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energy
Consultants size up Severn for Europe's biggest tidal generator
Greenbang bonus river fact: According to the font of all knowledge that is Wikipedia, the Severn is the most dangerous river in Britain. Greenbang presumes it used to be a bit tasty with its fists and was once an associate of the Krays. That would make it pretty dangerous in
corporate social responsibility
Moto says hello to sustainability
If Motorola really wants to win big brownie points in Greenbang’s book, it should think about stop putting that annoying “hello moto” ringtone on its mobiles. Every time Greenbang hears it, she wants to rip the offending phone out of its owner’s hands and beat them with it
department of energy
Carbon injection gets $126 million funding injection
Much like Russell Brand, it looks like the Department of Energy isn’t afraid of sharing the love. (Greenbang’s already noted its grant-dispersing frenzy here) It seems that there’s little the DoE isn’t prepared to fund in terms of renewable energy: hydro, solar, biofuels – a strategy that
hydrogen
Manchester's crispy noodles suck up hydrogen
Getting the so-called layman interested in science can be a bit of a thankless task. So hats off to the University of Manchester, who’ve had a brave stab at describing their latest hydrogen fuel breakthrough in terms Joe Public can grasp: it’s a bit like crispy noodles. Yep,
climate
Gordon Brown told: spend carbon tax on renewables
The last time that Greenbang wrote a letter to an authority figure, she was eight, and the figure was Jim of Jim’ll Fix It. She never got a response and to this day, she’s never had lunch with a unicorn and the members of Bros. Still, she hopes
E.ON
SME workers: pay us to go green
The seven dwarves must have a fairly large carbon footprint. For a start, they work in mining, which isn’t exactly well known for environmental credentials and they’re also a decidedly small business. Apparently, insurer AXA reckons small businesses are absolutely chucking out carbon – some 110 tonnes every year
climate
Half of Climate Change Capital sold for £56 million
Four companies are buying half of low carbon investment bank Climate Change Capital Group (or CCC if you’re feeling informal). Greenbang’s no financial advisor, but she’d recommend the quartet should ask for the 50 percent with the cash vault in, or failing that, the bit with the
Israel Cleantech Ventures nets $75m for first green fund
As anyone who’s watched all six Star Wars films can tell you, the start of a story is often better than the end. Especially when it comes to news stories, let Greenbang tell you. However, Greenbang’s going to make an exception today and bring you the story of
canada
Canada pours $5.5 billion into shedload 2004MW of wind farms
Bloody hell. While Greenbang was doing busy stirring the pot in honour of the Canadians’ decision to spend $13.6 million on fuel cell research, it seems the Canadians were all the time about to open their wallet of whoop-ass on the wind industry instead. Government owned power company Hydro-Québec
biofuel
Neste Oil: now with 10 percent added biofuel
Biofuels are starting to remind Greenbang a bit of Britney Spears at the moment. The biofuels fall from grace has been somewhat marked: first everyone loved it, like Britney, then the wheels came off as supporters changed their minds about biofuels brilliance and started slating them, again much like Britney,
ccs
Carbon capture as much use a chocolate teapot: Greenpeace
Pass the tissues. Greenbang has a nasty feeling she’s going to break some big polluters’ hearts. OK guys – brace yourselves, Greenbang is just going to say it: Greenpeace isn’t impressed with your eco-efforts. There, it’s out in the open now. Specifically, Greenpeace is not impressed with the