“In less than 7 years, Mercedes-Benz plans to ditch petroleum-powered vehicles from its lineup. Focusing on electric, fuel cell, and biofuels, the company is revving up research in alternative fuel sources and efficiency.”
Mercedes to Cut Petroleum Out of Lineup by 2015 | EcoGeek
Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent
“Scientists believe they can now explain an anomaly in the global temperature record for the twentieth century, which has been used by climate change sceptics to undermine the link between rising temperatures and increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide.”Case against climate change discredited by study - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent
“For the first time solar power is beginning to reach cost parity with conventional energy sources. As solar prices decline and the capital and fuel costs for coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants rise, the U.S. will reach a crossover point by around 2015.”
Reports - Clean Edge - Clean-Energy Trends 2008
Some of Africa’s most famous landscapes such as snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro and Lake Chad are at risk of vanishing forever as a result of global warming, a new UN report warned.Kilimanjaro could be snow-free by 2020: UN - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Britons have become markedly more environmentally conscious in the last few years and regard the environment as one of the top three global issues.
= KPMG UK News =
Linux captures the ‘green’ flag, beats Windows 2008 power-saving measures
For this test, we examined power consumption as a way to judge whether Windows Server 2008 or Linux is, in fact, the ‘greener’ operating system.
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Our tests point to Linux as the winner of the green flag by margins that topped out at 12%.
link: http://www.networkworld.com/research/2008/060908-green-windows-linux.html
