Crude now at Euro record
Macro Business, 16 August 2012
Brent crude oil priced in euros hit a new high today of €94.83/barrel, exceeding the highs reached in 08 as well as early this year.
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Aug 16
Stop ‘pussyfooting’ and build London a new airport, Johnson tells Cameron
The Independent, 16 August 2012
Boris Johnson mounted a wounding attack on David Cameron yesterday, accusing
the Prime Minister of "pussyfooting around" and calling him "totally mad" for
delaying a decision on building a new airport to serve the South-East of
England.
Aug 15
Cracks show in fracking disclosure
Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August 2012
Seeking to quell environmental concerns about the chemicals it shoots underground to extract oil and natural gas, Apache Corp told shareholders in April that it disclosed information about "all the company's US hydraulic fracturing jobs" on a website last year. Actually, Apache's transparency was shot through with cracks. In Texas and Oklahoma, the company reported chemicals it used on only about half its fracked wells via FracFocus.org, a voluntary website oil and gas companies helped design amid calls for mandatory disclosure.
Aug 13
Rio+20: A move towards more sustainable transportation
OEN, 10 August 2012
Emissions from transportation are the fastest growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions expected to increase 300 percent by 2050. Today, emissions from transportation contribute to approximately 80% of the harmful air pollutants that result in 1.3 million premature deaths annually.
Aug 10
Rio+20: A Move Towards More Sustainable Transportation
CounterCurrents.org, 8 August 2012
Emissions from transportation are the fastest growing source of global
greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions expected to increase 300 percent by
2050, according to research by the Worldwatch Institute. Today, emissions from
transportation contribute to approximately 80 percent of the harmful air
pollutants that result in 1.3 million premature deaths annually, according to
Michael Replogle and Colin Hughes of the Institute for Transportation &
Development Policy (ITDP). The two authored the fourth chapter, "Moving Toward
Sustainable Transport, in Worldwatch's book State of the World 2012: Moving
Toward Sustainable Prosperity, published in April.
Aug 7
Carbon monoxide’s damaging role in heart rhythm found
BBC News, 6 August 2012
The way that even low levels of
carbon monoxide can be fatal, by disrupting the heart's rhythm, has been
unravelled by researchers in Leeds. They found that levels common in heavy traffic could affect the way the heart
resets itself after every beat.
Aug 3
Romney confirms he would end US wind power subsidies
The Guardian, 2 August 2012
Mitt Romney looks set to declare war on America's wind energy industry, further emphasising the dividing line between the presumptive Republican presidential candidate and President Barack Obama on energy issues. Romney's campaign confirmed this week he wants to end long-standing tax credits for wind farm projects when the incentives come up for review later this year.
Aug 3
Hong Kong suffers worst air pollution in two years
The Guardian, 2 August 2012
The worst pollution in two years smothered Hong Kong for a second day on Thursday, prompting warnings to the elderly and sick to stay indoors and obscuring one of the world's most famous views.
Aug 3
Countries opposed to EU carbon charge for airlines fail to find an alternative
The Guardian, 2 August 2012
A two-day meeting hosted the by US of 17 countries opposed to the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) has ended without a joint declaration.
Aug 3
Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan
The Guardian, 2 August 2012
It's the latest battle in Paris's war on the private car: a pedestrian "reconquest" of the banks of the Seine.
