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GHG Emissions From European Businesses Participating in Emissions Trading System Fell 3% in 2008

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Emissions of greenhouse gases from European businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) (cap-and-trade) fell 3.06 % in 2008 compared with a year earlier, according to the information provided by Member State registries. those participating in the system—was 11,359 in 2008, which is 213 fewer than in 2007.

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Fusion Tech Finds Geothermal Energy Application

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We need to go deeper and hotter to make geothermal energy viable outside of places like Iceland.” We need to go deeper and hotter to make geothermal energy viable outside of places like Iceland.” In 2008, Woskov began intensively studying whether the approach could be an affordable improvement on mechanical drilling.

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L.A. Times Takes A Bath In Dirty Water With Icelandic Bottled H20 Scam

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I’ve been seeing the b t full page ads for Icelandic Glacial water in the print edition of the Los Angeles Times for months now and every time I do they p**s me off. . No amount of carbon offsets that Icelandic Water pays for in order to call itself carbon neutral is going to make up for that. It’s no surprise.

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CEN and ETSI deliver first set of standards for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) in Europe

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The European Commission published an Action plan for the deployment of ITS in Europe in 2008. The Release 1 specifications will be tested under real road conditions and may be improved if necessary. —Elena Santiago Cid, Director General of CEN and CENELEC.

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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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In addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, it also includes data from Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The website now includes the new information on diffuse source releases into air for 2008 covering key pollutants. Serbia started reporting to the E-PRTR in 2011.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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less compared to the same month of 2008, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA). in Iceland to -13.2% In February, 968,159 new passenger cars were registered in Europe (the EU27 + EFTA), 18.3% Germany stood out with a 21.5%

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Shell Opening First Cluster of Hydrogen Filling Stations in NYC Area

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A station has been operating in the City of White Plains, New York, since April 2008. However, Shell does produce hydrogen from electricity on site (via electrolysis) in three of its stations (Santa Monica, CA; White Plains, New York; and Reykjavik, Iceland). The prospects for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are strong in the longer-term.

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