Archive for January 17th, 2009
Australia Lacks Capacity to Meet Carbon Reduction Targets
Posted by jennifer, January 17th, 2009 - under News, Opinion.
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THE Australian government has committed to the introduction of an emissions trading scheme – officially named the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. I have previously suggested that this scheme may reduce the amount of energy available to every man; woman and child currently living in Australia by up to 35 percent, absent the discovery and implementation of [...]
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Emissions Spike for Inauguration
Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, January 17th, 2009 - under News.
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The 600 private jets expected to fly visitors to and from the Inauguration of Barack Obama will produce 25,320,000 pounds of CO2. The Institute for Liberty.
Fish Reduce Risk of Ocean Acidification
Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, January 17th, 2009 - under News.
Tags: Coral Reefs
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The total mass of bony fish in the ocean is between 812 million tons and 2,050 million tons, producing around 110 million tons of calcium carbonate per year – reducing the risk of ocean acidification. Read more here.
More Nuclear for the UK
Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, January 17th, 2009 - under News.
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Germany’s two largest power companies joined forces yesterday and announced an ambitious plan to build at least four nuclear reactors in the UK at an estimated cost of £20 billion. Read more here.

