Sunday, December 19th, 2010
BBC – State regulators passed a “cap-and-trade” framework to let companies buy and sell permits, giving them an incentive to emit fewer gases. The aim is to create the second-largest market in the field, after Europe’s. Read More
Friday, December 17th, 2010
CONF BOARD CANADA – Understanding the economic potential of Canada’s North is limited in its current status. The primary goal of Mapping the Economic Potential of Canada’s North is to develop an overall view of the future economic potential of Canada’s North. In other words, what economic potential does exist, in which sectors, and where? Read
Friday, December 17th, 2010
NORWAY POST – Norwegian company Norspace AS has signed a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) of Canada for delivery of frequency converter electronics for two satellites. Norspace won the contract following a competitive tender offering. A key selection criterion in favour of Norspace was strong product heritage. Norspace has recently supplied almost identical equipment
Friday, December 17th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – The most radical overhaul of Britain’s energy industry in a generation is certain to clear the way for green power but will come at a £27bn cost to homes and businesses, according to experts. Read More
Friday, December 17th, 2010
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) intends to protect and restore clean surface waters and groundwater across Europe. According to the WFD, Member States (MS) have to prepare management plans for their river basins. The maps display statistics at country or river basin district level and allow users to zoom in and check the state of major
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
GERMAN GOV – Like a show in the spring of 2010 for the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) with 2008 people representative survey, almost two thirds of respondents (62 percent) believe that the state should do more for the environment. 61 percent are in favor of a pioneering role of Germany in international climate policy.
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
ESA – Today, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA, and Steve MacLean, President of the Canadian Space Agency, signed a new Cooperation Agreement between ESA and Canada that will extend their partnership for a further 10 years, until 2020.
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – The European Commission has requested from Bulgarian an urgent action plan for reform in the water infrastructure sector. The EC Director-General Regional Policy, Dirk Ahner, has sent a letter to Bulgaria’s Minister on Regional Development, Rosen Plevneliev, and the Bulgarian Environment Minister, Nona Karadzhova, stating that Bulgaria is lagging behind in reforming its water
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – The Russian government has lifted a halt on construction of a highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg that would destroy part of the Khimki forest. Ecologists still hope they will be able to overturn the decision. Read More
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
TU DELTA – Last week Dr Akke Suiker was chosen as TU Delft’s ‘Best Teacher of 2010’. His secret of success: stripping the subject down to its bare essentials. Read More
