Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
DEFRA – A consultation on new guidelines for considering large-scale waste water infrastructure projects has been launched by the Government today. The Waste Water National Policy Statement (NPS), announced by Defra, will be used by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) when deciding whether such applications should get the go-ahead. Read More
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
SIEMENS – The urban community Rennes Métropole in Rennes, France has awarded Siemens the order to build an automated metro line worth more than EUR200 million. Siemens will be responsible for the complete realization of a turnkey project ranging from initial planning of the line to installation of the communication, control and safety equipment and including
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
IRIN – With close to 25 years surveying land and helping resolve land disputes, J. Patrick Vanie has unrivalled expertise on the nuances of land ownership in Nimba County. “I know this county right down to my fingertips,” says Vanie. But Nimba’s land commissioner admits to feeling swamped by an overwhelming caseload. “The land business here
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – Russia is planning a major shake-up of its population structure by concentrating the bulk of its people in 20 urban centres rather than scattered across the country, a report said Tuesday. The Vedomosti daily said that the plan, which would mark an end to the Soviet vision of covering Russia’s vast territory with urban
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
COPENHAGEN POST – Recently unveiled designs for the proposed bridge between Denmark and Germany might have you looking twice. Not necessarily because of its size though – even though at 19km, the bridge will be one of the world’s longest. Read More
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Grass-roots movements are protesting against carbon capture and storage pilot projects in various parts of Germany. Geologist Andreas Dahmke talks to SPIEGEL about the shortsightedness of the protests and why nuclear power is much more dangerous than CCS technology. Read More
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
GLOBAL TELCOM – The satellite, built by Boeing, has a 22-metre diameter reflector that is designed to allow LightSquared to provide mobile broadband service in rural areas of the US. It will be joined by SkyTerra 2 at a later date. LightSquared plans to set up a wholesale-only mobile broadband network, using conventional towers in populated areas
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
GRAPHISOFT – They’re young. They’re sharp. They’re the rising stars of architecture, and they’re appearing Thursday at Build Boston 2010. Representatives of three enterprising firms will join a panel discussion, “BIM and the Young Firm,” on Thursday, November 18, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The session will explore how
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Part of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), the new railway designs are to connect some of the major cities of Ethiopia. From Mekelle up North; Galafi and Djibouti in the East; Awash and Sebeta; and Jimma down South, the 1,833.6km-long railway will be providing service to these locations. The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC)
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – There are several reasons why Graciela Chichilnisky can claim to be an innovator. She was the architect of the Kyoto Protocol’s carbon market, the lead author on the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that won a Nobel Prize, and reputedly even created the term “sustainable development”. Her most recent venture is the Global Thermostat (globalthermostat.com)pilot plant
