Tate & Lyle’s East London refinery is pioneering a new biomass boiler in UK food and drink industry, considering it a first of its kind, will cut carbon emissions by 70 per cent in less than two years. Ian Bacon, chief executive for Tate & Lyle Sugars, said: “At Tate & Lyle we have an overall target to reduce... 

Pennsylvania’s school have banned Wikipedia—the world famous source of reference for people around the globe—labeling it an invalid source of information not to be allowed as reference by students for schoolwork. This has almost shocked the online community, which prominently uses Wikipedia for referencing work. While... 

The carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants will be turned into bicarbonate of soda in a plan ushered by a US firm. Founder of Skyonic, Joe David says, he can detain 90 per cent of the carbon emerging of a smokestack and turning it into a harmless baking element thanks to his Skymine process. The baking soda as Americans... 

Guyana has offered up the entirety of its remaining forest cover as a giant carbon offset, reports The Independent. An offer has been made by the President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, to keep the extensive rainforests of the nation under the check of an international body to receive the required technical support and development... 

A landmark deal with Airtricity has been subscribed by HP with an assurance that 90pc of the computer giant’s energy use in Ireland will be renewable. A number of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) local facilities will receive electricity from Airtricity, an Irish energy provider that is developing and operating wind farms across Europe. In... 

Today a service has been moved by IT firm that will be permitting customers to purchase any of the company’s laptops to offset the carbon emissions linked with the manufacture and use of the product. The company disclosed that customers would be given the choice to make their laptops “carbon zero” by donating £1.18 when... 

Delhi is making waves due to its innovation and progressive scheme that will have hydrogen-dispensing stations, thus making Delhi as the first city to have them. It is expected that by the end of this year, at least five vehicles that are already there in an Indian Oil Corporation R&D centre will be using CNG blended with... 

Biodiesel prepared from waste chocolate is used to fuel the journey of two British men who departed on Friday from Poole, on the southern coast of England headed for Timbuktu, Mali in West Africa. The British men are making this journey to spread awareness about biofuels. John Grimshaw of Poole and Andy Pag of London have given... 

In recent times, carbon offsetting has had some bad press, with analysts inquiring that how green or latest carbon offsetting projects are. But, with the launch of the latest Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) in London, it is believed that carbon offsets will get back their validity and receive a fresh framework. The use of offset... 

Major steps has been taken to secure that the 2008 edition of International Consumer Electronics Show to come up in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7-10. The steps will render a model for sustainable and energy-efficient practices by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The CEA, through a partnership with www.Carbonfund.org,...