Saturday, December 4th, 2010
AAG – Stanford University humanities professors Dan Edlestein and Paula Findlen are currently working with academic technology specialist Nicole Coleman and other colleagues to map the flow of tens of thousands letters across Europe sent by key Enlightenment thinkers during the eighteenth century. Read More
Saturday, December 4th, 2010
BALTIC TIMES – The company Aerodium, maker of the vertical wind tunnel, has acquired 20 new potential customers in China through its participation in the Shanghai World Expo 2010, reports Nozare.lv. Specific details still have to be agreed on within the next few months, says company Chairman Ivars Beitans. Read More
Saturday, December 4th, 2010
IRISH TIMES – ‘Mapping” has become one of the great metaphors of this age. Running parallel to this trend has been a renewed interest in the history of mapping. Rachel Hewitt’s Map of a Nation is a valuable addition to this genre. Her Biography of the Ordnance Survey , is a lively, well-written and carefully researched evocation of
Saturday, December 4th, 2010
GLOBAL VOICES – “Help Map” is a project to crowdsource and map unprecedented wildfires outside of Moscow in summer 2010. The project quickly became an important base for volunteers to provide resources and lend a hand during weeks of crisis. Global Voices articles covering the “Help Map” can be found in Global Voices ‘ Russian Wildfires 2010
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
VOICE OF RUSSIA – Russia’ Public Chamber has considered the Social GLONASS project, aimed at using the national satellite navigation system GLONASS for the improvement of social life in Russia. The navigator, a device in the shape of a small box, is able to bring significant changes into the lives of millions of disabled people. Thanks to
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
BBC – Temperatures reached record levels in several regions during 2010, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says, confirming the year is likely to be among the warmest three on record. Parts of Russia, Greenland, Canada, China, North Africa and South Asia all saw the mercury soar to record levels. Read More
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – The money will be spent on the ongoing construction of a dam and hydroelectric power station on Karasu River in the southeastern province of Erzincan. The facilities will produce 500 million kilowatts of electricity per hour, equivalent to meet the needs of more than 325,000 families of three. Read More
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
GERMAN ENV – Even today, some 60 percent of generated construction and demolition waste is utilised, but predominantly in the form of low-grade material in road construction and backfilling operations. A study commissioned by UBA has now determined the potential for high-quality recycling of construction and demolition waste. The results show that by 2020 construction waste could provide one-quarter
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – The Brazilian president has deplored the unwillingness of rich countries to finance the fight against deforestation. Read More
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
REUTERS – The latest version of Google Earth provides a 3D view of trees, an innovation that Google officials say will emerge as a forestry planning tool for governments, environmentalists, and indigenous peoples. While earlier versions of the software showed forest cover from a bird’s eye view worldwide, Google Earth 6 takes users beneath the canopy
