Posted by Dan on June 14th, 2007
And this press release just in folks - four Indian mobile phone base stations are being powered with biodiesel.
Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular and the GSMA said the move ensures rural India more network coverage.
The fuel is produced from local restaurants’ cooking waste, the group claimed.
Tom Phillips, chief government officer of the GSMA, a trade association for mobile operators, said: “Exploring alternative power solutions, such as biofuels, is key to the development of cost-effective ways to extend mobile networks to the 20% of the world’s population that don’t have coverage today”
Posted by Greenbang on June 14th, 2007
Xinhua is the Chinese government’s news agency - the official line of the country, so to speak.
It says via the People’s Daily newspaper that China is mimicking the EU’s move to impose more regulations on pollution.
China is expected to issue six more regulations in the second half of 2007 to tighten pollution controls on electronic products, according to the Ministry of Information Industry (MII).
The regulations will be issued in response to the European Union’s Energy Using Products (EUP) Directive that will officially take effect in August.
Posted by Greenbang on June 14th, 2007
We’ve seen attempts to gain turf on the green front from a number of banks - perhaps most notably HSBC’s environmental donation campaign it started earlier this year.
Apparently this muhaha is actually taking off though - as the London Stock Exchange reports…
Experts at Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) state that greater awareness of environmental issues and the threat of climate change has led to an increase in the uptake of green financial products, suggesting a greener outlook among financial providers.
Increasing focus on socially responsible and ethical issues is leading many providers to extend their range of green products, in line with consumer demand and growing consumer awareness.
Posted by Greenbang on June 14th, 2007
Oil reserves are set to run dry faster than thought, a group of scientists has claimed.
The Independent covers this story today, which if true could signal a call for much faster action on alternative energies.
This puts pressure on companies such as BP and Shell, whose business models for the future rely on supplies lasting another 30 to 40 years.
I wonder what kind of things are being said around the board tables at those companies today…
Scientists have criticized a major review of the world’s remaining oil reserves, warning the end of oil is coming sooner than governments and oil companies are prepared to admit.
BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy, published yesterday, appears to show the world still has enough “proven” reserves to provide 40 years of consumption at present-day rates.
Posted by Greenbang on June 13th, 2007
Yes - we have a writer in sunny Beijing joining the Greenbang team.
I can’t say anything more yet 
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Posted by Dan on June 13th, 2007
I’ve been learning about the eco-housing market today. Turns out, all the major developers are turning their attention to green houses, following a decision by the government to encourage the development of environmentally friendly homes.
But some companies have been in this space for years. Although they’ve struggled against town planning boards and councils to get there. It’s only now their products are starting to make it through the rigorous planning procedure.
We’ll get some photos and films and bring you some good examples…Watch this space.
Dan
Posted by Dan on June 13th, 2007
Ok - so printing doesn’t exactly have an environmental legacy, but every major printing firm is talking the talk on green street. But can they walk the walk?
Mike Dinsdale, Brother’s director for this sort of stuff explains:
Greenbang: What kind of car do you drive:
Mike Dinsdale: : The last car I had was a Mercedes E 320 CDI.
In our company car scheme we are capped by CO2 levels. We incentivise drivers to go below cap by offering to buy back the CO2 emissions at £20 per gram. This scheme has been running just over a year so we aren’t really seeing much of a trend yet but next year we will change many cars and will see how it works.
Personally I wanted to make an improvement over the cap and changed my car a year ago. I researched options like the Bio-Fuel SAAB etc. but because of fuel distribution limits this was not practical. Hybrids also didn’t seem to be the best option as recent tax allowances have confirmed. …
Posted by Dan on June 12th, 2007
Our anonymous contributor, from a large global company, has sent us his first rant for the big Greenbang…
Is reducing energy consumption enough for the IT industry?
When figures are banded around as to how much IT companies are going to reduce energy emissions it is tempting to see the IT industry as an ambassador for carbon neutral business, or so the PR and marketing departments of the world’s largest vendors would have us believe.
Only today, the UK government announced a new “Green Shift” task force that will oversee the introduction of ‘green PCs’ that use 98 per cent less energy than standard computers. …
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Posted by Dan on June 12th, 2007
Meet the air car - powered by compressed, yes you guessed it sir, air.
It was designed by F1 engineer Guy Nègre and will be built by the Indian giant of a manufacturer Tata Motors.
It has a range of 125 miles before it needs refilling, so to speak, and can do just under 70mph.
Apparently India can look forward to seeing them in 2008…
Posted by Greenbang on June 12th, 2007
Yahoo! has set up its own green portal.
Not bad, me thinks.
It just shows the green and clean tech industry is really kicking off. But is it a bubble? I’ve covered technology for a number of years. It makes a lot of people in the IT world a little nervous to think there could be an industry faster-moving than theirs. But the answer is, we don’t know yet. Probably to an extent, there is too much growth too quickly - but in the long run, that hasn’t done the tech industry too much harm.
