Humber Gateway wind farm gets government approval
Plans for one of the UK's largest offshore wind farms off the Yorkshire coast have been given the go-ahead by the government.
Energy group E.ON has been granted planning approval for 77 wind turbines five miles (8km) off Spurn Point.
The Humber Gateway wind farm will generate enough electricity to power 150,000 homes a year.
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Jatropha: Green Biodiesel from African Tree
Jatropha has been championed as a major environmental opportunity for developing countries with a semi-arid climate and marginal soil. Scientist Karl Hilding Thunes of the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute has been investigating whether this small, hardy and relatively pest-free tree lives up to its billing.
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(I still think we need to use less fuel of every kind, design our cities to allow us to drive less and grow as much of our food locally as possible . . .but that's really not going to happen, is it?)
2 of the Worst Republican Ideas for the Environment
The latest idea eruption from Newt Gingrich is to can the Environmental Protection Agency and replace it with something called an Environmental Solutions Agency.
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New melt record for Greenland ice sheet
New York: New research shows that 2010 set new records for the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, expected to be a major contributor to projected sea level rises in coming decades.
"This past melt season was exceptional, with melting in some areas stretching up to 50 days longer than average,” said Dr. Marco Tedesco, Director of the Cryosphere Processes Laboratory at the City College of New York (CCNY – CUNY), who is leading a project studying variables that affect ice sheet melting.
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Earth Hour 2011: The Big Switch Off
Millions switched off their lights for an hour in 2010 but, this year, the WFF is hoping even more will do their bit for the planet
On the 26th March at 8.30 pm, douse your lights and unplug the TV for Earth Hour, 2011. It’s only one hour but you’ll be joining millions around the world and taking a stand against climate change. The WWF hopes that this year’s event will send a clear message to world leaders: climate change is real, it is happening and we have to do something about it.
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