Concrete Could Soak Up CO2
Cement maker Holcim is investigating the ability of concrete, particularly crushed concrete, to soak up carbon dioxide. In its latest newsletter, the company reports …
Archive for July, 2008
Are We Heading For Another Mini Ice Age?
An Otago University environmental scientist believes the earth could be heading for a mini Ice Age during the next few decades, rather than global …
Wind Farm Hearing Takes Unexpected Twist As Opponents Challenge Climate Science
Chris Mole, Associate Editor
• Environment Court reconvenes.
• Climate change sceptics take stand.
• Could be “landmark case.”
Opponents of Meridian Energy’s Project Hayes in Central Otago …
Genesis Buys Stake In CRL
Genesis Energy is to acquire a 50% stake in CRL Energy, a company researching low-emission coal technologies. CRL’s projects include high-efficiency coal gasification, carbon …
Aust’s Proposed ETS Lambasted By Greens And Business
Aust has unveiled plans for an emissions trading scheme, which environmental critics say is too soft, and business lobbies warn will kill investment in …
Proposed Aust ETS Similar To NZ’s – Both Token Gestures
Chris Mole, Associate Editor
• Emitters to face full costs.
• Schemes cover all industries.
• Free allocations included.
The Govt is trying to highlight similarities between the …
Surveys And Consultants’ Reports On ETS Becoming A Joke
The number of consultants’ reports and surveys on emissions trading is reaching farcical proportions. How can any of these reports can be taken seriously, …
Govt Jumping The Gun Over ETS Manager’s Job
The Ministry for the Environment is about to begin interviewing applicants for the job of Manager to implement the Emissions Trading Scheme, a move …
Second-Generation Bio-Fuel Offers Lucrative Opportunity For Landowners
Chris Mole, Associate Editor
• Company seeks growers for salix.
• Bio-fuel refinery planned for 2009.
• Big economic opportunity for NZ.
NZ farmers have an opportunity to …
Major Step In Carbon Trading
NZ company TZ1 has gained a foothold in the global market for carbon credits, becoming one of only four registries worldwide for Voluntary Carbon …
Aust ETS Report – Compensation For Business, Households
The draft report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review in Aust recommends up to 30% of revenue raised from emissions trading should be returned …
Signals Flashing Red On Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme
• Public backlash against ETS.
• Govt pans to campaign on issue.
• Climate change down public agenda.
The Govt’s decision to raise road charges for trucks, …
Business Lobbies Dig In To Fight ETS To The Bitter End
You have to admire the persistence of business lobby groups in refusing to lie down over the Emissions Trading Scheme. Their latest attempt to …
Peak Oil Guru Warns, We Must Stop Economic Growth
Otago University scientist Bob Lloyd, a world expert on Peak Oil, has delivered a blunt message to EECA staff, which he acknowledges is an …
New “Dry Heat” Geothermal System “Could Meet All NZ’s Power Needs”
Chris Mole, Associate Editor
• Tapping into dry heat underground.
• 50MW “possible within 3 years.”
• Interest from generation companies.
An Auckland businessman has developed a new …
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