Posts Tagged ‘fossil fuels’

Electric cars given official green light to boost climate change goals

By admin • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Business, Energy, Environmental Projects, Featured, Global Warming, Green Transport, Sustainable Resources

Electric cars could play a major role in the shift to environmentally friendly transport, the government will reveal this week. As part of its long-awaited renewable energy strategy, to be published on Thursday, it will argue that there is massive potential in the UK for plug-in hybrids, for car batteries charged on grid electricity and […]


Methane from landfills seen as a viable, renewable source of energy

By admin • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, Sustainable Resources

Get a whiff of this: Methane gas from landfills actually can be harnessed as a source of renewable energy.
It’s not a new technology, but it’s an idea that’s been gaining popularity since the 1980s. Now it’s catching on in a big way as waste companies search for so-called “greener” ways to do business and utilities […]