Sustainability News

The problems with emissions trading - Nature.com

Category: Carbon Accounting
Date: 2011-11-26 04:46:22
URL: http://bit.ly/vuYy3G

The problems with emissions trading Nature.com In addition to Albertas scheme and the expiring Kyoto Protocols Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) run by the United Nations, emissions trading schemes are operated in the European Union (EU), New Zealand, the city of Tokyo and by a group of ... and more »

Self-build: its time to go Dutch - The Guardian

Category: Sustainability Standards
Date: 2011-11-26 04:46:53
URL: http://bit.ly/vdY8ul

The Guardian Self-build: its time to go Dutch The Guardian We dont insist on sustainability requirements, but its amazing how much people just do it themselves, says Tellinga. In Britain, the hurdles to a self-build revolution remain high. More than 80000 people are registered on Buildstores website ...

New Cleantech Technology News (Say What?) - CleanTechnica

Category: Energy Storage
Date: 2011-11-26 04:47:45
URL: http://bit.ly/s1nK9J

New Cleantech Technology News (Say What?) CleanTechnica The new Lux Research Grid Storage Tracker reveals that the lineup of leading emerging energy storage suppliers is indeed seeing a significant shake-up. Japanese molten salt battery producer NGK Insulators has historically dominated the grid storage ...

How the Occupy Movement Came to El Salvador - CounterPunch

Category: Food Security
Date: 2011-11-26 04:49:03
URL: http://bit.ly/s24PRp

How the Occupy Movement Came to El Salvador CounterPunch Government and community organizations were scrambling for donations to help rebuild roads and homes in the wake of the flooding; they also needed to prepare for the food shortage ahead due to the resulting reduced harvest of corn and beans in the ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

In China, working conditions are so bad that large numbers of employees regularly try to commit suicide. One major employer, Foxconn, has even gone so far as to install anti-suicide nets in an attempt to keep their employees from jumping off of their bui

Politicians should act now to perpetuate Europes scientific success - Public Service

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:50:20
URL: http://bit.ly /uV1AhQ

Public Service Politicians should act now to perpetuate Europes scientific success Public Service In light of the alarming rate at which new infectious diseases are emerging (approximately one per year), the Global Report on Research Priorities for Infectious Diseases of Poverty will be launched in 2012. The work of Moussy and WHO/TDR provided a ... and more »

Greek activists take on the power company - Boston.com

Category: Employee Worth
Date: 2011-11-26 04:51:28
URL: http://bo.st/roN6RB

Greek activists take on the power company Boston.com As jobs become rarer and worse-paid, many in this northern farming region are falling through a weakening social safety net . In the village of Agia Marina, 9 miles (15 kilometers) from Veria, activists recently reconnected the house of a disabled, ... and more »

Little things big impact - The Guardian

Category: Nanotechnology
Date: 2011-11-26 04:52:19
URL: http://bit.ly/vb4RgT

The Guardian Little things, big impact The Guardian More than half a century later, he might not recognise how his ideas have been transformed into a powerful toolkit for scientists, now called nanotechnology . In the broadest sense, were talking a billionth of a metre [a nanometre] and typically ... and more »

Perus Highlands Conundrum: Gold Versus Water - ABC News

Category: Aquaculture
Date: 2011-11-26 04:52:26
URL: http://abcn.ws/vsrlif

Globe and Mail Perus Highlands Conundrum: Gold Versus Water ABC News Not just the 7000 or so immediate inhabitants will be affected, he said, but tens of thousands in valleys below. At risk, Santos added, are probable water supply sources for forestation and sustainable agriculture programs, and also for fish farming . Perus highlands conundrum: gold versus water The Associated Press all 275 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

The U.S. economy now has 10 percent fewer \"middle class jobs\" than it did just ten years ago.

Need a turbo boost? 3 fuel-conscious crossovers that fit the bill - Austin American-Statesman

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-11-26 04:53:35
URL: http://bit.ly/rtkGQM

Austin American-Statesman Need a turbo boost? 3 fuel-conscious crossovers that fit the bill Austin American-Statesman This talk about electric , hybrid and hydrogen cars is timely and proper, but for now just give me a vehicle using established fuel-saving technology - say, a turbocharged gas engine. In past months, Ive driven three fun, desirable turbo crossovers in ... and more »

Up close in Kenya - Malaysia Star

Category: Biodiversity
Date: 2011-11-26 04:54:52
URL: http://bit.ly/uRS2lA

Malaysia Star Up close in Kenya Malaysia Star A place of rich biodiversity , the Masai Mara National Reserve boasts fauna and flora ranging from microscopic moss and tiny insects to enormous mammals and large birds of prey. ... »

14 Jeddah flood projects complete - Arab News

Category: Water
Date: 2011-11-26 04:55:06
URL: http://bit.ly/vtrBcv

Arab News 14 Jeddah flood projects complete Arab News NWC CEO Luay Al-Musallam said the project includes construction of new sewage water purification plants and expansion of existing ones at a cost of SR680 million. They will have a total capacity of 444000 cubic meters of water daily, he explained. ... and more »

Polysilicon latest trade war victim - pv magazine

Category: Solar
Date: 2011-11-26 04:55:43
URL: http://bit.ly/rAeULc

pv magazine Polysilicon latest trade war victim pv magazine According to China Daily on Monday, November 21, Gao Hongling, deputy secretary-general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Alliance stated that foreign companies have been deliberately cutting polysilicon prices to force Chinese companies out of ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

It is estimated that we spend 80-90% of our time either in the built environment, or on it in vehicles.

Sarkozy Says Nuclear Power Retreat Would Push Companies Abroad - BusinessWeek

Category: Nuclear
Date: 2011-11-26 04:56:32
URL: http://buswk.co/rrJfRN

Sarkozy Says Nuclear Power Retreat Would Push Companies Abroad BusinessWeek 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy said cutting back on nuclear power would raise French electricity prices and prompt companies to leave the country. Higher costs would risk a massive move of industry out of France, Sarkozy said today ...

Millions Spent in Albany Fight to Drill for Gas - New York Times

Category: Natural Gas
Date: 2011-11-26 04:56:38
URL: http://nyti.ms/tyjs1Q

New York Times Millions Spent in Albany Fight to Drill for Gas New York Times Andrew M. Cuomo enters the final phase of deciding when and where to allow a controversial form of natural gas extraction that is opposed by environmental groups. Connect with @NYTMetro on Twitter for New York breaking news and headlines. ... Energy Companies Throw $3.2 Million Into Latest Pro-Fracking Push Slate Magazine all 4 news articles »

New & advanced research & policy tools needed for sustainable natural resource ... - Modern Ghana

Category: International Collaboration
Date: 2011-11-26 04:56:55
URL: http://bit.ly/vmvl7u

New & advanced research & policy tools needed for sustainable natural resource ... Modern Ghana By United Nations - www.unic.org Accra, Ghana, 25 November 2011Most African countries will not achieve the expected targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 if new and advanced research and policy development tools are not explored ...

Houses for the Kingdom - Construction Week Online

Category: Architecture & Construction
Date: 2011-11-26 04:57:17
URL: http://bit.ly/rGrbYI

Construction Week Online Houses for the Kingdom Construction Week Online The solution is not merely to build new houses, but to create vibrant community developments that are viable and sustainable well into the future. Another speaker argued it is essential that even affordable housing incorporate the latest ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

Glaciers and mountain snows are rapidly melting—for example, Montana\'s Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910.

Does Sargas hold the answer to our energy problems? - Times of Malta

Category: Biofuels
Date: 2011-11-26 05:00:30
URL: http://bit.ly/u90IyC

Does Sargas hold the answer to our energy problems? Times of Malta Electricity bills could be halved if a proposal to build a power plant that works on coal and biomass is taken on board, according to the Norwegian proponents of the project. Sargas CEO Henrik Fleischer spelt out his companys promise to deliver the ... Sargas proposing to finance carbon negative plant Malta Independent Online all 7 news articles »

New USDA study focuses on locally marketed foods - West Central Tribune

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-11-26 05:00:50
URL: http://bit.ly/su6zC3

New USDA study focuses on locally marketed foods West Central Tribune As the name implies, the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program assists producers in managing revenue losses by reducing the threats of lower-than-expected yields and prices by providing a revenue guarantee for a producers farming operation. ... Crippling the Bank of Agriculture Middle East North Africa Financial Network all 6 news articles »

Mixed signals on economy - TriValley Central

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-11-26 05:01:38
URL: http://bit.ly/tnp6iK

Mixed signals on economy TriValley Central Paul Dales, a senior US economist with Capital Economics, said the slower consumer spending growth and decline in business investment suggest economic growth in the October-December quarter could be weaker than first thought. ... and more »

EcoTarium exhibit turns visitors into mountaineers - The Patriot Ledger

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-11-26 05:03:01
URL: http://bit.ly/uFXuBu

EcoTarium exhibit turns visitors into mountaineers The Patriot Ledger Brianna Belliveau, 2, also of Holden, clung to her mother in the cylindrical Hurricane Simulator as 77-mph winds made their cheeks bulge and their hair fly. Visiting with her family from Osaka, Japan, 8-year-old Mitsuko Toriumi used a circular spin ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Westchester NY, Berkeley, and Malibu California have all banned Styrofoam foodware. Laguna Beach and Santa Monica have banned all polystyrene (#6) foodware.

Ag committee rushes to board train that is off the tracks - High Plains Journal

Category: Political Sustainability
Date: 2011-11-26 05:04:23
URL: http://bit.ly/tZLH3a

Ag committee rushes to board train that is off the tracks High Plains Journal Even though the bill is the product of the chairs of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, the first reading of the bill indicates that decisions werent made in a vacuum and that the room had far more lobbyists than lawmakers helping to draft ... and more »

Confronting realities of aged care - Newcastle Herald

Category: Wellness
Date: 2011-11-26 05:06:15
URL: http://bit.ly/uuB17s

NEWS.com.au Confronting realities of aged care Newcastle Herald The vulnerability of elderly patients in nursing homes, many with dementia and completely dependent on others to rescue them, was well known to him. The low number of staff on duty at 5am when the fire took hold was also not a surprise. ... Death toll from Sydney nursing home fire continues to rise The Independent all 583 news articles »

Livonia battery plant layoffs expected to be temporary - Hometownlife.com

Category: Energy Storage
Date: 2011-11-26 04:47:45
URL: http://bit.ly/szBMef

Livonia battery plant layoffs expected to be temporary Hometownlife.com A123 Systems manufactures advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and energy storage systems for the transportation, electric grid and commercial markets. Its certainly unfortunate, but we are a supplier subject to situations like this just like ... and more »

South Africa loses $1.4 billion training doctors who emigrated - Los Angeles Times

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:50:20
URL: http://lat.ms/tedSGh

Globe and Mail South Africa loses $1.4 billion training doctors who emigrated Los Angeles Times Zimbabwe lost $40 million, Ethiopia $25 million and Nigeria $654 million to emigrating doctors, according to the study led by Edward Mills, a global health expert at the University of Ottawa. A World Health Organization report in 2006 said Africa was ... Trade expert questions leadership drive to grow Africa Myjoyonline.com all 80 news articles »

Sustainability Fact

Although there are no exact figures, hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 18 serve in government forces or armed rebel groups. Some are as young as eight years old.

Tar Sands Solar Panels & China - South Dakota Politics (blog)

Category: Solar
Date: 2011-11-26 04:55:51
URL: http://bit.ly/u4hz5N

Globe and Mail Tar Sands, Solar Panels , & China South Dakota Politics (blog) Another argument for blocking Keystone XL and tar sands oil extraction is that it will encourage the development of renewable energy sources such as solar power . The theory behind this argument is that renewable sources are viable but more expensive ... OPEC and Obama Team Up to Fight Major Energy Breakthrough Wealth Daily Keystone is an early warning for Athabasca Toronto Star all 119 news articles »

Decision on preparedness for nuclear accidents adopted by Red Cross Red Crescent - Kuwait News Agency

Category: Nuclear
Date: 2011-11-26 04:56:32
URL: http://bit.ly/ueHb8U

Decision on preparedness for nuclear accidents adopted by Red Cross, Red Crescent Kuwait News Agency The IFCR considers that more international cooperation is needed in responding to nuclear emergencies and therefore expresses willingness to work with the ICRC, other humanitarian organisations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), ... and more »

Schools now heated with wood chips - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Category: Biogas
Date: 2011-11-26 04:59:28
URL: http://bit.ly/s2NoZN

Schools now heated with wood chips The Adirondack Daily Enterprise CLINTONVILLE - An Essex County school district has become one of the few in the state to use a wood chip gasification system as a source of heating, instead of the oil-burning boilers and furnaces that are standard in the North Country. ...

Agriculture land sales create shift in property tax burden - Worthington Daily Globe

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-11-26 05:01:14
URL: http://bit.ly/tP1Sat

Agriculture land sales create shift in property tax burden Worthington Daily Globe WORTHINGTON Record-setting land sales in Rock County and continually climbing land prices in Nobles County will undoubtedly mean an even greater shift in the property tax burden for agricultural land owners in the year ahead. ...

Sustainability Fact

In China, working conditions are so bad that large numbers of employees regularly try to commit suicide. One major employer, Foxconn, has even gone so far as to install anti-suicide nets in an attempt to keep their employees from jumping off of their bui

Payouts stand at $1.13 billion - Joplin Globe

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-11-26 05:03:09
URL: http://bit.ly/rvqBlE

Payouts stand at $1.13 billion Joplin Globe By Wally Kennedy wkennedy@joplinglobe.com The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration predicted in July that claims from the Joplin tornado would total between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. ...

Other views: Lessons from a disgraced lobbyist - Florida Today

Category: Political Sustainability
Date: 2011-11-26 05:05:07
URL: http://on.flatoday.com/ugMtsg

Other views: Lessons from a disgraced lobbyist Florida Today Former Congressman Tom Feeney, who represented Kennedy Space Center and northern Brevard, was on the fast track to leadership in the House until his dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff cost him his political career. Feeney, R-Oveido, took a posh golf ...

Egypt: protests continue in runup to elections live - The Guardian

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:50:40
URL: http://bit.ly/sAVKnb

The Guardian Egypt: protests continue in runup to elections live The Guardian ... according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. A moderate Islamist party has claimed victory in the Moroccos parliamentary elections. Government officials have yet to confirm the Justice and Development Partys assertion. ... and more »

Eyes Turn to New Car Models for 2012 - The Chosun Ilbo

Category: Hybrid Vehicles
Date: 2011-11-26 04:53:48
URL: http://bit.ly/t09Evr

The Chosun Ilbo Eyes Turn to New Car Models for 2012 The Chosun Ilbo Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors ushered in a new era for homegrown hybrid vehicles by launching the Sonata and K5 hybrids, respectively, while German brands such as Volkswagen and BMW led the competition for small diesel cars. As 2011 wraps up, ...

Sustainability Fact

The 1.14 million tons of paper products recycled in Pennsylvania in 2004 resulted in forest carbon sequestration benefits equal to nearly 82 million tree seedlings grown for ten years.

Nutrient management key theme of Ohio No-Till Conference - Pork Magazine

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-11-26 05:01:14
URL: http://bit.ly/v77fFL

Nutrient management key theme of Ohio No-Till Conference Pork Magazine Experts from Ohio State University Extension, the US Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Ohio No-Till Council will discuss the critical importance of managing phosphorous and other nutrients through conservation ... and more »

German Bund Action Goes Badly; Bank of America CDS Spread Hit New High ... - EconoMonitor (blog)

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-11-26 05:02:08
URL: http://bit.ly/vcrKmp

German Bund Action Goes Badly; Bank of America CDS Spread Hit New High ... EconoMonitor (blog) It is not helped by the year-end with most banks not prepared to buy anything... The so-called failure also comes against a trend of poor auctions. It was the ninth auction that failed to meet its target this year, according to the German debt agency. ... and more »

Winter weather may be extreme again - Cleveland Daily Banner

Category: Extreme Weather
Date: 2011-11-26 05:03:16
URL: http://bit.ly/w3Pai0

Winter weather may be extreme again Cleveland Daily Banner by GREG KAYLOR, Banner Staff Writer Weather professionals with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have concluded extreme wintry weather such as what happened during Christmas 2010 and just after New Years 2011, could also dominate the ...

MF Global customers taking case to Washington - MarketWatch

Category: Political Sustainability
Date: 2011-11-26 05:05:07
URL: http://bit.ly/rKJkIz

MF Global customers taking case to Washington MarketWatch The group, which represents customers who hold more than 7000 MF Global accounts, is revving up a lobbying effort as Congress prepares to grill regulators on the MF Global bankruptcy and a shortfall of customer funds that could total $1.2 billion, ... and more »

Sustainability Fact

Ninety countries are affected by landmines and unexploded ordinance, with rough estimates of 15,000 to 20,000 mine victims each year.

Indias New GM Crops Bill is a Gross Example of Corruption - PolicyMic

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-11-26 05:01:14
URL: http://bit.ly/sIvMQK

Indias New GM Crops Bill is a Gross Example of Corruption PolicyMic This single-window clearance body unconstitutionally denies state governments authority over agriculture and health issues as the bill explicitly states that the final decision related to GM crops will be taken by the Union government. ... and more »

Ratings giant S&Ps hits Belgium with credit downgrade as crisis lashes euro heart - Economic Times

Category: Economic Sustainability
Date: 2011-11-26 05:02:08
URL: http://bit.ly/t9ArgC

Bloomberg Ratings giant S&Ps hits Belgium with credit downgrade as crisis lashes euro heart Economic Times The ability of authorities to respond to potential economic pressures from inside and outside of Belgium... in our opinion is constrained by the repeated failure of attempts to form a new government, an S&P statement said. After Greek, Portuguese and ... Belgian parties reach 2012 budget deal Bangkok Post S&P Downgrades Belgiums Credit Rating Wall Street Pit all 431 news articles »

The categorical revolution: Democratic uprising in the Middle East - TwoCircles.net

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:50:56
URL: http://bit.ly/rSyu0m

Press TV The categorical revolution : Democratic uprising in the Middle East TwoCircles.net In the French revolution of 1789, less than 2% of the population participated (Kurzman 2004: VIII; cf, Milani 2010: 26). In the Egyptian revolution of 2011, the percentage of population participating in the revolution was surely far ... Iran to strengthen deterrence capabilities Press TV all 5 news articles »

Impatience Grows Over Egypts Unfinished Revolution - NPR

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:50:56
URL: http://n.pr/uGwn9u

Impatience Grows Over Egypts Unfinished Revolution NPR SHEHATA: Well, I think that the initial problem is that the military didnt support the revolution . The military didnt use force, thats right. They realized that Mubarak was a liability. So they, as they say, pushed him under the bus to save ...

Sustainability Fact

In 2008, solar represented 0.09 percent of all energy consumed in the U.S. and 0.02 percent of all electricity generated in the U.S.

Dictators lavish lives and their brutal ends - The Standard

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:50:56
URL: http://bit.ly/uL3d5N

The Standard Dictators lavish lives and their brutal ends The Standard [PHOTO By JUMA KWAYERA The return of civilians to Tahrir Square the symbol of Egyptian revolution to demand the exit of the Egypts governing Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) brought back memories of the wind of change that has been ... and more »

25 years of poverty vs. power - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:51:14
URL: http://bit.ly/sjpkmD

25 years of poverty vs. power Atlanta Journal Constitution The local linkage provides a vivid history lesson on poverty , low-income housing and, at times, abuse of power by Atlantas elite. It also takes us on a circular journey back to the late 80s, when Woodruff Park served as a daily gathering place for ... and more »

Poverty Reduction Strategies (2) - Leadership Newspapers

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:51:14
URL: http://bit.ly/vORiEo

Poverty Reduction Strategies (2) Leadership Newspapers The dawn of industrial revolution led to high economic growth, eliminating mass poverty in what is now considered the developed world. World GDP per person quintupled during the 20th century. In 1820, 75% of humanity lived on less than a dollar a day, ...

Poverty fuels ongoing protests in US - Press TV

Category: Social Development
Date: 2011-11-26 04:51:14
URL: http://bit.ly/tQoGPv

Press TV Poverty fuels ongoing protests in US Press TV The New York Times has sounded the alarm bells over the critical situation of poverty and emerging poverty in the US that has given rise to a public uprising. Press TV talks with Ralph Schoenman, author and political commentator in Berkeley about The ...