April 24, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Virgin Atlantic is attempting to become the first airline to power a jumbo jet with biofuel, it was announced today. Virgin and its partners at Boeing and General Electric plan to have a biofuel-powered 747 flying by 2008, and are currently testing around eight biofuels to find the most efficient.
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A new island has appeared off the east coast of Greenland, proving that Global warming is increasing in earnest. The newly dismembered landmass, which is several miles long, is located halfway up the country’s remote east coast, around 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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April 23, 2007 at 7:24 pm
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are burying their quite considerable hatchet and uniting to protest at being blamed for climate change by politicians and environmental groups.
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Ken Livingstone has launched a campaign to encourage Londoners to walk, arguing this will improve health, reduce congestion and help combat climate change.
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US singer and green activist Sheryl Crow has called for a limit on toilet paper to help the environment. Speaking on her website, Crow said All I Wanna Do is use “one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required”.
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Sainsbury’s is introducing a fleet of electric-powered trucks in a bid to cut down its CO2 emissions. The supermarket giant is planning to replace 20% of its home delivery vehicles by 2008, and its entire fleet by 2010.
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This summer sees the launch of Cornwall’s Beach Break Live. Flagged up as the UK’s first student festival, this three-day event will feature two arenas of live music in addition to a myriad of outward bound events including surfing, coasteering and even paintball.
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April 20, 2007 at 7:25 pm
This Sunday (22nd April) is Earth Day, the internationally celebrated event promoting awareness of environmental issues and ecological responsibility. And with climate change taking centre stage as this year’s theme, environmental activists and local communities across the world are planning the biggest Earth Day on record.
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The Prime Minister of Norway has announced ambitious plans for his country to be entirely carbon neutral by the year 2050.
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April 19, 2007 at 9:48 pm
After the second warmest winter on record, and temperatures in some parts of the UK soaring to 10 degrees above the seasonal average, a conservation charity is claiming that climate change is dramatically affecting the seasons.
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