Study urges U.S.-China climate change summit

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and China should hold a summit featuring an agreement on climate change, helping to create international support for a new global pact by the end of 2009, a former White House adviser said on Thursday.

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Time to Get “Smart”? on Biofuels

Washington, D.C.-The Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute today released a report,Smart Choices for Biofuels, highlighting the need for important policy reforms at this critical juncture in America's effort to increase the use of biofuels.

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Google Searching For An Electricity Meter Near You

Knowledge is power, right? We’ve written before about our belief (from our own personal experiences) that one of the best motivators for going green is simply knowing what your impact is. Knowing how much energy you use, carbon you spew, or trash you generate inevitably leads to the desire to cut back (unless you’re one of those carbon-neutral zero-energy composting machines who’s already pegged out at zero.

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Samsung launches solar-powered phone

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Global number two mobile phone maker Samsung launched five new phones on Monday including a model made from recycled plastic with a solar panel on the back for charging.

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Obama will sign bill Tuesday to stimulate economy and environment

President Obama is expected to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—best known as the stimulus package—on Tuesday during a visit to Colorado. The House and Senate worked out their differences on the $787 billion bill Friday, and today the Center for American Progress has the best summary we've seen of the environmental provisions of the bill in its final form.

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Volkswagen, Toshiba To Partner on Electric Car

Volkswagen AG (VOW.DE) and Toshiba Corp (TOSBF.PK) signed a letter of intent to co-develop an electric-powered version of Volkswagen's subcompact Up! concept car according to a Reuters report.

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CO2 hits new peaks, no sign global crisis causing dip

OSLO (Reuters) - Atmospheric levels of the main greenhouse gas are hitting new highs, with no sign yet that the world economic downturn is curbing industrial emissions, a leading scientist said on Thursday.

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Why Global Warming May Be Fueling Australia's Fires

The raging infernos that have left more than 160 people dead in southern Australia burned with such speed that they resembled less a wildfire than a massive aerial bombing.

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Lenovo’s New Monitors Are Greenest Available

Lenovo has released a range of new LCD monitors that are probably the greenest monitors available. The new Thinkvision L2440x monitor received Greenpeace’s highest rating in their Green Electronics Survey 2008 (PDF File).

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How Meat Contributes to Global Warming

Pound for pound, beef production generates greenhouse gases that contribute more than 13 times as much to global warming as do the gases emitted from producing chicken. For potatoes, the multiplier is 57.

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Switching Light Bulbs? Consider Going Mercury Free!

Seattle startup Vu1 Corporation plans to launch a new type of light bulb that functions like a TV tube. Contrary to what you'd think, the technology is amazingly environmentally friendly. Vu1(View One) has raised $13 million to develop a brand new technology by fusing three existing technologies. "It is not induction lighting. It is not plasma. It is not fluorescent. It is not halogen. It is not LED," said Ron Davis, the chief marketing officer in an interview with Greentech Media.

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Report: N.C. among most at risk to rising seas

With its long low coastline and large land area less than two feet above sea level, North Carolina is among the states most vulnerable to sea-level rise, a new federal report warns.

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Nigeria: Saving the Environment Through Ecosystem Preservation

The impact of our changing climate on human systems is the rise in the incidence and severity of climate change related disasters.

After decades of skepticism about global warming and its after effects, the world has come face to face with the realities of that danger, particularly in fragile tropical landscapes where majority of the world's poorest people live on peasant agriculture.

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11 states agree to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle fuels

BOSTON, Mass.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release:

Massachusetts and 10 other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have committed to developing a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles announced today

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'Going green' needs personal commitment

America is addicted.

We are so used to our comfortable way of life. It is much easier for us to drive ourselves to work instead of tacking 10 minutes on to our commute by taking public transportation.

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In California, Hot and Dry Conditions Stir Drought Concerns

SAN FRANCISCO -- The past two days have felt like summer in California, as unseasonable warmth sweeps the state -- possibly presaging a third straight year of drought, a worrisome possibility for a state already hit hard by the economic downturn.

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A bright future for clean technology in China

Government policy, entrepreneurship and consumer awareness will accelerate clean technology innovation in China — and the future is bright for investors, says venture capitalist Gary Rieshel.

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Motorola Introduces Phone Made From Recycled Water Bottles

Las Vegas, NV (AHN) - Motorola Inc. introduced a cell phone made from recycled plastic water bottles.

The MOTO W233 Renew's plastic housing is not only made of recycled material, but the company said the device is the first "carbon neutral" phone.

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