Shell Developing Cutting-Edge Green Technologies

Posted on August 4, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Climate Change.

Shell is also developing a number of alternative energy sources, and is the largest distributor of bio-fuels and one of the biggest investors in wind energy, investing in new technology such as second generation biofuels, thin film solar and hydrogen.

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Cheney’s office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former official says

Posted on July 9, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney’s office worked to alter sworn congressional testimony provided by a federal official in order to play down the threat of global warming and head off regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, a former government official said in a new accusation Tuesday.

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Climate more urgent than economy, say voters

Posted on July 2, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change, Oil Prices, The Guardian.

Voters think that taking action against climate change matters more than tackling the global economic downturn, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.

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Lead scientist at Shell speaks on global warming

Posted on June 30, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change, Royal Dutch Shell.

Chief Technology Officer Jan van der Eijk told a reporter from Earthsky – whose science podcasts are heard on broadcast outlets around the world – that the “increase in energy demand and also the need to use all kinds of sources of energy will lead to an increase in C02 emissions, and we all know that the C02 emissions are related to global warming. That’s a major concern and also something that calls for aggressive action.”

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Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole

Posted on June 27, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change, The Independent.

It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

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Decision time for the planet

Posted on June 25, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change, Environment, The Guardian.

As global coal use spirals, governments must decide whether to embrace a controversial new technology that some say is our only hope of tackling climate change

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Is the fuel crisis a blessing in disguise?

Posted on June 23, 2008 by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change, Environment, The Guardian.

It depends on your point of view, of course, but there is some evidence that the surge in oil prices is succeeding where green campaigners and government initiatives have not…

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Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist

Posted on by John Donovan.
Categories: Climate Change, The Guardian.

James Hansen, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer.

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