Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Botanical Research Institute of Texas to present its 2011 International Award of Excellence in Conservation to John Cain Carter for persuading Brazilian landowners to use sustainable land management practices to improve the environment and save the Amazon rain forest.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Canada’s universities welcome the announcement by the government of Canada to extend the completion deadline for the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) from March 31, 2011 to October 31, 2011. “The Knowledge Infrastructure Program is transforming campuses across the country, and improving the quality of the research and learning experience for Canadian students,” said Paul Davidson, President
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
The 5th edition of the European Development Days (EDD) opens today in Brussels. Sharing the EU stand in the Development Village, JRC scientists will showcase some concrete examples of how research and technology can support development policies. Read More
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
If you’re looking to zoom in for an up-close view of the market from an eagle-eyed perspective, you may want to take a gander at GeoEye. The company is widely recognized as a leader of the geospatial intelligence industry, providing high-resolution, highly accurate satellite and aerial images of virtually anything on earth. GeoEye has significant growth
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
TAIWAN SUS: CITIES – Many cities across the world are increasingly focused on providing their citizens with a more livable future. However, the task they face in greening their cities is a difficult one. Sustainable development projects need to attract both government support and private financing. Read More
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
SunPower has constructed a 1MW solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology building in Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The system has been installed on a canopy structure that provides shade for the roof terrace as well as clean, renewable solar power for the
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
CITY BARCELONA – The European Commission has awarded the district heating and cooling the 22 @ district of Barcelona, sponsored by the Government. In 2002, the city opted for this system in the area of the Forum. The “Sustainable Energy Europe European Commission has awarded the momentum in the production of heat and cold networks implemented by the
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
The company has opened offices in Zimbabwe and Botswana and has plans to open offices in the coming year in South East Asia and North America. A number of new sales, technical and support staff have been employed in all offices to meet the growing demand for GPS Tracking Services.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
INDEPENDENT UK – Britain needs to go back to old-style central planning of its electricity market, with the Government deciding who builds power stations where, so that it can take on the world’s toughest target to cut its emissions of the greenhouse gases causing global warming, the independent Committee on Climate Change tells the Government today.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
CITY FIX – “Cities need to start planning now to radically re-engineer their infrastructure to cope with much larger populations than they currently support,” concludes a new report released last week by Forum for the Future, a U.K.-based sustainable development organization. “Megacities on the Move,” a collaboration between Vodafone, FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society and EMBARQ (the
