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- Court in Germany paves the way for the immediate ban of older diesel vehicles Wed, 23 May 18, 2:05amThe top administrative court in Germany has issued a ruling that empowers municipalities to ban older diesel vehicles, effective immediately, in pursuit of cleaner air...
- UPM’s Biofore Concept is a More Sustainable Car Made From Wood and Biocomposites Fri, 21 Mar 14, 1:19amTiny Bamboo Shelters in Abandoned Factories May Provide Relief to Homeless in Hong Kong UPM recently teamed up with students from the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences to create the Biofore concept car, which...
- UPM Biofore Concept Uses Trees to Create a More Sustainable Car Fri, 21 Mar 14, 1:19amUPM and students from the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences have teamed up to create the Biofore concept car that showcases how biomaterials can be implemented to make future vehicles more sustainable...
- Paris Gets Tough on Pollution as Friday’s Air Quality Rated Worse than Beijing’s Wed, 19 Mar 14, 2:23amParis photo from Shutterstock A cloud of smog has enveloped Paris - and on Friday air pollution levels were actually worse than notoriously smoggy Beijing...
- Paris Gets Tough on Pollution as Friday’s Air Quality Rated Worse than Beijing Tue, 18 Mar 14, 4:38amParis photo from Shutterstock A cloud of smog has enveloped Paris - and on Friday air pollution levels were actually worse than notoriously smoggy Beijing...
- Pacific Tokelau Island Chain Becomes World’s First Solar-Powered Nation Tue, 13 Nov 12, 6:30amPhoto via Shutterstock The remote Pacific Island territory of Tokelau has officially become the world’s first solar-powered nation! The population of 1,411 people decided to end their reliance on around 2,000 barrels...
- Scientists Develop New Material That Could Cut Diesel’s Pollution By 45% Wed, 22 Aug 12, 5:20amA team of engineers has managed to identify a material that could reduce the amount of pollution produced by diesel fuel-powered vehicles by 45%. The new material comes from a family of minerals called oxides, and could...
- Burning Food in Cars – an ‘anti-human ethos’ Mon, 23 Jul 12, 5:18amLetter to the Editor Watts Up With That? 23rd July 2012 Nothing illustrates the anti-human ethos of the Greens better than their support for “biofuels”...
- U.S. Coast Guard Launches Cannon Fire to Sink Japanese Tsunami Ghost Ship Fri, 6 Apr 12, 11:30pmThe Japanese ghost ship that recently appeared off the coast of Canada has recently come under cannon fire from the U.S. Coast Guard. The 164-foot Ryou-un-Maru fishing vessel washed out into the Pacific Ocean after the 2011...
- U.S. Coast Guard Launches Cannon Fire to Sink Japanese ‘Ghost Ship’ Fri, 6 Apr 12, 11:30pmThe Japanese “Ghost Ship,” a 164 foot fishing vessel washed out into the Pacific Ocean after a 2011 tsunami hit Japan’s eastern shores has come under cannon fire from the U.S. Coast Guard. Spotted near the...