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Thursday, 15 November 2007

A slower day today, but a couple of interesting smaller initiatives have popped up...

Business

  • Honda announced today that it has begun using the Home Energy Station IV at its Honda R&D Americas, Inc. facility in Torrance, California. This fourth-generation experimental unit is designed to provide fuel for a hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle, as well as heat and electricity for a home.
  • The Independent writes about Unpackaged, an Islington shop where you do more than just bring your own shopping bag...
  • Worried about your online footprint? Go to CO2 Stats to offset your website's emissions...
  • A league table has been published by Carbon Monitoring for Action on power station emissions, with Australia topping the tables, the US in second place, and the UK only slightly lower in ninth position. This article from The Telegraph also names and shames the 100 dirtiest power stations in the UK. Read more.
  • Business Green reports on the UN's new electronic carbon trading system

Politics
  • The Lib Dems will be pushing for an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050.
  • Ken Livingstone announced plans to trial five hydrogen fuel cell buses and five powered by hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engines in London this week.

Science

Lifestyle
  • The Guardian reports on how to drive greener, without changing your car...

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