AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Scotland's "wind rush".(front page)(carbon emissions reductions)(Brief article)

Business Credit

| June 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dozens of wind farms are up and running in Scotland, with hundreds more planned, as developers scramble to take advantage of Scotland's blustery climate and lucrative subsidies for renewable energy. Local businesses, environmentalists and politicians see a chance for Scotland, with its abundant wind and other renewable resources, to lead the world in finding ways to cut the carbon emissions that are blamed for global warming. Wind power emits virtually no greenhouse gases, which is one factor helping it grow faster than any other alternative energy, in a power-hungry world coming to terms with global warming. ScottishPower announced plans in 2004 to build one of ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
'Forestry Commission Tracks Carbon Emissions with COA Solutions System.'.
Press release article from: M2 Presswire December 12, 2008 700+ words
...basis. By using the carbon emissions data from the EEM...legislation. We now have carbon emissions data at our fingertips...policies of England, Scotland and Wales. About...term goal of reducing carbon emissions by 60 per cent by...
Setting the agenda for the UK's green-energy future: the UK government recently...
Magazine article from: Geographical August 1, 2003 700+ words
...out a plan to reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent by...even achieve zero carbon emissions". Electricity generation...cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, there are...already taking place in Scotland (see Wind of change...
United Kingdom : Scottish NHS to get new targets for carbon emissions.
News wire article from: TendersInfo October 24, 2009 700+ words
...introduced for the NHS in Scotland after it emerged the health...the public sector's total carbon emissions. The first study of emissions...dioxide, around 3.6% of Scotland's total. This total can...executive at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: "This report also...
New Swindon Rail Terminal to cut congestion and carbon emissions.
Press release article from: M2 Presswire October 31, 2008 700+ words
...Terminal to cut congestion and carbon emissions(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...roads - cutting congestion and carbon emissions on local roads. "The amount...transports cars to Newcastle and Scotland by rail (via Bristol) * Trains...
Don't Go that Extra Shopping Mile; Leading local grocer urges shoppers to...
Press release article from: M2 Presswire March 13, 2007 700+ words
...grocer urges shoppers to reduce carbon emissions(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...1. London 74 per cent 2= Scotland 62 per cent 2= Wales 62 per...Lancashire 24 per cent 2= Scotland 24 per cent 3. Wales 22 per...Midlands 18 per cent 3= Scotland 16 per cent 3= South 16 per...
United Kingdom : Report claims high-speed rail link would have no carbon...
News wire article from: TendersInfo August 19, 2009 700+ words
...credentials of a high speed rail link connecting the Midlands to Scotland and London should spark a public debate, train operators have...that if the number of high speed trains between London and Scotland doubled from four to eight an hour, then the train operators...
Carbon Emissions Trading Markets Worldwide.
Press release article from: M2 Presswire September 7, 2009 700+ words
...September 2009-Bharat Book Bureau: Carbon Emissions Trading Markets Worldwide(C)1994...pleased to announce a new report on "Carbon Emissions Trading Markets Worldwide" which...market structure and participants. Carbon Emissions Trading Markets Worldwide Carbon ...
Kyoto's still calling.(EYE ON ECOLOGY)(Kyoto Protocol and carbon emissions)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine) Buckley, Lila September 1, 2007 700+ words
...A RECENT 12-MONTH SPAN, carbon emissions from the burning of fossil...Three-fourths of global carbon emissions are the result of burning...buildings. Two-thirds of the carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, Scotland's "wind rush".(front page)(carbon emissions...

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA