SavethePacificIslands

In the run up to the US elections on Tuesday, it’s useful to have a quick look at Obama and McCain’s energy policies. President Bush’s administration has been widely criticized for developing backwards, in terms of the US’ environmental protection measures and blocking Kyoto was but one of the many things that the world could […]

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With oil and natural gas prices reaching record highs, Europe’s top economies are looking to cheaper but considerably dirtier coal to meet their rising energy demands. Other factors that contribute to countries such as Italy and the UK turning to coal include energy security concerns and general distaste towards nuclear power. In term of greenness, […]

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All over the island people are doing their part to cut energy use on April 22nd. Some of the more bizarre acts include politicians being vegetarian for a day and a department store offering discounts to customers who eat at the food court with environmentally friendly reusable chopsticks! Even Taipei 101 had special lighting […]

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President Bush proposes that US emissions should peak in 2025. He said “to reach our 2025 goal, we will need to more rapidly slow the growth of power sector greenhouse gas emissions so that they peak within 10 to 15 years and decline thereafter,” in a speech released by the White House. This is an […]

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University of California research suggests that China’s CO2 emissions may have already surpassed that of the US in 2006-2007. This would make China the world’s largest polluter for over an year to date. The research team will publish their work in the Journal of Environment Economics and Management. To China’s defense, it should be noted […]

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