Cultivation vs carbon level The Daily Post Trees planted in the zone are now reaching head height and creating a canopy, which is starting to influence carbon storage levels. Between 2009 and 2011, there has been far more positive carbon flow into soil and plants as grasses no longer dominate. ...
Aviation Business High-speed rail : a threat to aviation in Australia? Aviation Business At a high-speed rail conference in Sydney yesterday, Newcastle Airports David Nye represented the aviation industry. Nye pointed out that HSR would be something of a double-edged sword, delivering business to some airports while threatening others. ...
Impact Investing Defined Huffington Post The term Impact Investing has taken on many meanings in the past few years. I want to end the confusion and underscore that impact investing must by definition deliver impactful and compelling financial returns. Impact investing has been labeled as a ...
Do volcanoes hold the antidote for a warming planet? Waterloo Record Kravitzs area of expertise is a field of study called geo-engineering , and specifically looking at aerosols that absorb or deflect the sun. Although scientists have talked for decades about cooling down the planet using planes, artillery and balloons ... and more »
Data Center Consolidation: Balancing Cost-Savings vs. Business Continuity ... The Data Center Journal And the only sustainable way to accomplish that goal is to ensure that the data center links between your recently consolidated data centers are always performing at their peak and provide adequate capacity for the next several years versus a few, ...
Microfinance institutions should be permitted to transform into banks as it ... Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine On its part, the RBI must take into account the following characteristics that are peculiar to micro -finance. Microfinance loan assets tend to be predominantly small in amounts, but large in number. While the transactions are small, they are numerous ...
Independent Online Rhetoric About Disaster Abounds Personal Liberty Digest Because Hurricane Irene hit Washington, the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was cancelled. Michele Bachmann said God was addressing politicians directly with the hurricane and the earthquake. Following the weather and geological ... Americans Towns and Cities Facing Water-Related Impacts of Climate Change Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Elected Officials Deny Climate Science as Climate-Related Losses Grow Huffington Post Scientists Slam Link Between Hurricanes and Global Warming U.S. News & World Report (blog) Amarillo.com all 56 news articles »
Economic Outlook: Signs of crisis Reuters (press release) There are, however, still signs of high economic growth in the increasingly important Emerging Markets. Therefore we are not in the middle of a horror dj vu from the Great Recession, but merely undergoing an extended period of low growth in the ... and more »
MassLive.com Hurricane Irene flooding devastates several Western Massachusetts farm crops MassLive.com Williams was able to get his crop harvested before the storm. Here trees are tangled in the irrigation system at the farm. Irene flooding damage at Williams Farm in Deerfield gallery (4 photos) DEERFIELD In all his years working Williams Farm, ... Valley farmers suffer serious crop losses as water covers fields after Irene GazetteNET all 2 news articles »
Alligator fat a potential biofuel of the future Iowa State Daily But the soybean is not the only plant source for biofuels . Corn can be turned into ethanol, which is steadily becoming easier to find at gas stations and in all of our cars. There are also cellulosic types of biofuel . Dr. Lawrence A. Johnson, ...
Denmarks DONG Energy exploring large biofuel plant Reuters State-owned DONG has joined two local energy providers and a waste firm to form a consortium called Maabjerg Energy Concept, which will determine the feasibility of the project in western Jutland over the coming 15 months. ... and more »
Green Sky Growers Forming Roots in Hydroponic and Aquaponic Industries San Francisco Chronicle (press release) By combining cutting-edge technology with conventional and innovative growing techniques, Green Sky Growers practices and promotes the method of sustainable agriculture. Owned and operated by Aquatic Eco-Systems, a company with 30+ years of industry ... and more »
Sorting out rights to trees in Ghana Reuters AlertNet (blog) Photo: Jan Willem den Besten/IUCN By Jan Willem den Besten The objective of REDD+ is to reduce deforestation and forest degradation by providing incentives for the protection, sustainable management and restoration of forests. Clarity over who hold the ...
Sustainable Plant Kotka Energy Automates Combined Heat and Power Plants Sustainable Plant Kotka Energy in Finland has developed several plants incorporating combined heat and power ( CHP ) production using renewable energy sources in cooperation with local industry. Its main business activities include district heat sales and distribution, ...
Greentech Media (blog) DOE Pumps $41M Into Carbon Capture Research, $141M Into New Facility Greentech Media (blog) Today marked a groundbreaking for building the first large-scale industrial carbon capture and storage (ICCS) facility in the US in Decatur, Illinois. With $141 million in funding from the 2009 ARRA economic stimulus legislation, the project looks to ... and more »
Making waves in energy production Albany Democrat Herald Sustainable sources of energy are important to the world, said Ron Adams, dean of Oregon State Universitys College of Engineering. Sun, waves, water and even nuclear power are great alternatives. Biomass is an opportunity. ...
Rail: point-to-point rail travel gathering further momentum Travel Weekly Madrid to Barcelona and Rome to Milan, for instance, switched to high-speed rail in 2010 and as a result, both routes have climbed up the bestseller list. Madrid to Barcelona was ranked 46th in 2010 but is now sitting at 23rd this year, while Rome to ... and more »
Science Business Experts urge US, EU to work together in healthcare technologies Science Business Phil Gingrey called for greater collaboration on electronic medical records . Image: House Republican Conference When it comes to healthcare, if the US and Europe worked together they could cut costs, spur innovation, and tackle their common health ...
Proactive Investors USA & Canada IntelliCells fat-derived stem cells termed technological breakthrough in Forbes Proactive Investors USA & Canada Fat stem cells are now the cutting edge, with many doctors and companies researching the use of them for anti-aging effects, as well as for the treatment of more serious conditions like arthritis, congestive heart failure, gum recession, ... and more »
Geoengineering , Science, Consequentialism and Humility Practical Ethics (blog) Hamiltons paper is an attack on consequentialist justifications for geoengineering attempts to use technology to try to manipulate the Earths climate in order to ameliorate the effects of climate change. He sees such attempts as part and parcel of ...
Pension reform: Easier said than done Capitol Weekly Four Senate Republican legislators, who tried to get a deal with Brown on pension reform and other things in exchange for tax votes, introduced legislation in June for a pension reform ballot measure, SCA 13. The measure, which has not been heard in ... and more »
Modern Ghana OLAM Ghana launches campaign against cocoa smuggling in B/A Modern Ghana He has, therefore, given the assurance of the readiness of OLAM Ghana to assist the Ghana Cocoa Board and National Security Council to combat cocoa smuggling along the borders of the country, which is a bane to the development of the cocoa industry. ... and more »
TeleHealth : The Doctor Will See You Now, Wherever You Are Fox Business The continuing doctor shortage throughout the country and the growing prevalence of Internet use in peoples everyday lives are driving forces behind the recent surge in the popularity of telehealth services. ... and more »
Micro -Extortion Fills Pockets of Colombia Gangs InSight Crime The micro -extortion that afflicts Medellins public transport is one reason why the city government is considering implementing a cashless payment system The logic of micro -extortion is the size. Its so small that people think its better to pay up ... and more »
Kenyans sending drought aid money by mobile phone BusinessWeek In the early stages of the Kenyans for Kenya drought fundraising effort, Collymore said more than 86 percent of individual donations came through M-pesa, totaling $1.7 million. Corporate donations and donations in-kind bring the total amount of money ... and more »
Reality Check: When Technology Isnt Enough EV World (blog) Impending peak oil ? No problem, well improve ways to find more or extract higher percentages; or well just stop burning it in our cars and trucks, switching to alternatives like biofuels, hydrogen or electricity. Sharon Astyks essay below from the ...
AFP Euro zone economic climate worsens Reuters BRUSSELS Aug 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment fell more than expected in August, underlining prospects for slower economic growth and expectations that the European Central Bank may cut inflation forecasts and cease ... EU economic climate worsens National Post London stocks power ahead AFP Euro-Zone Confidence Slumps Wall Street Journal Monsters and Critics.com all 46 news articles »
Study shows flooding cost state more than $335M net loss in farm income CattleNetwork.com Thus far, these numbers deal only with flood losses and do not include increased irrigation pumping costs and yield losses due to excessive heat and drought conditions. We will have a better picture of the total economic losses from flooding and ... and more »
Honeywells UOP Breaks Ground on Facility to Convert Biomass to Green ... MarketWatch (press release) The project is part of the DOEs efforts to help spur the creation of the domestic biofuel industry, drive domestic job creation and reduce US dependence on foreign oil. The project will also support the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative goal to achieve ... and more »
Nigeria: Promoting Community-Based Forest Management AllAfrica.com The provision of adequate gas for domestic uses will go a long way in mitigating the impact of deforestation as it will provide alternative source of energy to the teeming population especially rural dwellers who will find cooking gas convenient, ... and more »
Suntech Power Adds to the Solar Industrys Gloom Motley Fool Solar products manufacturer Suntech Power (NYSE: STP ) succumbed to the ongoing weakness in the solar industry as it reported wider-than-expected losses in its second quarter despite a surge in revenues. ... RBI Solar Supplies Racking Systems For SunPeak Project Alternative Energy Retailer magazine SunPeak selects Suntech for 23MW power plant CIOL Power loss strikes half of National Grids R.I. consumers; Solar power plant ... Property Magazine Environmental Expert (press release) all 8 news articles »
DAWN.com Fertiliser prices soar on hoarding DAWN.com Further, gas load-shedding in winter would also take its toll on the production. Asad Siddiqui, analyst at InvestCap, said that the prime reason for price hike was the menace of gas curtailment, which had taken toll on fertiliser plants, ... and more »
A hotel that treats the environment as well as its guests San Diego Source (subscription) When it comes to material usage, the bedding and mattresses are made of organic material , and the wooden walnut floors and the exterior cypress wooden siding are all recycled material from old buildings in the area. And all supplies for the hotel come ...
How Green Is Your Business? Portfolio.com (blog) Well be offering businesses the opportunity to upload green deals for green consumers , said Kayserian, noting that with a multibillion-dollar industry, he expects demand for discounts to be high. So hows a consumer supposed to know that a business ... and more »
The economics of happiness CNN (blog) I was co-host with Bhutans prime minister, Jigme Thinley, a leader in sustainable development and a great champion of the concept of GNH. We assembled in the wake of a declaration in July by the United Nations General Assembly calling on countries ... and more »
Rare fish in Catawba River slows Duke licensing The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Despite its endangered status, the shortnose sturgeon has managed to thwart Dukes renewal of its federal hydroelectric license for the 225-mile Catawba River. The old license expired three years ago. The issue is whether Dukes dams impede the ... and more »
Boulder fears profound impact on transit -- including Skip, Jump routes ... Daily Camera We are trying to build a sustainable future. If you look at all these proposed service changes, theyre throughout the entire district, and some of them are on routes that are highly used. Service to the CU campus would also be affected through the ... and more »
Global Solar Technology Special Report: Solar thermal parabolic trough economics Global Solar Technology Although Global Solar Technology is usually focused on solar PV, we are constantly looking for information that our readers will find useful on related technology and infrastructure issues. CSP Today has just published a comprehensive report entitled ...
Cotton prices may spike as drought worsens San Francisco Chronicle Insurance and programs to conserve soil and water are helping todays farmers avoid the same economic devastation, according to Jon Devine, a lead economist at Cotton Inc., a trade group. Claims will be higher than in recent years because of damage to ... Texas Dust Bowl Drives Cotton Rally as Rick Perry Prays for Rain Bloomberg Cotton futures likely to climb in value as Texas drought shows no sign of ... Daniels Trading all 9 news articles »
The Age A Noahs ark for the 21st century The Age The sixth mass extinction is occurring now, but it is the behaviour of humans over the past few hundred years rather than nature that has resulted in the loss of thousands of animal and plant species . Australia has the worst extinction record among all ...
The Japan Times Quest Rare Minerals And Tasman Metals Have What It Takes To Be Profitable Seeking Alpha Rare earths are identified as one of 14 critical metals and minerals for the EU within the next ten year period, and Norra Karr is one of the few potential sources for domestic production. The Norra Karr project is the only NI 43-101 compliant REE ... China to appeal WTO charges against cut in rare earth exports Institute of International Trade all 10 news articles »
China Faces Upgrade-or-Die Deadline as Supply of Labor Dwindles San Francisco Chronicle I have to find a new way, says Lin, 29, who is turning his Dejin Textile Co. into an online fashion retailer to cut costs and keep the business from closing. Wages are going up, up, up. If we dont like somebodys work we cant say anything, ... and more »
Making the Smart Grid Smarter: Israeli Smart Grid Consortium Addresses ... MarketWatch (press release) PETACH TIKVAH, Israel, Aug 30, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Seven leading Israeli companies and five universities in Israel announced today the formation of the ISG Consortium, whose goal is to develop next-generation unified communication and smart grid ... and more »
PyroGenesis announces second quarter results Stockhouse PyroGenesis proprietary plasma technologies utilize the intense energy of plasma to gasify and vitrify virtually any type of waste without producing hazardous by-products. PyroGenesis patented gasification and vitrification technology is different ... and more »
Columbias sustainability office seeks grant to help low-income areas Columbia Missourian Barbara Buffaloe, Columbias sustainability manager, said the office plans to apply for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants, provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. These grants are intended to give local ...
News Junky Journal New Biodegradable Hot Food Container Revealed News Junky Journal Excellent Packaging & Supply, an innovator and wholesale distributor of sustainable , biodegradable, and nature-based packaging for foodservice and other applications, has added Ingeo biopolymer-lined clamshell ...
Big Island fish farm says experiment going well Houston Chronicle Open ocean aquaculture has the potential to expand fish farm production because there is more space further from shore for larger pens that should in theory be able to grow more fish than cages closer to coastlines. ... and more »
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CBC.ca Ignore global warming at our risk Amarillo.com As Irene approached the coast of the Carolinas last week, there was Texas favorite son on the campaign trail saying he didnt believe in global warming . Gov. Rick Perry used a variation of the argument technique weve heard from such intellectual ... PRUDEN: Goodnight, Hurricane Irene. What a floozie Washington Times Hurricane Irene Heading to East Coast & New York (LIVE-ish Blog) Treehugger East Coast braces for Hurricane Irene Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) WEBCommentary all 15,319 news articles »
The Atlantic Rick Perry sticks to claim that Social Security is a scam Los Angeles Times It is different with the social safety net . Polls show that people overwhelmingly like Social Security, whose future increasingly has become a political football in a very partisan game between Democrats and Republicans. According to many polls, ... Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney: A presidential rivalry and longstanding feud Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) all 863 news articles »
ISN Sustainable Finance Is the Way out of the Crisis ISN Whilst clearly important, this lens ignores the underlying imperative to secure the resilience of the global economy in the light of natural resource and climate challenges and the destabilizing effects of endemic inequality and poverty . ...
NL-Aid Modern Slavery: The loss of innocence NL-Aid While human trafficking is often associated with poor countries, no state is immune with every country across the globe categorized as a source, transit or destination for human trafficking . Modern slavery comes in various forms: sex trafficking and ...
115 Million Children in Hazardous Work Environments WorkersCompensation.com (press release) (blog) Last year, the ILOs global report on child labor warned that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor were slowing down and expressed concern that the global economic crisis could further brake progress toward the goal of eliminating the ... and more »
Radical changes in agriculture needed for food , water security eco-business.com The study, An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water and Food Security , recommended urgent action to integrate greener farming methods and the conservation of natural areas to ensure food security and protect water sources. Farming accounts for 70 to 90 ...
Green Building Pro 1M-SF Yahoo! Headquarters Gets LEED Gold - Daily News Article GlobeSt.com Become a registered member today and dont miss another important story in the California market. Let GlobeSt.com be your source for everything real estate . SUNNYVALE, CA- LEED Gold certification has been awarded for one of the Yahoo! properties. ... After Certification: Monitoring Energy and Water Efficiencies Green Building Pro all 13 news articles »
Nevada rich in natural resources, poor in reaping their rewards Las Vegas Sun A north-south transmission line, secured with the help of a federal loan guarantee, will allow the company to bring cheaper geothermal energy found in the north, to Las Vegas where its needed. The price of solar has dropped significantly in recent ... and more »
The Age Can we store solar energy for when the sun doesnt shine? The Age OUR sunburnt country may be ideal for developing renewable energy sources such as solar, but the heat is on to create feasible green- energy storage devices. Its a topic Deakin Universitys chair in electromaterials and corrosion sciences Maria Forsyth ...
PhysOrg.com A high-tech propulsion system for the next 100 years PhysOrg.com The batteries supplied 71 per cent of this energy, the hydrogen fuel cell 25 per cent and the solar panel 4 per cent. There was unanimous praise from the crew for the practically silent way the boat sailed. Also notable was that when waiting in a lock ... and more »
Metso to deliver green energy technology for Elektrocieplownia Bialystok S.As ... Reuters (press release) Approximately 80% of the current energy boilers, turbines and generators installed in Polish power plants are over 20 years old. In order to meet the strict EU environmental requirements, modernization of existing installations is necessary. The CHP ... and more »
Combining Carbon Capture and Sequestration With Geothermal Energy ThomasNet Industrial News Room Needless to say, proposed carbon storage facilities will likely lead to a host of NIMBY (not in my back yard) complaints as utility companies and municipalities hunt for places to store the gas. Another concern involves proposed carbon sequestration ... Ground Breaks for Large Carbon Capture and Storage Facility in Midwest Triple Pundit Construction of USAs first large-scale industrial carbon capture and storage ... Gizmag Construction activities have begun at an Illinois ethanol plant 7thSpace Interactive (press release) The Daily Star - Care2.com (blog) all 6 news articles »
Elected Officials Deny Climate Science as Climate-Related Losses Grow Huffington Post The problem is that surface sea temperatures are warmer, on average, this summer than any other year in recorded history except last summer, and surface sea temperatures in the hurricane- sustainable range have extended both seasons as far north as New ... and more »
California Watch Our View: High-speed rail needs leadership Merced Sun-Star Californias high-speed rail project once was the political darling of the state -- so much so that voters approved a $10 billion bond for the project. But as economic conditions deteriorated, and cost estimates increased, opponents began picking apart ... Authority extends rail EIR comment period to 60 days Hanford Sentinel OUR VIEW: Brown must take the lead on bullet train Bakersfield Californian Cost of high-speed rail project balloons California Watch Marietta Times all 8 news articles »
Natural Language Processing IDs Medical Complications InformationWeek NLP has been used for some time to extract medical terms related to billing from electronic medical records . Computer-assisted coding software is mostly used in outpatient practices, as well as radiology and pathology departments of hospitals, ... and more »
Exports Offer Big Opportunity for US Advanced Battery Firms EV World It is certainly true that the domestic market for electric vehicles and grid-connected energy storage , which was the target of much of the recent capacity build-out, will be slower to develop than many had hoped. The domestic automotive and electricity ...
Products carbon footprints easier to track with MIT grads start-up Boston Globe The map he used was produced with Sourcemap, a local start-up that combines mapping software with carbon footprint information to help people track the carbon used to produce the things they eat, use, and wear. Its original vision was as a YouTube of ...
Why we should save nature Malaysia Star The over-exploitation of fish stocks has reduced income from global marine fisheries by US$50bil annually compared with a more sustainable fishing scenario. The lesson is that the usefulness to society of conserving nature or making use of resources ...
Washington Examiner GOP Trying To Turn Medicare , Health Reform Law Into Political Gain Kaiser Health News USA Today: Republicans are accusing Democrats of using scare tactics to convince Americans the GOP wants an end to Medicare and Social Security. In the partys weekly radio address, Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada says both parties should come together ... Class warfare Salt Lake Tribune Facts pols wont face New York Post Obama and his rivals duck the entitlement crisis Washington Examiner Record-Searchlight - Jackson Sun - Nashua Telegraph all 22 news articles »
Human Bodys Fat Seen As best Source of Stem Cells For Regenerative Therapies Forbes Several young biotech firms are already using an adults own stem cells not for cosmetic effects alone but to meet the rising demand for anti-aging and rejuvenation treatments, as well as addressing more serious medical conditions, including acute ...
Deficit panel members had moments of independence The Associated Press With the gridlock and partisanship in Washington, it is reassuring to see our legislation move so quickly to the entire Senate , and on a bipartisan basis, he said. Portman and the Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy ... and more »
CONGO: America Gives China A Mineral Monopoly Strategy Page August 25, 2011: A man who worked as an official vehicle driver for the UNs Congo mission has been convicted of smuggling illegal minerals. He was sentenced to three years in jail. He tried to smuggle 1200 kilos of cassiterite from Congos North Kivu ... and more »
DAWN.com Hamstrung banking for the poor DAWN.com In Balochistans potential market of 1.86mn people less than 20000 had access to micro loans . The number of borrowers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa stood at just below 90000 borrowers out of a target market of 4mn. This compares with 1.4mn borrowers from ...
Mongabay.com Drought not the real cause of East Africa famine CNN International (CNN) -- Imagine if long-term drought were to strike a part of the rural United States, Wyoming say, or Montana. There would be bank foreclosures as the price of cattle would fall because there was too many of them on the market, families would ... Medfield man looks to help those starving in Africa MetroWest Daily News European Commission asked support to African governments in fighting drought ... Euroalert.net Photos: World Food Program works to save lives in East Africa famine Mongabay.com Egypt SIS (press release) - 39online.com - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com all 30 news articles »
Fundamentals, Speculation , and Oil Prices Wall Street Pit Here are some of the remarks I made at the conference on the role of speculation and fundamentals in recent oil price movements. Solid line: Price of West Texas Intermediate using near-month NYMEX futures price in dollars per barrel (left scale). ... and more »
Stock Markets Review Beijings policy and traffic logjam MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) It is well recognized that Chinas recent prodigious economic growth has been built on not just exports, but equally massive bank lending for fixed-asset investment. But keep doing the same thing for too long, ... Taking the China shine off commodities Business Spectator all 12 news articles »
Mongabay.com Photos: World Food Program works to save lives in East Africa famine Mongabay.com Over 12 million people across East Africa are imperiled by a hunger crisis brought on by extreme drought . The worst of the crisis is in Somalia, where famine has been declared in 5 areas of Somalia to datethe first famine to be declared by the UN in ... and more »
ARC recycles construction debris into biofuel Seacoastonline.com That may explain why an Eliot-based recycling business that processes debris such as wooden construction materials into biofuel and roof shingles into paving products has amped up its menu of services this summer. Aggregate Recycling Corp. is a ...
Business Standard Sunita Narain: Life lessons from valuable wastelands Business Standard There is ample water for nuclear plants huge cooling needs; there is easy access to imported coal for thermal power projects and chemical plants can dump their toxic waste into the sea without having to invest in expensive treatment systems. ...
BigPond News Tasmanias forests: pushing a Greens vision onto unwilling locals On Line opinion ... floor querying the wisdom of locking-up our forests and moving us ever closer to killing off a legitimate and sustainable forest industry , suggested that a strong majority of Tasmanians are far from supportive of ending native timber production. ... Forestry Tasmania posts $12m loss ABC Online Forestry Tas posts $12m loss TheMercury.com.au all 30 news articles »
Etrion Completes 10 MW Solar Project in Italy CisionWire (press release) The Helios ITA-3 solar project has a total capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) and is expected to produce 16.8 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean electricity and 5.0 million euros of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ... and more »
Idaho Falls Power Selects Elster for AMI Smart Grid Project MarketWatch (press release) Elsters EnergyAxis will automate Smart Meter data collection for Idaho Falls Powers electric customers, enabling faster demand response, improved load control, and voltage conservation. In addition, it is anticipated the utilitys customers will ...
The Asian Explosion: Searching for Sustainability on the Worlds Most Populous ... Justmeans United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon[1] The majority of the worlds people live in Asia. With a total population of over 3.8 billion, it dwarfs Africa, the second-most populous continent, which has 922 million. Asia is home to the worlds most ...
A Call On The People Of Northern Ghana GhanaWeb It is recalled that the Ghanaian Parliament in 2008 approved a loan of $500 million from the government of Brazil for the construction of two projects; Pwalugu Hydroelectric project in the upper east region and another one in Juale in the northern ... and more »
Energy Tribune Were Our Own Nemesis AOL Energy Faulkner founded Breitling in 2004 as a natural gas and oil company that exclusively taps North American shales and wells. He told AOL Energy that although there has been quite a backlash against hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas , ... Energy firms may be required to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing NOLA.com US energy resources worth the investment Amarillo.com Drilling raises some unease Denton Record Chronicle Huffington Post - Houston Chronicle - LubbockOnline.com (blog) all 27 news articles »
Impact of Hurricane Irene on U.S. Nuclear Energy Facilities Sacramento Bee By Nuclear Energy Institute Calvert Cliffs 1 automatically and safely shut down, as designed, when a large piece of aluminum siding struck a transformer late Saturday; the power station immediately declared an unusual event, the lowest of four ... and more »
US Solar Energy Industry Was Net Global Exporter by $1.9B in 2010 REVE Examines all mainstream solar power technologies types individually and aggregated photovoltaics, concentrating solar power ( CSP ), and solar heating and cooling (SHC). A new report shows that the US is central to the global solar supply chain. ... US net solar exports, led by polysilicon, jump to $1.9bn in 2010 Recharge all 8 news articles »
China Daily Drought leaves millions facing shortage of water China Daily More than 5.47 million people face a shortage of drinking water . Rice, corn and tobacco are the three main types of crops grown in Guiding, and the drought has blighted more than 90 percent of the rice and corn in the five worst-hit towns, ... Millions in China face water shortage UPI.com Drought leaves millions facing water shortage EastDay.com Drought hits over five million people in southwest China TruthDive all 15 news articles »
National Review Online Texas Wind Energy Fails, Again National Review Online Wednesday brought yet another unspeakably hot day to Texas and, alas, it was yet another day when wind energy failed the states consumers. Indeed, as record heat and drought continue to hammer the Lone Star State, the inanity of the states ... and more »
Federal study: Intense thinning best way to ease wildfires Prescott Daily Courier But Wally Covington, the director of the Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University, said thinning is currently only used on thousands of acres in the state. Pointing to the size of this years blazes, thinning will need to cover ...
New trend in rare earth elements Stockhouse Molycorp will provide Hitachi Metals with rare earths, including didymium (a mix of neodymium and praseodymium) metal and alloy, as well as lanthanum oxide. Lynas Corporation owns the Mount Weld mine in Australia. Its said to have some of the richest ... and more »
Texas Dust Bowl Drives Cotton Rally as Rick Perry Prays for Rain Bloomberg US apparel imports dropped 12 percent to $64.3 billion in 2009, according to the National Council of Textile Organizations. World use also declined during the US recessions in 1990-1991 and 1981-1982, USDA data show. Futures fell by at least 10 percent ...
Los Angeles Times 3 Electric Cars You Can Buy Soon (And 3 Thatll Blow Your Mind) TIME The gas- electric hybrid Chevy Volt is unduly expensive (upwards of $40K) for what it is: a GM sedan. But very soon, green-minded drivers fascinated with the latest tech will have at least three more road-ready EVs to choose fromand based on the ... What to consider when shopping for an EV or plug-in hybrid Los Angeles Times Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales Need a Shake-up Reuters all 19 news articles »
EarthTechling Smart Grids Could Reduce Impact of Hurricanes Like Irene Triple Pundit Southern California Edison defines a smart grid as an increasingly intelligent and highly automated electric power system that utilizes technology advancements in telecommunications, information, computing, sensing, controls, materials, in addition to ... China Smart Grid Report Released EarthTechling all 3 news articles »
Outlook Watts From Waste Outlook It has identified biomass gasification as the most appropriate technology for providing uninterrupted and affordable electricity in rural areas: biomass is cheap and easily available in the form of agricultural waste , weeds, wood shavings, etc. ...
Seafood farms face growing problems Viet Nam News HCM CITY Aquaculture has flourished in the central region in recent years, but is now encountering several problems, including a shortage of baby shrimp for breeding and polluted groundwater from inadequate waste treatment. ... and more »
Alberta researchers coax coal-eating bugs for clean fuel Calgary Herald While scientists around the world are studying methanogenesis, we are the only lab that is doing this with nanotechnology . We expect to publish some interesting research from our work. With a variety of researchers in several fields, ... and more »
Sydney Morning Herald Mental illness linked to climate change : report Radio Australia A new report draws a direct link between inaction on climate change and long-term social and mental health problems. The study by Australias Climate Institute, titled A Climate of Suffering, points to increased depression, anxiety, substance abuse, ... Climate change hits mental health ABC Online Climate will make us depressed and anxious Sydney Morning Herald No Joke: New Report Claims Global Warming Linked To Rise In Mental Illness Weasel Zippers BigPond News all 131 news articles »
Analysis: Avoid civil war in Libya at all costs The New Age Online Second, all of us should be concerned about the potential of Libya to slide into civil war . Remember, that even in Iraq, the mood was jubilant in the days after Saddams fall, but with hindsight we know that this was merely the precursor to the ... Caricom and Libya Stabroek News all 4 news articles »
Editorial: Hunting predators Sun.Star Trafficking, on the other hand, is the buying and selling of illegal goods. Human trafficking is denounced as modern-day slavery since it treats humans as commodities for sex, labor and organ harvest. While the Cebu Provincial Government is one of ...
Outlook On The Upcycle Outlook Anything that you touch here is recycled , says Ahuja, referring to the walled shelves outside her glass cabin. Tastefully stacked with purses, bags made of recycled plastic, seatbelts and truck tyre tubes sit next to designer cushions, mats, ...
Op-Ed:Somaliland The Untold Stories SomalilandPress Over one million people were displaced , more than 800000 were made refugees in east Ethiopian camps, were hunger, cold and child labor was the order of the day. And also more than 300000 have been killed, and more have been maimed or injured. ... and more »
Brisbane Times GM crops can play a vital role in health and food security Brisbane Times It is only through such partnerships that we will continue to innovate and make the advances in productivity needed to address global food security challenges and sustain quality human life. GM technology is just one of several technologies we employ ... and more »
China Daily Drought leaves millions facing water shortage China Daily ... provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan and Sichuan, and Chongqing municipality, to assist in relief operations. The central government has also allocated more than two billion yuan ($313 million) to support drought- fighting efforts in the southwest. and more »
Green Building Pro After Certification: Monitoring Energy and Water Efficiencies Green Building Pro A report released by CoStar Group, a real estate research firm based in Bethesda, Md., found that there is another reason for developers and landlords to consider adopting LEED and other certification status. Green buildings generate 3.8 percent ... and more »
Some question green investment as clean-energy summit nears Las Vegas Review - Journal Thats a disappointing track record for a state that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has called the Saudi Arabia of solar and geothermal energy , say free-market groups. Weve been talking about how renewable energy would be the job creator ... Clean energy is the future of Nevada Las Vegas Sun all 3 news articles »
The worlds largest solar plant SmartPlanet.com (blog) (Well give tidal credit to the moon. As for nuclear, well, if fusion power stations ever come around, we can thank the sun for inspiration). Unofficially, almost all of the worlds naturally-sourced energy is solar power. and more »
Nanowerk LLC Graphene was only the beginning; now MAX phases get two-dimensional as well Nanowerk LLC While searching for new materials for electrical energy storage , materials scientists have discovered a new family of two-dimensional compounds proposed to have unique properties that may lead to ground-breaking advances in energy storage technology. ...
New Infiniti G in Bed with Mercedes MotorTrend Magazine Japans third-biggest-selling car magazine, Holiday Auto, also discovered that Daimler and Nissan plan to share platforms and co-develop electric vehicle (EV) and fuel cell (FCHV) technologies. Indeed, we can look to the Infiniti Etherea concept car ...
Greens Successfully Delivers And Installs First Two Sets of HRSGs in India MarketWatch (press release) Greens have also been awarded several waste heat recovery projects supplying specialist designs of waste heat boilers and heat recovery vapour generator (HRVGs) which can be used in cement plants in India and other south Asian countries and has ... and more »
China Briefing The China Alternative: Cambodia China Briefing As a member of the WTO, Cambodia has taken steps to meet international trade and regulatory standards , including the implementation of a number of new legal reforms. Examples include: the Law on Commercial Enterprises (2005), the Law on Commercial ... and more »
Manhattan Wine Company Announces Completion of 33.88 KILOWATT Solar PV System PR Web (press release) If not executed properly, operating a wine storage facility can be an energy intensive endeavor. We are excited to be the first professional wine storage facility in the New York area to deploy solar panels to reduce its carbon footprint., stated ...
Why reefs are worth more than mines Climate Spectator Even if we just consider economic prosperity, a State University of Papua survey found the long-term benefits from more ecologically friendly economic activities like pearl farming and sustainable fishing , outweigh the short-term gains from activities ...
NDTV.com Train speeds drop in major overhaul China Daily The tragedy fueled public concerns over Chinas high-speed rail safety. The new schedule will increase passengers travel times on many fast lines. For example, after train speeds on the 190-km Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan line are reduced to 200 km/h from the ... High-Speed Rail Line Pumps up Chinese Train Makers Profit IndustryWeek all 22 news articles »
Improve Medicaid bureaucracy before cutting services Baltimore Sun (blog) Increased adoption of electronic medical records among Medicaid contracting physicians will result in more efficient coordination of patient care. That means fewer medical errors and less duplication of services. It also means fewer patients will ... and more »
Dissident Voice Monsanto GM Corn in Peril: Beetle Develops Bt-resistance Dissident Voice (See, eg, Sepp Holzers Permaculture ). This year, Monsanto launched a triple-stack sweet corn which it envisions being sold at Farmers Markets. The FDAs GMO label ban will certainly help, since most people who buy local are specifically trying to ... and more »
Antiquated pulp mills to become biorefineries Vancouver Sun And while mills like Al-Pacs 650000-tonne-per-year operation 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton will still churn out pulp as a core product, todays low profit margins will be boosted by new products such as biodiesel and biomethanol. ... and more »
Small Business Trends We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World Small Business Trends Mainwaring gives the example of Greenpeace and its controversial program against palm oil sourced from Malaysian and Indonesian suppliers involved in deforestation . When New Zealands consumers heard about this, they started a Facebook page boycotting ...
National Geographic Utilities Prepare for Hurricane Irene to Inflict Widespread Power Losses Bloomberg The utility may have to pre-emptively shut down parts of the electrical network to protect them from damage and to speed restoration when danger has passed, he said. Irene, classified as a Category 1 storm by the National Hurricane Center with winds of ... Power Firms Prepare for Irene, Warn of Outages Wall Street Journal Millions May Lose Power as Irene Carves Destructive Path San Francisco Chronicle all 207 news articles »
Gehrys pleasantly quirky tower Chicago Tribune NEW YORK Frank Gehrys new 8 Spruce Street apartment tower may be the most delicious piece of eye candy to hit the Manhattan skyline since the Chrysler Building. It is also a very expensive place to live. ... and more »
US Begs for More Nuclear Energy and Capital Nuclear energy is only a contentious issue among people who are powerless to do anything about it. Those in control are plowing ahead full tilt. Take the latest news from the Tennessee Valley Authority (NYSE: TVC), that government-owned ... TVA plans reactor sale-lease to pay for another Journal Record (subscription) all 3 news articles »
Helping Bats Hold On Scientists seek a savior as a deadly fungal pandemic ... Science News Vectorapz, adapted by E. Feliciano Because species affected by the syndrome are all insect-eaters, their loss could foster the transmission of pestborne diseases in forests, croplands and among people, Gabriela Chavarria of the US Fish & Wildlife ...
BBC News Rare Earth Stocks: How China Lures In Foreign Manufacturers Business Insider The countrys majority market share means Chinas political and mining activity are lead drivers in pricing rare metals , and through it, a number of consumer goods. Almost inevitably, Chinas monopoly over rare earth minerals has led the country to ... Has China missed a rare opportunity with rare earths ? BBC News Chasing Rare Earths , Foreign Companies Expand in China - Fullermoney Proactive Investors UK all 4 news articles »
New York Times Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity New York Times Portlands embrace of all things electric is one reason why Toyota chose it as one of the cities where it is testing its new plug-in hybrid Prius, which is expected to be introduced in 2012. Green Lite, a local start-up, is creating a plug-in hybrid ... and more »
Mother Nature Network (blog) Four politically incorrect predictions about Hurricane Irene Mother Nature Network (blog) To be clear, I am a card-carrying member of the global warming is real and human-caused committee. Still, I know a fellow member of the committee will go to the airwaves in the coming days and justify massive global action to thwart off future ... and more »
Pure Energy Systems News DC-Hybrid cranking out hydroxy fuel cells Pure Energy Systems News ... by Sterling D. Allan A company Im involved with in Holland who is flying me over there to see some other technology Im introducing them to asked me to check into a hydroxy fuel cell company that they are also considering doing business with. ...
09:38 As Green As It Gets: 100% Recycled and Carbon Free Packaged CDs and DVDs Packaging Europe Sunlyte LLC supplies the lightweight Sunlyte Tray, made from 100% recycled plastic beverage bottles, and manages carbon accounting and CarbonFree() Product Certification. From design to distribution to disposal, Sunlyte Alliance accounts for the ...
Cold Laser Dallas Knee Pain Treatment for Arthritis Release-news.com (press release) Dr. Schnees Cold Laser knee pain treatment helps those with arthritis knee pain while improving their quality of life. The treatment is painless, non-invasive, and does not involve surgery. Dr. Schnee, a cold laser Dallas doctor uses cold laser ...
AFP International court could curb Somali piracy Deutsche Welle The biggest hotspot remains the Gulf of Aden, the narrow channel that leads out of the Red Sea, around the Horn of Africa and into the Indian Ocean . Somalia comprises the entire southern coastline of the Gulf. In a few short years - since around 2006 ... Pirates release ship; company mum on ransom Chicago Sun-Times Somali pirates free hijacked Greek oil tanker Reuters Africa Somali pirates release Greek-owned tanker: company AFP Canada.com - Weekly Blitz all 145 news articles »
Mobile lab takes manufacturing training on the road Green Bay Press Gazette ... Thursday inside the new Comput er Integrated Manufacturing Mobile Lab at NWTC in Green Bay. NWTC joined forces with Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Wisconsin Job Center and LTC to bring hands-on computer numerical control (CNC) learning ... and more »
Bangladesh microfinance lacks product innovation BDI Review Microfinance Focus MFIs are diversifying through the provision of micro -insurance services, with 40% providing insurance cover for various purposes. A little more than half (55% )of the insurance policies had death cover, another 43% were loan insurance and the remaining ...
Fox News In Photos: The Fury of Hurricane Irene LiveScience.com Between the summer floods, tornados, blizzards and drought , 2011 had already racked up nine natural disasters that cost at least $1 billion each, tying 2008s record. If damage estimates hold, Irene would make 2011 a record-breaker. ... Forecast: Record Heat, Drought & lake levels update, Hurricane Irene closing in Examiner.com North Carolina farmers brace for Irenes impact BusinessWeek Hurricane Irene: Worst-case Scenario? The REAL TRUTH Washington Times - OnEarth Magazine (blog) - Bloomberg all 20,360 news articles »
ABC News Budget Office Projects Sluggish Economic Growth , High Joblessness ABC News Economic growth will remain slow but steady, it says, increasing by 2.3% this year and 2.7% next year. In a blog post on the agencys website, director Douglas Elmendorf notes those projections were made in early July before financial market ... Economic forecast WatertownDailyTimes.com all 6 news articles »
Building Up East Africas Breadbasket Voice of America Agriculture has played an important role in the East African nations revival, and with drought and famine gripping many areas of the nearby Horn of Africa, the United States is working with the Ugandan government and others there to improve farm ...
Biodiesel plants back from brink The Register-Guard Becky Williams removes pumping tubes from a truck delivering oil last week to the REG biodiesel plant in Glenville, Minn. The plant recently reopened after sitting idle for three years. GLENVILLE, Minn. For more than three years, ...
GEN ELEC : GE Introduces Fuel Flexible Waukesha Gas Engine for Smaller Biogas ... 4-traders (press release) These modifications were required to address the unique operational challenges of using biogases and were validated at both landfill and digester biogas -to- energy project sites. The APG1000s new biogas fuel system has made a significant improvement ... and more »
Harvesting Trees Sustainably in Liberia TIME 05, 2011 Liberia, a country that for much of its recent history has been engaged in bloody wars, was once the last place on earth youd expect to find a showcase for sustainable logging. As recently as 2003, before the countrys timber industry was ... and more »
AFP: Google plots Hurricane Irene with online map Focus News Haiti, which suffers from extensive deforestation and poor infrastructure, is particularly vulnerable to the heavy rains Irene is expected to bring. The United Nations agencies operating in Haiti say they have activated their emergency response systems ... and more »
Needed: a clearer energy policy News & Observer We have competing policy objectives - Smart Grid and digital technology, renewable energy, environmental protection, efficiency and demand management - all of which signal increases in electricity costs over the coming decades. In addition to universal ... and more »
What will it take to make Montreal an Eco-City ? Environmental Expert (press release) At the closing ceremony of the ninth Ecocity World Summit, held for the first time in Canada and organized by the Montral Urban Ecology Centre (MUEC), Jayne Engle-Warnick, vice-president of the MUEC, said: The Ecocity Summit brought together 1500 ... and more »
GreenBiz.com (blog) Why Transparency is Here to Stay, and How Your Firm Can Embrace It GreenBiz.com (blog) ... making it to consumers ears. In Eco Pulse TM 2011, corporate reputation surged into third place as a criteria for deciding if a product is green (in other words, I need to believe the company is green before Ill believe the product is green ). ...
NewsNet5.com Are US nuclear power plants ready for earthquakes? USA Today (blog) Its unclear how they (US reactors) would stand up, says Edwin Lyman of the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit group critical of nuclear energy . He says the lack of transparency about their preparedness provides an additional smokescreen ... Dominion Energy says Millstone power plants hurricane safety procedures in place istockAnalyst.com (press release) Progress NC nuclear plant may operate through Irene Reuters Entergy Nuclear Facilities Continue Preparations for Hurricane Irene MarketWatch (press release) iWatch News - Plain Dealer - WKSU News all 157 news articles »
Solar industry shakeout underway Calgary Herald Solar subsidy cuts in top markets Italy and Germany prompted a 20 per cent drop in the price of solar panels this year, bringing the fastgrowing solar industry to a critical tipping point. Even companies that had been stock market heroes find ... Evergreen Solar and SpectraWatt first victims of volatile market Clean Energy Authority all 4 news articles »
Economic downturn takes solar winds out of green energys sail The National The clean energy industry would be further damaged by investor perception that solar and wind energy projects are essentially uncommercial schemes borne of a mixture of outdated technology and woolly idealism. This would effectively put the clean ... Readers Forum for Aug. 27 Marin Independent-Journal all 3 news articles »
Los Angeles Times Federal polar bear scientist back on the job Los Angeles Times For the first time under the Endangered Species Act, the federal government listed a species based on uncertain predictions of future threats of habitat loss in the distant future, rather than on actual observed population declines or threats to the ... and more »
Globe and Mail Camecos $520m Hathor bid could spur uranium takeover frenzy - analysts Creamer Medias Mining Weekly TS Ortslan & Associates analyst Terry Ortslan mainly agreed with these points, saying that the permitting complexities created a high barrier for entry into uranium production , and that Cameco had the skills to expedite the process. ... Cameco To Go Hostile With C$3.75/share Cash Offer To Buy Hathor Exploration RTT News Cameco makes bold takeover move Montreal Gazette Canadas uranium producer Cameco launches $528-million takeover bid for Hathor domain-B The Northern Miner (subscription) - Mineweb all 88 news articles »
Patagonia pushes traceability Land Thats what we are doing, thats what our textile mills are doing thats what our cut and sew guys are doing, thats what our farmers are doing. Mr Copeland said the opportunity with wool to say that woolgrowers protected and worked with natural ... and more »
ConsumerReports.org 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid : Saving the world in style Portland Tribune The optional performance engine is a more powerful turbocharged 2.0-liter four cylinder engine. Both are also available as a hybrid . They mate the base engine to a 30 kW electric motor that provides the power at low and freeway cruising speeds. ... Kia gears up for fuel economy record attempt WRBL Kia Attempts Fuel Economy World Record Drive girlracer all 14 news articles »
Greener Package Waste-to-Energy Exchange debuts in November Greener Package Summit Media Groups Greener Package and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChEs) Institute for Sustainabilityproducers of Sustainable Packaging Symposium 2011 and 2012are again combining forces to produce a new, one-day event ...
Terrorists attack nanotechnology labs with bombs, claiming they fear ... io9 A group of self-identified terrorists has sent several mail bombs to nanotechnology labs and researchers in Latin America, injuring two people earlier this month in the engineering department at the Monterrey Institute of Technology outside Mexico City ...
