Monday, August 16th, 2010
BBC – The tour, in September, will see the prince joined for part of the trip by the Duchess of Cornwall to launch new initiatives and existing ones. They include a major scheme to encourage people in Wales to help sustain tropical rainforests. There are also much smaller-scale projects, including allotments in public spaces such as
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
NORWAY POST – In light of the many hijackings of ships in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia, a Norwegian security company has now developed a new method to help avoid pirate attacks. Jeppesen Marine, in cooperation with Bergen Risk Solutions (BRS), has created an interactive map that includes updated information about
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
THE HINDU – Asserting that oil and gas blocks are national assets and companies are merely contractors, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry is of the view that the reported strategic stake sale of oil fields in Rajasthan by Cairn India to London-based Vendanta Resources could be allowed only with prior government permission that would
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
OPTIMUM POP – A multi-million pound project to create a testing platform for wave energy devices in Cornwall has ground to a halt. Engineers have postponed plans to float the copper cable ashore after it sank, raising fears it could become enmeshed on the seabed. The cable, which was 650ft (200m) from land on Thursday
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
EL MUNDO – The internal report prepared by the Xunta de Galicia on the causes of fire and the circumstances surrounding the death of two brigades while quelling a fire in Forestry Fornelos confirmed that the fire was caused. Read Moreter of the image, the Regional Minister Samuel Alfonso Rueda and Juárez. | Efe
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
HERALD SCOTLAND – According to Waterwatch Scotland (WWS), because the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has a duty to play up the benefits of competition as well as to regulate the industry, it has not pursued apparent licence breaches by certain private providers. WICS has hit back that the consumer agency’s views are insufficiently
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
KUWAIT TIMES – Europe’s second-biggest utility, GDF Suez, is set to take control of smaller UK rival International Power, creating the world’s largest independent power producer in terms of revenue. International Power shareholders will receive a special dividend of 92 pence once the deal is completed, totaling 1.4 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) and at the
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
UNEP – They’ve clocked up 5,000 kilometres on the road, passed mountains, rivers, deserts and forests and also repaired their fair share of flat tyres. And today, the Greek conservation group, Green Project, made a pit-stop at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi during an environmental road-trip that will
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
BARCELONA REPORTER – Spain loses 7.7 hectares of coast each day that passes for urban developments, commercial and industrial land, according to the report submitted by the NGO. In the case of Catalunya, excluding parts of its protected coastline, 89% of the rest of the coast is built on. Read More
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
ECONOMIC TIMES – Russia is starting to count the losses of the worst heatwave in its history, with economists warning the weather may cost the country up to 15 billion dollars and undercut a modest economic revival. While it may take months for the government to tally the damage caused, several economists said the disaster might
