Mexico Embraces the Challenges of 2010 Climate Change Summit
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons A shadow has recently covered the world as the disappointing failure of Copenhagen still looms overhead. Many will dwell on the results of the COP15 event for some time,...
View Article10:10 – New campaign for cutting carbon in the U.K. in 2010
A new decade has dawned upon us and a new goal has arrived in the form of a tidy little number: 10. It’s 2010 and the goal is for everyone in the U.K. – both organizations and individuals – to cut...
View ArticleThe least polluting cars: Honda GX and Toyota Prius top the list
Honda Civic GX NGV – photo by Mariordo / Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz (source: Wikimedia Commons) While everyone’s no doubt heard that 2010 is the year electric cars are to debut in the United States, it...
View ArticleU.S. – West Coast to welcome first wave of electric cars
Nissan Leaf - photo by Tennen-Gas (source: Wikimedia Commons) 2010 means electric cars will soon be humming around America’s city streets, emitting nothing into the air but a sense of self-satisfaction...
View ArticleShanghai World Expo 2010: Better City, Better Life?
Expo Axis, Shanghai; photo by KH-wiki-en (source: Wikimedia Commons) The World Expo in Shanghai, China begins on May 1st and will run until the end of October. With up to 100 million expected visitors,...
View Article2010 Observer Ethical Awards: Do-gooders make good
photo by Subterranean Tourist Board (source: Flickr Creative Commons) The UK newspaper the Observer annually hands out “ethical awards” to honor individuals and organizations who have distinguished...
View ArticleDeadly record: 950 natural disasters killed 295.000 people in 2010
Image by Oxfam International (source: Flickr) 2010 was a record-breaking year for natural disasters. According to Insurance ERM, a website dedicated to enterprise risk management, this makes 2010 the...
View ArticleUK emissions up 3.1% in 2010
photo by eskimo_jo (Flickr CC) Though the economic recession caused UK greenhouse gas emissions to fall in 2009 (8.7% from 2008 levels), in 2010 they climbed back up by 3.1%, according to a new...
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