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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

Green Car Congress

The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, South Africa in late-2011. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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Climate Change #Liar-Deniers Are The New Racists

Creative Greenius

There’s a reason that Bill McKibben is using the same divestiture tactics that succeeded so well just a few years ago against apartheid in South Africa. . Filed under: carbon producers , citizen volunteer , climate change , environment , fossil fuels , hate mongering Tagged: #LiarDenier , 350.org

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Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

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Sales compiled from 1996–2003 by producers in Europe, Japan, USA, and South Africa (not including China and Russia) showed that, on an annual average basis, 80% of the SF 6 produced during this period was consumed by electric utilities and equipment manufacturers for electric power systems.

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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Other environmental concerns have pushed ahead of climate change on a global average basis. There are many possible reasons for declines in concern about climate change/global warming. In the face of other pressing concerns, a public ‘caring capacity’ for climate change has been tested. Source: Nielsen.