Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Russia should set up ecological barriers on its borders to minimize the impact of global natural disasters, Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said. “The threats that exist in the world today – the Gulf of Mexico, the Fukushima – all these demand the setting up of ecological barriers on the
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Efforts to contain carbon dioxide emissions took a hit in 2010, as a record amount of greenhouse gases stemming from energy production were dumped into the atmosphere during the year. Resurgent economies and rapid growth in developing nations like China and India contributed to the peak, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Monday in Paris. Emissions
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The words “eco home” probably conjure up images of low-rise futuristic dwellings with their own gardens and an unaffordable array of low-energy technologies including solar panels, ground source heat pumps and a biomass boiler. With pioneers in the field producing one-off expensive eco-homes on large plots of land, one could be forgiven for thinking that
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The French government on Tuesday launched the process of compensation for farmers affected by drought in the national guarantee fund for agricultural disasters, said Tuesday Bruno Le Maire. The French Minister of Agriculture made the announcement after a meeting with Ministry representatives of agricultural organizations and producers, manufacturers and distributors of animal industries. Read More
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
They are in fact remote-controlled floating weather and atmosphere data monitors. These controlled meteorological balloons, or CMETs, are light enough to drift with the wind, tracking how fast and in which direction pollution drifts in the lower levels of the atmosphere. For the first time, they survived ice-laden clouds for a total of 80 flight hours
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The enormous concrete shells are as tall as a house, and they were designed to listen for enemy aircraft in the 1920s and 30s. Pre-World War II acoustic experiments led to some extraordinary architecture — and to a remarkably effective technology which ultimately succumbed to the invention of radar. Read More
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The Netherlands is unlikely to achieve EU emissions standards by 2015, according to a report published on Tuesday by the national environment assessment agency PBL and the ECN energy research centre. The report estimates the country will achieve roughly 50% of the EU standard in nitrogen emitted by traffic, industry and energy companies and in ammonia
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
“Emergency managers need to decide and act quickly during a crisis,” said Alex Miller, president, ESRI Canada. “GIS helps them make decisions confidently by allowing them to easily view all emergency incidents in their territory on a map and putting critical information at their fingertips. Manitoba Health’s COP application has revolutionized emergency management in the
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Engineering work has begun at a coal-fired power station in Essex that could turn it into the world’s largest biomass plant – burning wood pellets with almost no carbon emissions. RWE, the German owner of the Tilbury power station on the Thames, says it hopes to be ready to produce up to 750 megawatts of
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Yildirim Holding AS, a Turkish container port operator that owns 20 percent of France’s CMA CGM SA, has agreed to buy 50 percent of Malta Freeport Terminals from CMA CGM for €200 million, Bloomberg news agency has reported. The Malta port has a “seriously strategic location” for Yildirim’s port operations because of its proximity to France,
