Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Researchers have updated HadCRUT – one of the main global temperate records, which dates back to 1850. One of the main changes is the inclusion of more data from the Arctic region, which has experienced one of the greatest levels of warming. Read More
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Plan cadastral is the French equivalent of the UK’s land registry where all departmental areas in France are sliced up into numbered plots. It is very important when you buy a property in France. Your properties’s boundaries are identified by the place name ‘lieudit’ and its individual cadastral number. Read More
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announces the opening of its Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR). The LASR facility will integrate science and technology components into research prototype systems and will become the nerve center for basic research that supports autonomous systems research for the Navy and Marine Corps. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Federal Cabinet adopted the German Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess) today. The goal of the Programme is to continuously increase raw material productivity in German industry through market incentives, research and innovation and advice, and thus to promote a further decoupling of our growth from resource consumption. ProgRess is the first comprehensive programme by the
Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) today released a major update of pollution data reported by industrial facilities in Canada, Mexico and the United States at the Globe 2012 conference on business and the environment. The CEC’s updated website—Taking Stock Online—allows companies, communities, and the public to track the release and transfer of pollutants across
Monday, March 19th, 2012
German scientists on Thursday joined a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last year’s devastating tsunami, to get their first proper look at the buckled ocean floor. Read More
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Only two weeks ago, Prime Minister Julia Gillard was talking up her government’s commitment to a renewable energy future. Launching the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation in Sydney, the Prime Minister said the funding agency – which is scheduled to begin operating next year – ”is going to be a part of making sure that
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Transition from fuel oil to natural gas as the main heating source is gaining speed in Arkhangelsk. Fuel oil is a major source of pollution in the region and a more use of natural gas is expected to help the situation. Read More
Monday, March 19th, 2012
News of what is believed to be Ireland’s first commercial oil well sent shares surging yesterday in Aberdeen-based SeaEnergy, one of the investors behind the project. SeaEnergy – which was founded as oil explorer Ramco in 1977 and has since diversified into renewable energy – owns a 25 per cent stake in Lansdowne Oil & Gas,
Monday, March 19th, 2012
A conference entitled “GMES in Action” will take place on 4-5 June 2012 in Copenhagen with the objective to highlight the economic impact and strategic value of GMES and inform about the benefits of GMES for Europe from the users’ perspective. More information is available either on this website (here) or on the EC DG ENTR
