According to a BBC report, the UK Cultural Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged Google as well as other search engines to block, from their search results, those websites that contain content that infringes copyrights.

As per the report, Hunt – addressing the Royal Television Society - said that organisations such as advertisers and credit card companies should also discontinue their dealings with sites which host pirated products.

Now the residents of Edinburgh can recycle plastic bottles and old batteries using the council’s kerbside pickup. Starting Monday, 31st January, this organization will pick up plastic bottles and batteries from the red and blur kerbside boxes respectively for recycling.
 

After a reportedly aggressive and fierce debate, the New Zealand Parliament has finally passed the emissions trading scheme which is expected to give the UN climate talks that are to be held in Copenhagen in the coming month, a definite boost.

The parliamentary commissioner for the environment of New Zealand had actually pleaded to the members of the parliament not to vote in favor of the bill as it did not have any possibility of reducing the emissions of the greenhouse gases. But the bill was passed nonetheless to give the UN climate talks an edge.

Power companies Windflow Technology and NZ Windfarms have finally ended their long pending tussle as Windflow Technology would receive $1.8m from the NZ based Windfarms after a period of three months. The payment has brought a major relief for Windflow who was set to face a major challenge on cash front.

In an official statement issued by Nissan Motor's Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn it has been shared that looking at the current trend; it is very much possible that the consumer demand for electric vehicles might exceed the initial goal for America set by President Barack Obama, which stands at having atleast 1 million plug-in models around by 2015.

To make things easier for borrowers in the current economic times, Westpac Banking Corporation is all set to introduce 'green loans', a form of interest free loans for amount up-to $10,000.

As confirmed by the bank on Sunday, the Australian Government's Green Loans Program will give homeowners a chance to effectively improve their use of energy and water.