The Saturday Edition
June 13th 2009 15:53
Saturday's a special day, when most of us spend time doing what we like to do. For some of us that includes enjoying the outdoors through fishing, camping, or gardening. All of this could come by the wayside unless we take steps to preserve our environment. Today's Saturday Edition will bring you top eco-news from around the world.
From asahi.com: Mitsubishi Motors has officially developed a mass-production zero-emission car. Dubbed the "i-MiEV" it is a minicar that appears very similar to a SMART Car. Even though the car emits no CO2, it still charges via electricity but only uses enough to equate to one third of a gas powered mini-car. Japanese customers can expect the car in 2010/2011 and no news when something might hit the United States.
After being shut down by the Bush administration, a clean coal power project is back in business. Reuter's reports, "Under an agreement with the non-profit FutureGen Alliance, the Energy Department will take the first steps toward developing the first U.S. commercial scale-carbon capture and storage project, to be located in Mattoon, Illinois." Great steps being taken here for an eco-friendly future. I expect more projects like this if this plant is successful.
Lastly, there's a boom in the green sector. The green sector? Greenwire reports a boom in jobs related to the environment and green efforts. New businesses, especially those involved in 'cleantech' (solar panels, wind turbines, etc.) are growing steadily where other ventures are failing.
From asahi.com: Mitsubishi Motors has officially developed a mass-production zero-emission car. Dubbed the "i-MiEV" it is a minicar that appears very similar to a SMART Car. Even though the car emits no CO2, it still charges via electricity but only uses enough to equate to one third of a gas powered mini-car. Japanese customers can expect the car in 2010/2011 and no news when something might hit the United States.
After being shut down by the Bush administration, a clean coal power project is back in business. Reuter's reports, "Under an agreement with the non-profit FutureGen Alliance, the Energy Department will take the first steps toward developing the first U.S. commercial scale-carbon capture and storage project, to be located in Mattoon, Illinois." Great steps being taken here for an eco-friendly future. I expect more projects like this if this plant is successful.
Lastly, there's a boom in the green sector. The green sector? Greenwire reports a boom in jobs related to the environment and green efforts. New businesses, especially those involved in 'cleantech' (solar panels, wind turbines, etc.) are growing steadily where other ventures are failing.
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