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Drill! Drill! Drill!

It was no surprise that one of the main focus in last week's Republican convention, especially during the speech of the vice presidential nominee (and current Alaska governor) Sarah Palin , is the need for oil drilling. Here's an excerpt from her speech while the crowd chanted "Drill! Drill...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-09-2008
China's green revolution

Here's a nice interesting insight from my colleague John Richardson about China's fast track towards becoming the world's leader in clean technologies. If you're an ICIS subscriber ( about ICIS ), you can access the whole article in this link . Or you can also read the unedited somewhat...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-25-2008
Is there such a thing as clean coal?

While the US Congress is debating on offshore drilling , another debate that has been going on for years is government funding on another supposedly clean energy source, liquid coal. Environmentalists are definitely dead-set against using any types of coal even if they're supposedly clean. Here's...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-14-2008
China and biomass

Speaking of China again, it seems that biomass could answer (partially at least) two of the country's biggest problems: pollution and energy source. According to this study from AMBIO (a nonprofit publication of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), China could reduce pollution as much as 46-60...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-23-2008
Green Canadian cash now available

The government of Alberta, Canada said yesterday that it is appropriating a total of C$4bn ($3.92bn) to reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). A C$2bn fund will be invested in carbon capture and storage projects while the rest will go to public transit investments to reduce vehicle...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-09-2008
Carbon Market: The good, the bad and the money

After finding some of the pros and cons of cap and trade carbon schemes in the US, several studies were recently published on the carbon market's global bottomline: How much should energy-intensive industries pay for compliance. According to market analyst Point Carbon , global carbon markets could...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008
Trashy stories from Reuters

Caught your attention didn't it? Here's several titillating articles (especially if you're in the waste business) from Reuters on the growing issues and potential profitability of rubbish. 1. Trash and burn: Singapore's waste problem - With growing population and little land mass, Singapore...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-23-2008
Lanxess' Singapore promise

Lanxess said in its press announcement last week that the company will be a good neighbor in Singapore by installing the latest environmental safety technology in its new butyl rubber plant in Jurong Island. The company expects to spend up to $70 million, about 10-15% of its total investment in the project...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-04-2008

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