Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Green Assembly
Too few biofuels meet eco-standards
SINGAPORE ~ Less than a fifth of the biofuel used on UK roads meets environmental standards , the Renewable Fuels Association reported recently.
Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth’s (FoE’s) biofuels campaigner said:
“The shocking admission that we are unable to identify the origin of nearly half the biofuels used in the UK [...]
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Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Green Assembly
RANGOON ~ The Shweli River hydroelectric power plant has begun feeding electricity into the national grid and should reach full capacity within six months, according to newspaper reports.
Located about 27 kilometres southwest of Mantet village in Namkham district, northern Shan State, the 600-megawatt (MW) plant is 90 percent finished, said the New Light of Myanmar. [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Green Assembly
THE United States is banning the import, sale, and trade of all illegally harvested wood and forest products, effective now.
Approval of an amendment to the US Lacey Act enables the federal government to apply the same Act that has long stopped the import of tropical birds, elephant ivory, and tiger skins to illegally harvested wood [...]
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