]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/european Blog Articles Tagged with 'european' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/151289?rsstype=tag&tag=european Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Legislation and PolicyOver at the GM Inside News forums, a poster has put up an interesting proposal to help the automakers and jump start the economy. Some elements of this have already put forward previously, but a warning... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/151289?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150949?rsstype=tag&tag=european Europe is moving closer to finalizing a new fuel quality law which will require fuel suppliers to cut full life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from road fuels by 6% between 2010 and 2020.ENDS (Environmental Data Services) reports that the cuts are ex... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150949?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150955?rsstype=tag&tag=european FT. Ineos has cancelled plans to build four biodiesel plants in Europe. In a statement, the company said that it remained committed to biofuels but was cutting back on all non-essential growth capital expenditure in the face of the continued... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150955?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150958?rsstype=tag&tag=european New rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf that could lead to the opening of the ice bridge that has been preventing the ice shelf from disintegrating and breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula, according to the European Space Agency. New ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150958?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150959?rsstype=tag&tag=european GM's Opel Flextreme extended range electric vehicle concept car (earlier post) has received the prestigious red dot award in a ceremony in Singapore. The Opel Flextreme was conceived at General Motors' European Design Center and premiered in 2007 at ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150959?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:17:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150960?rsstype=tag&tag=european Battery costs are the largest hurdle for a successful market for electric vehicles, according to a VW presentation at the conference. Click to enlarge.The German federal government wants to take strong measures towards electric and hybridvehicles in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150960?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:43:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151124?rsstype=tag&tag=european The ministers in charge of space activities in the European Space Agency's 18 Member States today concluded a successful two-day council meeting in The Hague, agreeing on a 10 billion (US$ 12.9bn) budget to undertake new initiatives in several fie... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151124?rsstype=tag&tag=european Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/151339?rsstype=tag&tag=european Unlimited Wind Tower Image: mishoxModern air-conditioning has become an essential commodity in many parts of the world, and guzzles more than its fair share of energy as it shifts heat around buildings. But while scientists sweat to find solar soluti... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/151339?rsstype=tag&tag=european Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:13:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151117?rsstype=tag&tag=european The COP14 climate talks next week are taking place amid circumstances that are drastically changed compared to the last round of negotiations; the world's economy is in severe turmoil. That means one thing - global leaders' resolve to combat climate ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151117?rsstype=tag&tag=european Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:56:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/150647?rsstype=tag&tag=european Crude oil futures rebounded above $50 as governments around the world suggest measures to revive demand and OPECs previous production cuts are set to trickle through the market, Bloomberg reports. Still, the precipitous fall in oil prices since July ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/150647?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:56:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150292?rsstype=tag&tag=european People's Daily. Cambodia has opened its first ethanol factory, using cassava as feedstock. This is the first ethanol factory in Cambodia and it will become the market place of cassava product for local farmers, Prime Minister Hun Sen said at th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150292?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:15:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150684?rsstype=tag&tag=european Filed under: Diesel, MINIClick for a high res gallery of the MINI DLast summer we had a chance to drive a European spec MINI Cooper D (that's D as in diesel) and loved its combination of fantastic handling, torque and 47 real world mpg. Shortly after... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150684?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150685?rsstype=tag&tag=european Filed under: Natural Gas, Lightweight, European UnionClick above for more shots of the PGO HemeraA few months back at the Paris Motor Show, French automaker PGO was set to unveil its Hemera sportscar, though our scribes at the event came away empty h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150685?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150504?rsstype=tag&tag=european After years of massive crop losses caused by a devastating virus, farmers are harvesting healthy cassava again - one of Africa's principal foodstuffs - throughout the Great Lakes region, FAO announced, hailing the achievement as a milestone in its ev... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150504?rsstype=tag&tag=european Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150690?rsstype=tag&tag=european Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Renault, European UnionOK, I admit that the term nationwide in the headline is a bit grandiose-sounding. After all, the Principality of Monaco is a really small country (just 1.95 km² or 0.76 sq mi). This is li... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150690?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:09:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150694?rsstype=tag&tag=european Filed under: FordWe're still a bit more than a year away from getting Ford's new Fiesta here in North America but the company has launched a micro-site for its new small car. There are downloadable images of the Fiesta and some details of the equipme... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150694?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:54:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150216?rsstype=tag&tag=european Cross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and Commentary and the Breakthrough InstituteThe UK Government auctioned the first four million allowances to emit greenhouse gases under their portion of the European Union's Emissions Trading System this wee... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150216?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150488?rsstype=tag&tag=european Cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstituteThe UK Government auctioned the first four million allowances to emit greenhouse gases under their portion of the European Union's Emissions Trading System this week, raising 54m ($80.9m). However, the g... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150488?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/150632?rsstype=tag&tag=european Copenhagen (above left) has long reserved its main shopping street for pedestrians, as have other European cities (Galway comes immediately to mind). More recently, Montreal (above right) and even New York have experimented with the idea.Wr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/150632?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:37:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/150515?rsstype=tag&tag=european Thanks to all of you that have already responded to our call to stop Gentically Modified Organisms in European Union!You've generated more than 35,000 letters so far, but only 13 days remain before the vote!EU ministers on the 4th of December will de... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/150515?rsstype=tag&tag=european Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:54:44 -0500