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October 2009

North Sea is Europe’s best hope for carbon storage thumbnail

North Sea is Europe’s best hope for carbon storage

Rock formations below the North Sea are Europe’s best hope for storing away tonnes of carbon dioxide and averting the worst of climate change,
Jurdy: Who pays the tab? thumbnail

Jurdy: Who pays the tab?

Jurdy thinks we all will …
New company forms to make Desertec solar plan a reality thumbnail

New company forms to make Desertec solar plan a reality

The plan to cover North Africa with solar panels now has a company with a name to back it up: DII GmbH. Announced earlier
Can cutting carbon be fun? Volkswagen thinks so thumbnail

Can cutting carbon be fun? Volkswagen thinks so

Can’t persuade your family members and friends to recycle, ride their bikes and do other things to reduce their carbon footprints? Maybe the answer
Drive your car with a mobile phone? There’s an app for that thumbnail

Drive your car with a mobile phone? There’s an app for that

James Bond did it in “Tomorrow Never Dies,” and one day soon, you might too: drive your car using a mobile phone. Yes, there’s
What’s the buzz? Get a free peek at our Low Carbon Tech Report thumbnail

What’s the buzz? Get a free peek at our Low Carbon Tech Report

Interested in seeing for yourself what all the buzz is about over the new “Low Carbon Technologies Report”? For a limited time only, you
Wanted: Innovative ideas for building a smart grid thumbnail

Wanted: Innovative ideas for building a smart grid

Are you or your company developing an innovative way to decarbonise the power grid, transmit both data and energy via the grid or boost
Challenge to US solar industry: ‘Go big or go home’ thumbnail

Challenge to US solar industry: ‘Go big or go home’

The US solar power industry is at a crossroads and has two choices: Go big. Or go home. That according to Rhone Resch, president
Upfront recycling fees can help curb flood of e-waste thumbnail

Upfront recycling fees can help curb flood of e-waste

Charging consumers an upfront fee to cover the eventual cost of recycling the electronics they buy also encourages people to use their devices longer
Slimy algae could become tomorrow’s green plastic thumbnail

Slimy algae could become tomorrow’s green plastic

One minute, you’re a bit of green slime on a rock that’s greeted with cries of “Ick.” The next minute, you’re saviour to a

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