Tag: Russia - Page 5
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11-Point Initiative For A Nuke-Free World
Japan has today announced a plan to host an international conference to promote global nuclear disarmament. Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone praised US president Obama, saying his plan will give momentum
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Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Open Up in Exclusive Interviews
Seven winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize will be honored tonight in Washington, D.C., for their grassroots activism across five continents. TreeHugger writer Jaymi Heimbuch sat down with some of the winners
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Best of Green: Travel + Nature (Slideshow)
Update: Vote now for Best of Show! Now that the initial voting period has ended, it's time to vote for the 'Best in Show' -- check out the category winners in the Best in Show slideshow, and then click over to Planet Green to View & Vote for your
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The Answer To Detroit's Problems: Build Mobile Nuclear Reactors
After all, alternative energy is huge now, and in World War II Detroit retooled from cars to tanks in a matter of months. How much of a stretch would it be for them to start churning out these portable nuclear power stations that the
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Hundreds of Birds Killed in Oil Spill on Russia's Sakhalin Island
It may not be the Exxon Valdez spill, still less the TVA coal ash spill, but two miles of coastline on Sakhalin Island in the far east of Russia has been covered with fuel oil, killing hundreds of birds. The spill occurred in Aniva Bay,
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Russia Sets the Bar Low With Its New Renewable Energy Mandate
Most people probably have never said the words ‘Russia’ and ‘renewable energy’ in the same sentence, unless the words ‘doesn’t really think much about’ are stuck in between them. Well, change that and read the following
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Turkish Government Says 'Evet' (Yes) to Nuclear Bid
Environmentalists gloated a bit after Turkey received only one bid to build a nuclear reactor
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A Victory for Lake Baikal's Future
Lake Baikal, the "pearl of Siberia", is the world's deepest lake. Because of its age and isolated location in Siberia, it contains unusual collections of freshwater flora and fauna and 1,700 plant and animal species. It has also been the subject of
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Arrr, Thar Be Oil Under Them Icebergs!
With the melting of the polar ice caps, countries around the world are finding that new shipping lanes are now opening up, and with that, areas that were previously off limits to exploration and drilling are now accessible.
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World Will Struggle To Meet Oil Demand, Says International Energy Agency
Ready for peak oil, anybody? The Financial Times has gotten hold of a draft of the International Energy Agency's annual report, which states that the rate of output decline is 9.1 per cent at the
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53% of Global Carbon Emissions Come From the Developing World: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
It's no secret that even though we've made strides in raising awareness (if not increasing action enough...) about global warming, carbon emissions just keep on rising. You probably also saw that
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Russia Again Claims That More of the Arctic Should Be Its Domain
As more and more Arctic sea ice melts and it really starts sinking in that exploration for all the oil and natural gas trapped under that ice may be getting a whole lot easier sooner than we imagined, it's not too surprising
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New Arctic Map Shows Just What Boundaries We'll Be Fighting Over For Oil
As global warming continues to heat our atmosphere and melt Arctic ice, boundary disputes in the region are likely to escalate as the nations bordering the region scramble to claim an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil which is currently
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Why the Arctic Won't Keep Our Cars Running: Arctic Oil Reserve Potential a Quarter of Previous Estimates
A couple of months ago we reported on how the Las Vegas firm Arctic Oil & Gas announced that the Arctic could contain 400 billion barrels of oil, a figure that would be more than double the largest conventional oil field in
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Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Marina Rikhanova
Marina Rikhvanova, Co-chairwoman of the NGO Baikal Environmental Wave, was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia for her on-going achievements in the protection of Lake Baikal, the "pearl of Siberia," in Russia. Founded in 1990, the prize is
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3rd Living Steel Competition: And the Winner Is...
Peter Stutchbury Architecture, for the design of "creating energy efficient, single-family, detached housing that minimises climate change emissions and can withstand temperature extremes, yet is affordable to build and to buy," to be built in
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Melting Arctic Ice Increases Permafrost Thaw Farther Inland Than Previously Thought
In one more example of the interwoven and far reaching consequences of climate change, a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research indicates that as Arctic sea ice starts melting more quickly, permafrost
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Russia Joins Global League of Climate Obstructionists, Putting Future U.N. Treaty in Doubt
Image courtesy of JackVersloot via flickr When in Rome: Joining its fellow top polluters -- China, India and the U.S. -- Russia has signaled it would rebuff the imposition of tougher emission standards, casting doubt on the prospects for a future
