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The paperless office is possible, says JP Morgan

Posted about 13 hours ago on The most recent articles from BusinessGreen

Tom Young, BusinessGreen, Monday 22 February 2010 at 00:15:00 Report calculates cutting paper use can save firms a dollar a sheet It may have been mooted ever since the computer was invented, but according to a new report from JP Morgan the pa… [read more…]

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Transport for London unveils UK's largest fuel cell

Posted about 13 hours ago on The most recent articles from BusinessGreen

Cath Everett, BusinessGreen, Monday 22 February 2010 at 00:15:00 New technology part of wide-ranging green building makeover Transport for London (TfL) hopes to cut its carbon emissions by 40 per cent and save 90,000 per annum on utility bills… [read more…]

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Defining a Carbon Neutral City

Posted about 14 hours ago on Worldchanging: Bright Green

WorldChanging Teamby Justus Stewart and Pete Erickson Last November, Alex Steffen gave a two-night talk at Seattles Town Hall. In those talks, he issued a challenge... [read more…]

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Bonn to host extra U.N. climate talks, treaty unsure

Posted about 17 hours ago on Reuters

OSLO (Reuters) - Germany will host an extra session of U.N. climate talks in April but it is too early to say if the world will agree a new treaty this year after falling short at a summit in Copenhagen in December, Denmark said on Monday.  [read more…]

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Ecuadorean judge changed on Chevron pollution case

Posted about 20 hours ago on Reuters

QUITO (Reuters) - The provincial court in Ecuador's Amazon region that is hearing a $27 billion environmental damages case against Chevron Corp has changed the judge in charge of the case, court officials said on Monday.  [read more…]

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Frog reveals secret of monogamy

Posted 1 day ago on BBC

The discovery of the first truly monogamous amphibian reveals what drives animals to stay faithful. [read more…]

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Study: Warming to bring stronger hurricanes

Posted 1 day ago on msnbc.com: Environment

Top researchers now agree that the world is likely to get stronger but fewer hurricanes in the future because of global warming, seeming to settle a scientific debate on the subject. Global warming - Environment - Climate change - … [read more…]

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A Base for War Training, and Species Preservation

Posted about 21 hours ago on NYT > Environment

With conservation and preparedness no longer seen as opposing goals, American military bases have become prime habitats for rebounding species.  [read more…]

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The Truth about Energy Independence

Posted 2 days ago on thedailygreen.com blog post feed

People who grew up during the 1930s and '40s can remember a day when the United States produced more oil than the rest of the world combined. Those days are gone. U.S. oil production peaked in the early 1970s. The current U.S. share of global… [read more…]

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Climate Security: How to Frame a Winning Argument

Posted 2 days ago on It's Getting Hot In Here

Written by Taj Schottland, a member of the College of the Atlantic delegation to the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations this past December When discussing climate change, liberals love to cite facts. We believe facts cant be argued with. Scientif… [read more…]

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Economic View: A Small Price for a Large Benefit

Posted 2 days ago on NYT > Energy & Environment

The cost of preventing catastrophic climate change would be astonishingly small, Robert H. Frank says.  [read more…]

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Infographic: eight cities and their commuting patterns

Posted 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives, Green Daily, USAWhether this graphic makes seeing the commuting pattern of eight major U.S. cities easier to understand or clear as mud might be a personal choice. We happen to think it's quite clever,… [read more…]

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Climate change's impact on forests being measured via expanding tree trunks

Posted 3 days ago on washingtonpost.com: Articles by David A. Fahrenthold

Climate change's impact on forests being measured via expanding tree trunks [read more…]

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Scientists hit by climate doubt fallout

Posted 3 days ago on The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed

Fallout from a loss of public confidence in climate science is affecting other fields of research, a top US academic claimed. Related StoriesHormone could heal brain damageDolphins may hold the key to a cure for type II diabetes [read more…]

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Daniel Kessler: Help Get Facebook Off Coal Now

Posted 3 days ago on The Blog

Facebook has taken the cheap and easy -- not to mention dirty -- way out in choosing coal as the source of electricity that will power your profile. [read more…]


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