks spell opportunity for investors

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 11:43:00 S&P Index shows water firms are outperforming the wider market as demand for climate-resilient infrastructure climbs Ahead of the launch of World Water Week on Monday, new research su

Centrosolar joins UK feed-in tariff gold rush

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 12:10:00 German solar panel giant sets up UK subsidiary in attempt to tap into booming feed-in tariff market The gold rush sparked by the launch of the UK's renewable energy feed-in tariff

The new Feed-in Tariff A tax on Northerners?

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Trewin Restorick, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 12:29:00 The feed-in tariff is well-intentioned, argues Trewin Restorick, but is it socially unjust? James Lovelock has questioned whether people have the intelligence to deal with a conce

Enerkem claims world first with giant waste-to-fuel plant

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 12:54:00 Canadian firm says new Edmonton plant will process 100,000 tonnes of waste year, creating enough fuel for 400,000 cars Canadian biofuel specialist Enerkem this week announced it ha

Feed-in tariff installations double during August

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 09:27:00 Latest government figures show more than 11MW of renewable energy capacity was installed last month as a result of the feed-in tariff The UK feed-in tariff is going from stre

Australian energy firms join calls for carbon price

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Tom Young in Sydney, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 10:20:00 Coalition of energy companies signal support for ambitious climate change bill Australia's leading energy companies today added their voices to calls for the next government to i

Energy secretary Chris Huhne warned not to cut subsidies for green electricity

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Adam Vaughan, the Guardian - Published under license by, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 10:36:00 Reducing funding for household generation of renewable energy will jeopardise job creation and energy security, Huhne is told A coalition of g

US government pumps fresh cash into biofuel research

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 10:55:00 About $9m of funding earmarked for second-generation biofuel research The US government has announced almost $9m (£5.8m) of fresh funding to support research into second-generation ce

EPA set to deliver modest carbon crackdown

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 12:04:00 Official admits watchdog will struggle to deliver 17 per cent cut in emissions outlined in failed climate bill The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to int

EU looks to free up 115m in extra low-carbon funding

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 13:34:00 Rule change should allow unspent stimulus cash to be reallocated to green energy and transport projects Proposed changes to EU rules on financial assistance look set to free up about

Exclusive: Questions asked over confusing feed-in tariff figures

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 14:06:00 Renewable energy industry fears success of incentive scheme has been overstated, fuelling calls for it to be rolled back The apparent surge in renewable energy installations under the g

UN debuts web site for tracking climate funding

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:57:14 PST

BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 3 September 2010 at 15:28:00 Fast Start Finance web site to provide information on industrialised nations' climate funding commitments The UN has today launched a new web site designed to track climate f

Press Releases

Bill Gates on R&D, a Carbon Tax and Chinas Climate Role

China Sustains Blunt You First Message on CO2

Another Item for Climate Panels To-Do List

Raw cheese recalled nationwide

Robbery cited as motive in slaying of Polk County farm couple

Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study finds

My AWRA Presentation and Conference Proceedings - WaterWired

How to restore the Colorado River | Grist

How China Could Avert a Water Crisis Without Uprooting 330,000 People | Fast Company

Protect Your Groundwater Day coming this month

Another disaster in the Gulf? Platform explodes ; 13 workers rescued | CNN

Report: More than three million electric vehicles to be sold by 2015

Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy

Soaring water risks spell opportunity for investors

Centrosolar joins UK feed-in tariff gold rush

The new Feed-in Tariff  A tax on Northerners?

Enerkem claims world first with giant waste-to-fuel plant

Feed-in tariff installations double during August

Australian energy firms join calls for carbon price

Energy secretary Chris Huhne warned not to cut subsidies for green electricity

US government pumps fresh cash into biofuel research

EPA set to deliver modest carbon crackdown

EU looks to free up 115m in extra low-carbon funding

Exclusive: Questions asked over confusing feed-in tariff figures

UN debuts web site for tracking climate funding

The new Feed-in Tariff A tax on Northerners?

EU looks to free up 115m in extra low-carbon funding