On Her Majesty’s Eco-Friendly Service: MI6 To Reveal Its Green Credentials

Britain’s MI6—now known as The Secret Intelligence Service —is regarded as one of the world’s leading intelligence agencies, and has a reputation for keeping its operations very much undercover. However, the agency is about to make certain details about its work public; specifically, details of its recycling rates and electricity, gas and water usage, as a provision of the UK’s Regulation 4 of the Environmental Information Regulations (2004) . This piece of legislation essentially means that all public bodies have to reveal their environmental footprints, however secretive they may be when it comes to the rest of their operations. Read the rest of On Her Majesty’s Eco-Friendly Service: MI6 To Reveal Its Green Credentials Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco footprint , Electricity , gas , green credentials , James Bond , mi5 , MI6 , Secret Intelligence Service , UK , UK’s Regulation 4 of the Environmental Information Regulations (2004) , water issues        

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Report Finds Renewable Energy is Cheaper Than Gas and Coal in Australia

In the wake of soaring temperatures that made it impossible for some residents in the Australian outback to pump gas , good news is finally coming to the energy market Down Under. A report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) found that unsubsidized renewables are now cheaper sources of electricity than newly built gas or coal plants. The team also projected that new wind farms could supply electricity at $80 MWh compared to $143 MWh for coal and $116 MWhr for new gas-fired plants. The rates account for carbon emissions, but even without CO2 numbers wind would still be 14% cheaper than new coal and 18% cheaper than new gas. Read the rest of Report Finds Renewable Energy is Cheaper Than Gas and Coal in Australia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , australia , bloomberg new energy finance , bnef , coal , gas , michael liebreich , pv , ratch australia , renewable energy , solar

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Company Turns Expired Groceries into Sustainable Compost

It’s estimated that Americans throw away about 40 percent of their food. That totals around $165 million of tossed goods each year, which isn’t just a waste of money – it’s a waste of the energy used to create the food and to properly dispose of…

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GlaxoSmithKline Rolls Out Inhaler Recycling Program

Nearly 26 million Americans are living with asthma and 50 million suffer from various forms of allergies, many of whom regularly use respiratory inhalers. The U.S. arm of British medical giant GlaxoSmithKline recently launched an inhaler recycling…

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How Waste Haulers are Reducing Waste

We know our garbage hauler’s job is to manage our throw-aways. But many of these companies are taking steps to make the waste-hauling business a bit less, well, wasteful. Last month, Waste Management of Arizona, in partnership with PetroCard,…

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Can You Build Your Own Electric Vehicle?

Want to get in on emissions-free EV travel but can’t find a car that strikes your fancy? You’re certainly not alone. Roadblocks such as price, range anxiety and concerns over style and convenience lead many drivers to shy away from EVs….

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Report: U.S. Clean Energy Within Reach

Imagine a future in which the majority of energy used in the U.S. is clean and renewable. It isn’t a concept that depends on undeveloped future technology, a new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests. The report claims that…

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Hyundai Petitions for National Fuel Efficiency Month

When gas prices yo-yo like they have this year – this week, they’re sharply down – almost everyone has fuel efficiency on their minds. But Hyundai wants Washington to have it in the forefront of theirs this August. The South Korean car…

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New Apple Data Center to Run on Clean Energy

Written by Melissa Hincha-Ownby, Mother Nature Network Apple’s massive 500,000 square-foot Project Dolphin data center in Maiden, N.C., is taking clean energy to a new level. Apple has confirmed its commitment to environmentally responsible…

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Electric Vehicles More Climate-Friendly in Some States

Written by Jim Motavalli, Mother Nature Network Does an electric car make sense for you? Well, it may depend on where you live. If the smokestack from your local power plant is emitting coal fumes, chances are the planet would be happier if you…

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