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Aug
12

Climate expedition traces Atlantic's future coastline

A team of three Cambridge graduates are embarking on a 31-country expedition — dubbed “Atlantic Rising” — that aims to follow the
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Aug
11

Firm uses yeast to develop first-ever 'eco-surfactant'

Ecological cleaning firm Ecover says it’s developed the “world’s first ‘eco-surfactant’ ” using a process powered by yeast. Today,
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Aug
11

Jurdy: A piquing peek at peak

Jurdy makes a piquing discovery …
Aug
11

Global biofuel land grab conjures up 'C' word

As in “colonialism.” It’s a word being used more and more as developed nations, large corporations and large consortiums
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Aug
11

Sceptic Lomborg now climate activist? Not

Is it true? Could Bjørn Lomborg — long a favourite of climate change sceptics for his view that the fight against
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Aug
11

New Cheshire plant to produce power from trash

The Government today approved plans for a 95-megawatt power plant, to be built at Ince in Cheshire, that will generate
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Aug
10

'Green' cement for carbon-negative construction

A UK firm working to develop carbon-negative cement recently announced that it’s raised more than £1 million equity funding.
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Aug
10

Tinkering with climate could reduce rainfall

Tinkering with the Earth’s climate systems to minimise climate change — a process known as “geoengineering” — could have unintended consequences,
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Aug
10

Arctic sea ice at low levels, still melting

Sea ice cover in the Arctic was at its third-lowest ever this past month, and unusually clear weather and warm
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Aug
10

MGT Power plans second biomass plant in NE

MGT Power announced plans today for a second major biomass facility in the UK’s North East. The company already
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