Indonesia forest loss killing climate, endangered animals: WWF
JAKARTA (AFP) – Deforestation in just one province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island is producing enough greenhouse gases to rival key industrial nations, a report by environmental group WWF said Wednesday.

Pulp and palm oil the villains in Sumatra’s global climate impact
Pekanbaru, Sumatra: Turning just one Sumatran province’s forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the province’s elephants into extinction, a new study by WWF and partners has found.

Hydrogen Gas Fueled Vehicles A Step Closer
Researchers…, with the use of molecular dynamics simulations, have solved a decade old mystery that could one day lead to commercially practical designs of storage materials for use in hydrogen gas fueled vehicles.

Ceramic Fuel Cells gets first major order
LONDON (Reuters) – Ceramic Fuel Cells said on Wednesday it had secured the first big order for its energy efficient fuel cells, and a source close to the situation said it expects similar orders in the next 12 months.

Coal plant to test capturing carbon dioxide
The USA is quietly opening a significant front this week in the battle against global warming by targeting its biggest source: power plants.

Amid election, coal takes the offensive
BILLINGS, Mont. – Facing a bruising fight over climate change, the coal industry is on the political offensive this election year to ensure that no matter who wins in November, so does coal.

Wal-Mart First to Join Program Connecting Cleantech Companies With Projects
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2008 — Wal-Mart joins Cleantech Group’s Accelerator project, seeking help with sustainability projects from cleantech companies.

AMD, Intel, Levi Strauss Among Big Calif. Companies Joining Green Power Buying Group
CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2008 — Fourteen of the state’s biggest energy buyers have banded together as the California Affiliates of the Green Power Group, a project spearheaded by the World Resources Institute to spur the growth of renewable power around the globe.

Garbage Disposals Sell Better In Europe When Cast in Green Hue
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 27, 2008 — The InSinkErator reportedly made inroads into the European markets by marketing its garbage disposal product as environmentally friendly.

Great Lakes Officials Seek Aid From U.S. and Canada
Regional government agencies around the Great Lakes say they need help to protect the lakes from invasive species, contaminated sediment and sewage overflows.

Study: Contaminent Levels High in Parks
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and Alaska, turning up at sometimes dangerously high levels in lakes, plants and fish.

Pollution turns Chinese river system red
BEIJING – Pollution has turned part of a major river system in central China red and bubbly, forcing authorities to cut water supplies to 200,000 people and close schools, a government news agency reported Wednesday.

Eco-campaigners scale London parliament in CO2 protest – Summary
London – Environmental activists protesting against airport expansion Wednesday scaled the roof of the houses of parliament in London as Prime Minister Gordon Brown addressed members inside.