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SOURCE - The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has published the first edition of the GHG Measurement Guidelines for Freshwater Reservoirs, a landmark publication and the current standard on measuring Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from reservoirs.

Manitoba Wildlands - In 20 years, Ontario drivers could be using 25 per cent less fuel than today, saving the province money and reducing environmental damage, according to an August 2010 Pembina Institute report.

Toronto Star - Nova Scotia has been quietly cleaning up its act after decades of clinging to coal. It tabled its own green economy act a year before Ontario, but it garnered little recognition across the rest of Canada.

Edie - A brownfield site is set to be transformed into the UK's first geothermal power plant after getting planning permission.

Edie - World-leading renewable energy resources can rescue Ireland from its economic and energy challenges, a leading energy expert claims.

International Rivers - Andre Villas-Boas, head of the independent SocioEnvironmental Institute (ISA), resigned to the fact that the legal actions and protests have failed to block the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in Brazil's Amazon jungle region.

CNET Reviews - Ford, a company known for big trucks and muscle cars, has ambitious plans for several upcoming zero-emission vehicle fleet launches--including the Transit Connect Electric, in North America in late 2010.

New York Times - Earlier this summer, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China promised to use an “iron hand” to improve his country’s energy efficiency, and a growing number of businesses are now discovering that it feels like a fist.

Digital Trends - 24M, a startup from the cofounder of A123 Systems, just tucked $16 million in financing under its belt to pursue cost-cutting new battery technologies.

Inhabitat - Although net-zero projects have been creating a lot of buzz lately in the field of green building, the Sonnenschiff solar city in Freiburg, Germany is very much net positive.