November 2008
Solar lights, camera, action! in L.A.
If Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets his wish, his city will get 10 percent of all its energy from solar power by the
U.S. eyes fuel-boosting ‘Franken-corn’
A global seed company has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to deregulate a genetically engineered (GE)
Texas to EPA: don’t mess with us
Where some see going green as a new opportunity to create jobs and grow new industries, Texas Gov. Rick Perry sees a threat to
Sharp sets up $1.05bn solar power venture in Italy
Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Sharp and Italy’s largest power company, Enel SpA, are to invest $1.05bn in a solar power joint venture that will
Manufacturers slam UK’s ‘green energy’ targets
Manufacturers are urging the government to ditch specific renewable energy targets – focusing on the likes of wind and wave power – in favour
Flesh-eating biofuel crops – return of the Triffids…
Greenbang’s a happy bunny today. Not only is it almost the weekend but the BBC has revealed it is to remake the sci-fi classic
Kyocera kudos for green education
A tip of the hat to Green Education and Prudential, which recently won the Kyocera Thames Valley GreenLight Award for its Green Park Wind
Planning law changes ‘to speed up renewable energy projects’
Getting planning approval for renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind farms, is set to get easier following Royal Assent for the government’s Planning Bill,
Can wind farms have a butterfly effect on weather?
Wind power has come in for a bit of a shoe-ing this week, what with a House of Lords report saying wind is unreliable
EU’s safe chemicals deadline looms for businesses
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