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21-May-08

City design: Time to leave the comfort zone

"There are precious few examples of cities that are attempting to reduce energy and resource consumption and improve the quality of life for their citizens, says Sir John Sorrell. But nothing is going to happen, he argues, until...


20-May-08

£50m biomass plant for Drax

"Britain's largest power station, Drax, launched a £50m project yesterday aimed at replacing 10% of the coal it uses with biomass. Mixing materials such as wood chips, sunflower husks or grasses with coal to generate electricity...


19-May-08

'Fewer hurricanes' as world warms

"Hurricanes and tropical storms will become less frequent by the end of the century as a result of climate change, US researchers have suggested." "...findings did not support the notion that human-induced climate change was...

Category: Climate Change

16-May-08

Barratt unveils zero-carbon house

"Developed at the Buildings Research Establishment in Watford, Barratt's Green House is packed with the latest technology including solar panels, rain water harvesting and an air-source heat pump."


16-May-08

Expert warns climate change will lead to 'barbarisation'

"Climate change will lead to a "fortress world" in which the rich lock themselves away in gated communities and the poor must fend for themselves in shattered environments, unless governments act quickly to curb greenhouse gas...

Category: Climate Change

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