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Iranian Tanker Firm to Cut Fuel Use 28%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

As the world seeks a consensus on cutting maritime emissions, an Iranian tanker company is making concrete promises to reduce its own emissions and fuel use.National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) aims to cut energy use 28 percent, to be achieved by improvements in operational efficiency, fleet ma ...

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Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights.The InJet Green program, which is supported by TerraPass, allows customers to choose from different models of carbon offsetting, depending on the si ...

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Bamboo greenhouse wins Japan Good Design award 2009

Posted by AditiJ on 18/11/2009

Nobuhiro Hirai and Hirohide Kobayashiand of Kyoto University along with Toshiharu Nakagawa of Nakagawa bamboo workshop designed an innovative greenhouse. Their masterpiece called the "BGH bamboo greenhouse" gave them the privilege of winning the...

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Carbon Traders Adjust to New Copenhagen Expectations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

With it now practically a given that Copenhagen will yield no global climate deal, carbon traders say that a final agreement in 2010 is crucial to the vitality of the carbon offset sector.Companies that have invested in carbon offset projects in anticipation of a climate deal being struck may end ...

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Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

Supermarkets are taking different roads to efficiency like Star Market in Massachusetts, aimed at reducing emissions, and Brookshire Grocery in Texas, which is addressing fleet efficiency.Star Market Newton, Mass., is the first grocery store in the U.S. to receive the Environmental Protection Age ...

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