<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News - Greenpig]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/</link><description><![CDATA[Offset your carbon emission footprint. You can offset your flights, offset your home or offset your car. greenpig also offer fun carbon offset gift certificates. Make a saving for the planet. ]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:50:15 -1100</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:50:15 -1100</lastBuildDate><webMaster>annetteplim@ozemail.com.au</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Govt's emissions reduction target not high enough: Garnaut]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/govt-s-emissions-reduction-target-not-high-enough-garnaut/</link><description><![CDATA[Professor Garnaut has also criticised the $3.9 billion worth of compensation for electricity generators outlined in the plan. The Federal Government's chief climate change adviser has strongly...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/govt-s-emissions-reduction-target-not-high-enough-garnaut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive link identified between home energy rating and sale price]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/positive-link-identified-between-home-energy-rating-and-sale-price/</link><description><![CDATA[New research released by the Federal and ACT governments shows home energy efficiency pays off. The report, commissioned by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts , shows a...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/positive-link-identified-between-home-energy-rating-and-sale-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poorer nations bear brunt of climate change]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/poorer-nations-bear-brunt-of-climate-change/</link><description><![CDATA[Delegates from nearly 200 countries meet in Poland Monday to work on a new global climate-saving pact, finding ways to help poorer regions ... Extreme rainfall and spreading drought are signalling...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/poorer-nations-bear-brunt-of-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to deal with a green skeptic]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/how-to-deal-with-a-green-skeptic/</link><description><![CDATA[By Kirilileigh Lynch At our work, the peer green pressure is intense. Our daily bread is reducing emissions and getting other businesses to do the same, so as you can imagine, our team is very...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/how-to-deal-with-a-green-skeptic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians march against climate change]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/australians-march-against-climate-change/</link><description><![CDATA[SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests around the country Saturday to call for tough government action on climate change, organizers said. The demonstrations...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/australians-march-against-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford and Holden to announce new green car projects in wake of Rudd-Carr plan]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/ford-and-holden-to-announce-new-green-car-projects-in-wake-of-rudd-carr-plan/</link><description><![CDATA[By DAVID HASSALL FORD Australia and GM Holden are expected to announce new green car projects in the next few months following the release this week of the government's new car plan, which includes...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/ford-and-holden-to-announce-new-green-car-projects-in-wake-of-rudd-carr-plan/</guid><enclosure type="image/gif" length="4032" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/38C306C5895FA4199F1CE67F5C024F86.GIF"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenpig proudly sponsors Movember Mo Bro]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/greenpig-proudly-sponsors-movember-mo-bro/</link><description><![CDATA[Greenpig are proud to sponsor Brian McElhinney, a Movember Mo Bro. www.movember.com]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/greenpig-proudly-sponsors-movember-mo-bro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists search for flock with less fart]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/scientists-search-for-flock-with-less-fart/</link><description><![CDATA[Australian researchers have begun looking at how to breed sheep that produce less methane gas. The CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation says the average sheep produces 20 litres of methane gas per day...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/scientists-search-for-flock-with-less-fart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does climate change's cause matter? Not to Palin]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/does-climate-change-s-cause-matter-not-to-palin/</link><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden and Sarah Palin agreed that climate change is real, but differed on whether human activity was its root cause in Thursday's U.S. vice presidential debate. Palin, the...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/does-climate-change-s-cause-matter-not-to-palin/</guid><enclosure type="image/gif" length="5521" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/176A195EDD4A19C785D5841C58A66781.GIF"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemon powered climate change torch on way to Darwin]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/lemon-powered-climate-change-torch-on-way-to-darwin/</link><description><![CDATA[A new torch relay calling on the Australian Government to act on climate change is set to arrive at Darwin's Parliament House this morning. The climate torch was created by the designers of the...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/lemon-powered-climate-change-torch-on-way-to-darwin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recycled PlayStation®2 chair is a UK first]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/recycled-playstation-2-chair-is-a-uk-first/</link><description><![CDATA[British-made chair, using 100% recycled PlayStation&reg;2 consoles, to be launched in London on 10 September. London, 1 September 2008, London-based Pli Design Ltd (www.plidesign.co.uk) will be...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/recycled-playstation-2-chair-is-a-uk-first/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1364" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/8F9A284C035BCFC22097335E6C5B8F8B.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Cow Diet Reduces Methane Emissions...and No, It's Not M&Ms]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/new-cow-diet-reduces-methane-emissions-and-no-it-s-not-m-ms/</link><description><![CDATA[While farmers in the US are trying to save money by feeding their cows junk food, the London Times reported today that scientists have found a diet that just might cut down on the belching coming...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/new-cow-diet-reduces-methane-emissions-and-no-it-s-not-m-ms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenpig interviewed on ABC Radio AM Program]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/greenpig-interviewed-on-abc-radio-am-program/</link><description><![CDATA[The following is a transcript from ABC Radiio's AM Program. The program is broadcast around Australia on ABC Local Radio. You can listen to the interview here:...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/greenpig-interviewed-on-abc-radio-am-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorting the hot air from carbon offsets]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/sorting-the-hot-air-from-carbon-offsets/</link><description><![CDATA[When you have changed all the light bulbs, turned off all the appliances, sold the car, bought a bicycle and transferred to GreenPower, it may seem hard to reduce that carbon footprint even further....]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/sorting-the-hot-air-from-carbon-offsets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedal-Powered Pub Delivers Beer on the Move]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/pedal-powered-pub-delivers-beer-on-the-move/</link><description><![CDATA[The Pedal-Powered PubIt's safe to say that TreeHugger is an advocate of human-powered transport options - from kayaks to couch bikes to pedal-powered hovercraft, through human-powered four-wheel...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/pedal-powered-pub-delivers-beer-on-the-move/</guid><enclosure type="image/gif" length="8015" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/FED72F402AE4D465734C81F28B17C211.GIF"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian carbon targets seen too weak]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/australian-carbon-targets-seen-too-weak/</link><description><![CDATA[CANBERRA (Reuters) - Prominent climate scientists criticized the Australian government's top climate adviser on Tuesday, saying his recommended targets for carbon emissions were too weak and would...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/australian-carbon-targets-seen-too-weak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumers unwilling to pay for green energy: survey]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/consumers-unwilling-to-pay-for-green-energy-survey/</link><description><![CDATA[A survey has found consumers are deeply concerned about the environment, but many are unwilling to pay the higher costs that would accompany an emissions trading scheme. The Sensis survey of 1,500...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/consumers-unwilling-to-pay-for-green-energy-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tasmania to benefit from climate change research]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/tasmania-to-benefit-from-climate-change-research/</link><description><![CDATA[Restoring degraded ecosystems in Tasmania is the focus of a new climate change research partnership between the University of Tasmania and Greening Australia. Greening Australia says reforestation...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/tasmania-to-benefit-from-climate-change-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota iQ: The Smallest Four-Passenger Car in the World]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/toyota-iq-the-smallest-four-passenger-car-in-the-world/</link><description><![CDATA[Toyota iQ: Coming to Japan and EuropeThe Toyota iQ, which was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, will go on sale in Japan in October and in Europe a few months later. Lets have a closer look. Big...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/toyota-iq-the-smallest-four-passenger-car-in-the-world/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2517" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/815D159B1AF80F3DA5F6AC87B091CC17.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When glaciers disappear, the bugs move in]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/when-glaciers-disappear-the-bugs-move-in/</link><description><![CDATA[We've all been stunned by images showing the dramatic retreat of mountain glaciers. Yet few of us have given much thought to what happens next. Now the first study to look at how life invades soil...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/when-glaciers-disappear-the-bugs-move-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future engines full of compressed air]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/future-engines-full-of-compressed-air/</link><description><![CDATA[In an effort to reduce the level of air pollution in busy crowded cities, a team of Taiwanese researchers have developed an air-powered motorcycle, which uses compressed air to drive the motor. The...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/future-engines-full-of-compressed-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst warns of looming global climate wars]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/analyst-warns-of-looming-global-climate-wars/</link><description><![CDATA[The prospect of global wars driven by climate change is not something often discussed publicly by our political leaders. But according to one of America's top military analysts, governments in the US ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/analyst-warns-of-looming-global-climate-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current climate models 'ignoring brown carbon']]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/current-climate-models-ignoring-brown-carbon/</link><description><![CDATA[[BEIJING] Scientists have found that air pollution from East Asia contains an abundance of 'brown carbon' particles and say that atmospheric models need updating to incorporate their effect. Current...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/current-climate-models-ignoring-brown-carbon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power handbag: Plug in your phone and charge it from the sun]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/the-power-handbag-plug-in-your-phone-and-charge-it-from-the-sun/</link><description><![CDATA[After a day at the office, the bleeps of a flat phone battery would normally signal despair. But now women can charge their electronic gadgets on the move - using only their handbag. Nicknamed the...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/the-power-handbag-plug-in-your-phone-and-charge-it-from-the-sun/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3360" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/B29E0320DC2C4D1073EB73B1D272CF53.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fridge buyback: Households offered $35]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/fridge-buyback-households-offered-35/</link><description><![CDATA[The New South Wales Government is offering households a $35 incentive to get rid of old fridges in a bid to reduce the state's carbon footprint. Under the buyback scheme, fridges will be removed and...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/fridge-buyback-households-offered-35/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Arctic ice shelf cracks]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/major-arctic-ice-shelf-cracks/</link><description><![CDATA[Posted Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:28am AEST Two chunks of ice together measuring almost 20 square kilometres have broken off an Arctic ice shelf, the biggest break-up of Arctic ice in three years, Canadian...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/major-arctic-ice-shelf-cracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we need CCS - whether you like the idea or not!]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/why-we-need-ccs-whether-you-like-the-idea-or-not/</link><description><![CDATA[The Otway Project at Cape Otway, Victoria, will eventually store approximately 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. (CO2CRC) In a recent publication Greenpeace has characterised carbon capture and...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/why-we-need-ccs-whether-you-like-the-idea-or-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Army works to cut its carbon "bootprint"]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/u-s-army-works-to-cut-its-carbon-bootprint/</link><description><![CDATA[By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What if cutting greenhouse emissions could also save the lives of soldiers in Iraq, where fuel-laden convoys make them targets?...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/u-s-army-works-to-cut-its-carbon-bootprint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows That Double As Solar Panels]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/windows-that-double-as-solar-panels/</link><description><![CDATA[MIT researchers have announced that they have created "organic solar concentrators"? that could make windows become powerful solar panels in as little as three years. The concentrator is mixture of...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/windows-that-double-as-solar-panels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel cell cars still 15 years away at best: study]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/fuel-cell-cars-still-15-years-away-at-best-study/</link><description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Reuters) - Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are still 15 years away from becoming a viable business for automakers even if they overcome remaining technical hurdles and the U.S. government...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/fuel-cell-cars-still-15-years-away-at-best-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush climate action now? "Bogus": Schwarzenegger]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/bush-climate-action-now-bogus-schwarzenegger/</link><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Sunday the Bush administration did not believe it should do anything about global warming and that any last-minute action before...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/bush-climate-action-now-bogus-schwarzenegger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth Hour organisers take top environment award]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/earth-hour-organisers-take-top-environment-award/</link><description><![CDATA[The organisers of Earth Hour took out top honours at the Banksia Environment Awards in Melbourne last night. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Environment Minister Peter Garrett were among the...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/earth-hour-organisers-take-top-environment-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carbon Sciences: Turning Carbon Emissions into "GreenCarbon"]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/carbon-sciences-turning-carbon-emissions-into-greencarbon/</link><description><![CDATA[A small startup based in Santa Barbara, California is testing an alternative to carbon sequestration that, in a sense (perhaps more poetic than scientific), turns the second law of thermodynamics -...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/carbon-sciences-turning-carbon-emissions-into-greencarbon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging on by a thread']]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/antarctic-ice-shelf-hanging-on-by-a-thread/</link><description><![CDATA[New satellite photos show the Wilkins Ice Shelf is even closer to breaking from the peninsula. Experts say the effects of warming there now look irreversible. That may eventually lead to rising sea...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/antarctic-ice-shelf-hanging-on-by-a-thread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GARNAUT REVIEW RELEASES DRAFT REPORT]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/garnaut-review-releases-draft-report/</link><description><![CDATA[Australians are facing risks of damaging climate change. Without strong and early action by Australia and all major economies we are likely to face severe and costly impacts on Australia's prosperity ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/garnaut-review-releases-draft-report/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1627" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/8297411ED4878E23AF2EADB520B966E0.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/earth-near-tipping-point-climatologist-warns/</link><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON-James Hansen returned to Capitol Hill a hero yesterday, but certainly not a conquering hero. The soft-spoken scientist, hailed as the &quot;whistle-blower for the planet,&quot; tried to...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/earth-near-tipping-point-climatologist-warns/</guid><enclosure type="image/gif" length="8002" url="http://www.greenpig.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/52491BCE16865EE98502E4AC33A175E5.GIF"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Australia's hospitals go green?]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/can-australia-s-hospitals-go-green/</link><description><![CDATA[People recognise that their health is important, but are the buildings we live and work in contributing to poor health and allergies? Many health effects have been associated with poor indoor...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/can-australia-s-hospitals-go-green/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACCC to crack down on bogus carbon offsets]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/accc-to-crack-down-on-bogus-carbon-offsets/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has signalled it is getting tough on businesses who offer bogus carbon offsets. The ACCC says there is a growing trend for consumers to be...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/accc-to-crack-down-on-bogus-carbon-offsets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1988 and 2008: Climate Change Turning Points]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/1988-and-2008-climate-change-turning-points/</link><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. - Exactly 20 years have passed since Dr. James E. Hansen of NASA first testified to Congress on June 23, 1988 that global temperatures had risen beyond the range of natural...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/1988-and-2008-climate-change-turning-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global business leaders urge huge cuts in emissions ]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/global-business-leaders-urge-huge-cuts-in-emissions/</link><description><![CDATA[Tokyo, Japan, 20 June 2008 - Detailed climate change recommendations to the Group of Eight leaders, backed by an influential group of CEOs from many of the world's largest companies, were delivered...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/global-business-leaders-urge-huge-cuts-in-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Carbon Initiative Failing: The Case of Papua New Guinea]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/international-carbon-initiative-failing-the-case-of-papua-new-guinea/</link><description><![CDATA[In the pacific region countries have joined forces to tackle land-clearing in an attempt to reduce regional emission levels. 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Transform them into a treacle-like liquid deep under the seabed? 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Bush plans to announce on Wednesday an intermediate goal to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, but will not make specific proposals, the...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/bush-to-announce-intermediate-goal-for-co2-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells]]></title><link>http://www.greenpig.com.au/news/solar-energy-popcorn-ball-design-doubles-efficiency-of-dye-sensitized-solar-cells/</link><description><![CDATA[A new approach is able to create a dramatic improvement in cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories. 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