Posted on July 16, 2007 by sdcastudent
The Uk government is about to spend more than £500,000 in an attempt to develop the world’s first recyclable vehicle made from hemp in collaboration with Ford and Hemcore, which grows plants closely related to the ones that produce cannabis.
In fact ( for the ones who have no clue about what Hemp can [...]
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Posted on January 24, 2007 by sdcastudent
In the BBC News today, I’ve read that that the European Commission was supposed to announce a major step this week in fighting CO2 emissions. The European Commission wanted to regulate the automobile industry that makes up more than 1/5 of the entire emissions. Furthermore, it is the only sector where CO2 emissions have drastically [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2007 by sdcastudent
There was an article on Finland’s main commercial news channel yesterday that drew my attention. It was about tax on cars changing dramatically by 2009 in Finland. Currently there are huge taxes on cars when you buy them, but this tax has nothing to do with its emissions. Although Finnish people may be keen on [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2007 by sdcastudent
Although I will not contradict the evident fact that India has become and now is an ecological disaster, I would like to share some optimistic views about the improvement that the country is currently doing.
First, I would like to highlight that despite a high rate of poverty, the country owns among the most advanced high [...]
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