http://www.paybackeco.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:54:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A giant sheet of ice measuring 260 sq km (100 sq miles) has broken off a glacier in Greenland, according to researchers at a US university. The block of ice separated from the Petermann Glacier, on the north-west coast of Greenland. It is the largest Arctic iceberg to calve since ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=140 It’s not about money, lack of choice or access to information. According to the Greendex 2010 survey, the top two obstacles consumers say deter them from being more green is false claims by companies and lack of action by governments and industries. Conducted by the National Geographic Society and polling ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=139 The experts have tried and failed to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but could the thousands of ordinary people ringing BP have the answer? So far the blowout preventer has broken down, the containment dome has iced up, the insertion tube didn't get enough oil and top kill ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=138 Often when I've written about biodiversity down the years, I've been assailed by a strong sense of deja vu. While "we're screwing up life on Earth" still sounds like big news to me, it isn't always to news editors, whose reaction is often along the lines of "but we know ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=137 Members of Parliament (MPs') investigating the climate change row at the UK's University of East Anglia (UEA) have demanded greater transparency from climate scientists. The Commons Science and Technology Committee criticized UEA authorities for failing to respond to requests for data from climate change skeptics. But it found no evidence ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=131 Consumers around the world are not aware that they are "eating" rain forests, says Andrew Mitchell. In the Green Room, he explains how many every-day purchases are driving the destruction of the vital tropical ecosystems. Burning tropical forests drives global warming faster than the world's entire transport sector; there seems ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=130 As Director for R&D of one of America’s leading environmental companies, I obviously have a bias on this topic, but in my view we are simply not serious about building a robust renewable energy industry in the United States. In 2009, the federal government provided $1.5 billion in tax credits ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=126 Frances Beinecke President of NRDC, New York City I led the NRDC delegation to the Copenhagen climate summit. Many people have asked me about my experience there and what the Copenhagen Accord means for global climate change. Here are my answers. Q. Leaders from 128 countries, and senior officials from 65 more, gathered in Copenhagen ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=124 UK government plans to make carbon emission cuts of 80% by 2050 are physically impossible to achieve, according to a new analysis. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers says there is not enough time or capacity to build the wind turbines and extra nuclear power stations required. Under current plans, the ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=123 President Barack Obama has said it is "imperative" the US and EU re-double efforts to achieve success at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen. Speaking after talks in Washington with EU officials, he said they agreed they should create a framework for progress. The Copenhagen talks are aimed at negotiating ... http://www.paybackeco.com/?p=121