emissions

As of May 2008 the estimated world population is just over 6.6 billion people. Wow! Its no secret that the world population is growing at an alarming rate and that something needs to be done. Another interesting or alarming, however you look at it, is the decreasing forests, trees, and rainforest’s. Yet again not another big secret, but something is being done to help solve this problem and in fact those efforts are getting stepped up. I am talking about an old initiative that is being renewed to be known as the 7 billion tree project.

VW’s Jetta BlueTDI: 60 MPG, 90% Emissions Reduction for NOx. VW’s ultra-low emission Jetta BlueTDI will be coming to the US mid-summer, according to an announcement made late last month at the Vienna Motor Symposium.This newer version of the Jetta will meet the strictest emissions standards in the world.

Since gasoline and oil prices are out-of-control, many people have turned to hydrogen generators for their cars to increase gas mileage and reduce emissions.

Okay so there are lots of companies that are making strides to become eco-friendly. Very often it is a thin line between “greenwashing” and actual improvements but that is a different story all together. So I’m doing my usual perusing around the web today and I come across a story that almost knocks me off my feet, Nike is the most eco-friendly practicing business!

Study from McKinsey explores methods to reduce emissions. Findings: some countries can reduce 2030 emissions by up to 70% of projected levels with little or no cost. Some opportunities (eg increasing energy efficiency) are even profitable. Study claims these haven't been implemented so far because of market imperfections and lack of awareness.

It’s an age old discussion regarding climate change and the big reason for why many countries are so hesitant to hop on the “green train”, what will the economic impacts be of going green? A tough debate and not easily solved. Now I am no economics major, I have my back ground in micro and macro, but the site I am presenting to you expresses the situation in a very user friendly way.

Clean Burning Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) are hot commodities in some parts of the country, where fuel can sell for as low as $0.63 per gallon. This Civic NGV is powered by the simplest and cleanest-burning hydrocarbon available, and though it looks like a standard passenger vehicle, its tailpipe emissions that are often cleaner than ambient air.

Understanding the various terms and acronyms associated with vehicle emission ratings and standards can be a difficult task. Earthcars.com breaks it down for you.

Nope, the world will go on, no matter how much CO2 we emit, no matter how many plastic bags we throw away, no matter how many rainforests we destroy, no matter how many nuclear bombs we “test”. The planet won’t alter course, won’t implode or fall out of the sky, won’t, in short, bat an eyelash.

But...

Maybe it was the martinis I had already drunk, or the beers he had already drunk, or maybe it’s just plain impossible to have a discussion about Biofuels without getting heated. But boy, did I have a doozy on Friday.

Somehow the discussion then veered away from Biofuels specifically and towards agriculture and GHG emissions in general. At which point, he presented his most sensational argument yet...

Happy Earth Day everybody! Today is the day where everyone is supposed to do all those little things to help save the environment. Theres no doubt that we should be doing those things everyday, but today is hopefully a day where someone tries it for the first time and continues to everyday after today.

The Smack's hydrogen generator DIY boosting system for cars electrolyzes water and injects hydrogen and oxygen into the vehicle's manifold reducing emissions significantly and increasing gas mileage as well.

Three advisers to the 2008 presidential candidates describe their respective candidate's energy, environmental and climate change policies should their candidate be elected president.

When generating electricity, roughly two-thirds of the energy is lost. Heat is created as a byproduct to spin turbines and later wastes away in cooling towers. Chicago has committed to produce 1.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity by 2010 with a process call combined heat and power or cogeneration, which finds use for the generated heat. This process can be over 90% efficient.

Climate Change Action Backed Up by $145-million Investment: Premier