WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday the U.S. government would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2020 as the result of an executive order he issued to set the example on fighting climate change.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — CQ-Roll Call Group today announced that Roll Call newspaper will be the first Capitol Hill publication to be printed on 100 percent recycled paper. The change will reduce the newspaper’s environmental impa…
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway reaffirmed on Thursday a unilateral pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 percent by 2020 as part of international efforts to combat global warming.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia faces a possible 300 percent increase in extreme bushfires by 2050 unless world leaders can agree to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions, a new report said on Thursday.
STEVENS POINT, Wis., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — NewPage Corporation today announced the introduction of EcoPoint™ Plus, a new high-performance bottle label paper featuring 10 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled fiber.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tigers in the Greater Mekong region are facing extinction, their numbers down more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade due to poachers and habitat destruction, conservationists say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK today announced it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAV) (AV), a leading developer and supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to pursue demonstration and…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has cut the planned capacity of geothermal power plants it will start building this year by 18 percent to 3,900 megawatts (MW), an official at the mines and energy ministry said on Tuesday.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has stuck to its offer to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 for a U.N. accord on condition major emitters agree on an ambitious climate deal, a statement from the foreign ministry showed on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the electricity needed by households and businesses in the eastern half of the United States by 2024, but it would require up to $90 billion in investment, according to a government report…