http://blog.cleantechies.com/2012/01/13/greenpeace-facebook-likes-coal/ The release last month of a joint announcement by Greenpeace and Facebook marks the end of one of the most interesting green campaigns of recent years. Greenpeace first targeted Facebook 20 months ago, after the social media giant announced a new purpose-built data center, which it turned out would depend on electricity mainly generated from [...]
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A Sensible Government Would Say No To Expensive Wind Farm
SCMP – Updated on Jun 09, 2009 There has been a mixed reaction to CLP Power’s proposed erection of 67 wind turbines 135 metres high off Sai Kung. Greenpeace said it regarded the project as a milestone for Hong Kong, though added it was a bit late compared to what has been achieved in China [...]
Beijing Defends Energy Policy After Scathing Report
Agence France-Presse in Beijing | Updated on Oct 28, 2008 Beijing on Tuesday defended its energy policy a day after three influential green organisations criticised its dependence on coal. “The Chinese government attaches great importance to the development and exploration of clean energy,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. “It has been making great [...]
True Cost Of Coal To Nation ‘Far Exceeds’ Market Price
Shi Jiangtao in Beijing – SCMP | Updated on Oct 28, 2008 The environmental and social costs of China’s reliance on coal as an energy source have been grossly underestimated, a joint study by environmentalists and economists says. For each tonne of coal consumed last year, China paid 150 yuan (HK$170) extra in environmental damage, [...]
Incandescent Light Bulbs May Be Banned
Cheung Chi-fai – SCMP – Updated on Oct 16, 2008 Funding carbon audits in buildings and a possible ban on incandescent light bulbs were among measures heralded by the chief executive to combat climate change and develop a low-carbon economy. “We will enhance energy efficiency, use clean fuels, rely less on fossil fuel, and promote [...]
Power Struggle – Human and Environmental Cost For Chinese Booming Economy
Simon Parry – Updated on Sep 28, 2008 – SCMP On average, 10 mainland coal miners die each day and while the government recognises the dangers posed by privately run mines, it needs to keep a booming economy supplied with fuel. Simon Parry reports on the human cost of doing so The grubby, ramshackle clinic [...]
A Cleaner, Cheaper Energy Future For Hong Kong
Edward Yau – SCMP – Updated on Sep 23, 2008 Building on our long history of energy co-operation with the mainland, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the National Energy Administration (NEA) and the Hong Kong government last month provides a firm backing for an agreement that will help ease the pressure for tariff [...]
Imports Of Nuclear Power Opposed By Green Groups
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Sep 15, 2008 Environmental activists have opposed further imports of nuclear-generated electricity from across the border under a new energy agreement with the mainland, though a power supplier has hinted it might expand imports. The activists maintain that nuclear energy is an unsustainable and unsafe option for meeting rising energy demand, [...]
Candidates Want Tough Controls Over Power Plant Emissions
Cheung Chi-fai – Updated on Aug 28, 2008 – SCMP A large majority of the would-be legislators who responded to a Greenpeace survey said they would seek tougher controls on power plant emissions of greenhouse gases if elected. The poll, conducted by the environmental group this month, also showed that all candidates described the government’s [...]
Regulate CO2 from Power Plants Now
Hong Kong green groups’ joint campaign Filed under: Hong Kong Climate change — Jacqui Dixon @ 20:28 pm – CSR Asia Six green groups in Hong Kong have been running a campaign over the last few weeks to encourage the Hong Kong government to incorporate carbon dioxide into the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, which limits [...]