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Why Ecuador Abandoned Plans to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground and Save the Amazon
2013-09-06 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On Aug. 15, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced his governments abandonment of the Yasuni-ITT Initiative, the innovative attempt to reverse the economic arrangement of oil extraction in the Amazon by keeping the oil in the soil in exchange for international assistance. His words that evening were disheartening to many. They encroached on the hopes of environmentalists and indigenous rights activists in Ecuador and progressives around the world. Correa had announced on Ecuadorian state...
Students Who Hate Fossil Fuels Could Be Market to Reach
2013-08-31 21:57:34| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Student activist groups around the country are pressuring university administrators to divest from fossil fuels stocks in the petroleum, coal, and natural gas sectors. Student campaigns such as Fossil Free UC, and several more around the country, want administrators to pull the plug on these investments from campus endowments. These are members of GenY/Millenials who are already prone to putting off buying or leasing a car. What about reaching them through marcom messaging and special events? It could be a great opportunity to learn a lot about what dealers have to offer. A few ways to reach them could be supporting on-campus electric vehicle charging stations and discounts on EVs. Or a ride and drive on campus or at car shows promoted on campus featuring great green vehicles they should experience behind the wheel. What about remarketing used hybrids, plug-ins, and CNG-powered Civics and pickups for a really good deal? Check out even more marketing opportunities in this article on what young consumers care about.The Article Students Who Hate Fossil Fuels Could Be Market to Reach appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Fossil fuels tax to fund climate efforts proposed at UN talks
2013-07-19 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: UN climate finance talks in Manila ended on Wednesday with no new pledges but showed signs of progress in identifying new sources of funding, such as a levy on fossil fuels. The two-day meeting marked the latest attempt by countries to establish how developed countries can meet their pledge to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 to enable poorer states to cut pollution and build a climate resilient infrastructure. As yet it is unclear where that money will come from, but delegates attending...
Burning fossil fuels imperils our ability to burn fossil fuels
2013-07-18 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Pretty much every power plant requires water to work. Coal, natural gas, nuclear, and even some types of renewable energy need water to create steam and to cool down. These plants account for more than 40 percent of the fresh water drawn from lakes and rivers in the U.S. each year. But climate change limits access to that water and poses a major threat to our ability to keep power plants running, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists [PDF]. If plants don`t have enough...
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Future Power Technology: Fossil Fuels Edition
2013-06-05 13:45:00| Power Technology
In this issue we take a look at why the US is such an attractive market for natural gas buyers, a new chemical looping technology which could reduce CO2 and NOx emissions from the coal-based power generation process, why Indias power sector is plann
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