Trump Goes Ahead With Green Development
June 29, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Donald Trump
Cited by environmentalists as one of the planet’s biggest carbon criminals, property magnet Donald Trump appears to be bending to pressure with his latest development, a $40 million oceanfront restaurant and banquet hall on Long Island’s Jones Beach.

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Climate Change – Are They Bovvered?
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Bovvered
A worrying new survey reported in The Guardian today suggests kids aren’t all that bothered about the environment.

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Google Switches on the Solar
June 28, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Google solar trees
Although there’s as much chance of getting a suntan here in the UK as there is of getting decent sausage roll at a Bar Mitzvah, California is abundant with the lovely vitamin D making stuff. And never one to miss an opportunity, Google is lapping it up to power a third of its hi-tech West Coast HQ, having just completed the installation of the world’s biggest corporate campus solar farm.

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Man With Girl’s Name Takes Over at Defra
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Hilary Benn
Following Gordon Brown’s takeover at No 10 yesterday, Hilary Benn has been announced as the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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On Yer Bike Londoners!
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A bike yesterday
London is to launch a bike festival encouraging more people to cycle, Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced.

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Thinking Outside the XBox
June 27, 2007 at 3:39 pm
XBox360
Like any electrical appliance, games consoles are responsible for a whole heap of CO2 emissions. However, Microsoft is attempting to address this imbalance by launching a competition to create a climate change challenging game for their Xbox 360 system.

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Anything Arn Can Do, Bruce Can Do Better!
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Yippe kay-ay I have a wind turbine on my head!
Bruce Willis came out of the closet as an environmentalist on The Late Show with David Letterman – wearing a wind turbine on his head.

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China: It’s Gettin’ Hot in There
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China
Having just eclipsed the USA as the planet’s biggest emitter of CO2, China has revealed its latest weapon in the battle against climate change: the reintroduction of the sweatshop.

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Icebergs Could Offset CO2
June 26, 2007 at 11:08 am
An iceberg in the Southern Ocean
Floating Antarctic icebergs are ‘ecological hotspots’ that attract CO2-absorbing phytoplankton, according to new research published by New Scientist.

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Arnie Praises Blair on Climate Change
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I could crush you with one hand...
Arnold Schwarzenegger has lauded Tony Blair for his work on climate change, on his last full day as Prime Minister.

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