A company looking to purchase an electric-powered delivery truck today will be faced with a cost dilemma as the cost of a standard vehicle is nearly $150,000, compared to about $50,000 for the same kind of truck with a s
New NASA study confirms man-made influence over global warming
(Mon 30/01)
A new NASA study confirms the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity - not changes in solar activity - are the primary force driving global warming.... Read more
Richard Branson is the leading figure most trust on climate change action
(Mon 30/01)
Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson tops a poll of leading figures most people say is most likely to make them act on climate change, according to a new survey.... Read more
Met Office says decline in solar output unlikely to offset global warming
(Mon 23/01)
New research has found that solar output is likely to reduce over the next 90 years but that will not substantially delay expected increases in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases.... Read more
New study measures CO2 effect on world's oceans and marine life
(Sun 22/01)
Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world's oceans. By reacting with seawater, CO2 increases the water's acidity, which may significantly reduce the calcification rate of such marine or... Read more
Electric-powered delivery trucks will soon make economic sense, MIT study
(Wed 01/02)
A company looking to purchase an electric-powered delivery truck today will be faced with a cost dilemma as the cost of a standard vehicle is nearly $150,000, compared to about $50,000 for the same kind of truck with a s
New NASA study confirms man-made influence over global warming
(Mon 30/01)
A new NASA study confirms the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity - not changes in solar activity - are the primary force driving global warming.
Richard Branson is the leading figure most trust on climate change action
(Mon 30/01)
Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson tops a poll of leading figures most people say is most likely to make them act on climate change, according to a new survey.
Met Office says decline in solar output unlikely to offset global warming
(Mon 23/01)
New research has found that solar output is likely to reduce over the next 90 years but that will not substantially delay expected increases in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases.
New study measures CO2 effect on world's oceans and marine life
(Sun 22/01)
Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world's oceans. By reacting with seawater, CO2 increases the water's acidity, which may significantly reduce the calcification rate of such marine or
NASA warns the next few years will be the hottest on record
(Fri 20/01)
A team of NASA scientists have warned an upswing in solar activity combined with the next El Niño will trigger record global temperatures over the next three years.
Areas of the Amazon switch from being a carbon sink to a source, study finds
(Thu 19/01)
Areas of the Amazon basin are switching from being a net carbon sink to a net source, releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than it can absorb, a new study has found.
Working in an office can damage your health, new study warns
(Wed 18/01)
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists are reporting that the indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially toxic substances released by carpeting, furniture, paint and other items.
One-third of cars' fuel consumption is wasted on friction, study finds
(Sun 15/01)
A joint study from the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland and America's Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has concluded that at least one third of a car's fuel consumption is used in overcoming friction, reports
Half of last-year's Feed-in Tariff projects squeezed into final 2 months
(Thu 12/01)
Nearly 30,000 solar PV installations were registered with the Feed-in Tariff scheme last month as consumers dashed to beat the Government's proposed cut-off date of December 12 for the long-term, higher subsidy rate.
European green tax could create a million jobs and boost innovation
(Thu 12/01)
European governments could simultaneously reduce income tax, increase innovation and cut pollution by introducing well-targeted environmental taxes and recycling the revenues back into the economy, according to a pair of
Europeans told to sunbathe four times a week to boost vitamin D levels
(Tue 10/01)
Doctors have urged Europeans to sit in the sun for 15 minutes, four days a week, in an attempt to improve vitamin D levels in the region's population.
Greenhouse gas emissions are delaying Earth's next ice age, new study suggests
(Sun 08/01)
A scheduled new ice age could well have been upon us in the next millennium were it not for increases in CO2 due to humans, a new report suggests.
Survey reveals consumer interest in electric vehicles continues to slide
(Thu 05/01)
Consumer interest in plug-in electric vehicles continues to decrease, according to a new research report.
UK enjoys second hottest year on record... and the wettest ever in Scotland
(Fri 30/12)
The Met Office has released initial figures that confirm 2011 has been the second warmest year with Scotland suffering a record year for the most rainfall.
