News you might have missed: 22 April 2009
Can’t keep up with all the latest cleantech news and developments? Don’t worry: Greenbang’s here with your daily review of top headlines:
- Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and methane — both greenhouse gases — continued to increase last year despite the global economic crisis, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
- The US Army has stopped producing “green” ammunition because tungsten in the bullets has been shown to be a carcinogen;
- Gizmodo reports on a US hobbyist who has converted a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jet into a car that can go 800 miles per hour;
- Bright Automotive has unveiled the IDEA, a 100-mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrid expected to enter the market in 2013;
- Opel International will provide Spain’s BETASOL with additional high-concentration photovoltaic systems for a 2.375-megawatt solar power project;
- Researchers at the Free University of Berlin say climate change will cause Earth’s days to grow longer by about a millisecond by impacting atmospheric circulation and planetary rotation.
