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What we're doing wrong
Biofuel versus biohazard
5th January 2008
Up to 30 times more carbon dioxide is released by draining peat than is saved by using the biofuels grown on the cleared land
What we're doing wrong
Cool air in the hot seat
15th December 2007
Refrigerants brought in to replace those that were destroying the ozone layer have a different set of problems: they are potent greenhouse gases
What we're doing wrong
Carbon Hogs Inc.
1st December 2007
An international survey shows that 57 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants come from just 100 facilities – and one in Georgia, USA, produces as much CO2 as the entire energy sector of Brazil
What we're doing wrong
Antarctica, the new hot real estate
18th November 2007
There’s oil and gas in the Antarctic, too, which global warming may open up. But as the U.K. and others stake claims, scientists wonder what it would cost environments there, and ultimately the planet
What we're doing wrong
Fish Vs. Farm
17th November 2007
“Political holy water” is poisoning the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
What we're doing wrong
Playing dirty
1st September 2006
“The federal government is rushing to ratify the Kyoto protocol,” intoned a velvety female voice from our television sets, in November of 2002. “They want to sign it now and (…)