Monday, August 2nd, 2010
7th SPACE – a Nature team of scientists mapped and analyzed global biodiversity patterns for over 11,000 marine species ranging from tiny zooplankton to sharks and whales. The researchers found striking similarities among the distribution patterns, with temperature strongly linked to biodiversity for all thirteen groups studied. These results imply that future changes in ocean
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
PEAK ENERGY – The ancient port city of Jaffa, today a part of Tel Aviv, has added one more attraction to its historical harbor as a new sea wave power plant is completed.The Israeli tidal wave energy firm S.D.E. have completed the construction of its first large scale sea wave power plant capable of producing
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
EU – INSPIRE and NSDI Implementation in Europe: Its status 2009. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
EU – A survey was conducted in November 2009 to measure the local perceptions of quality of life in 75 cities. It includes 70 cities in the 27 Member States of the European Union and 5 cities in Croatia and Turkey. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov and the Minister for Regional Development, Rosen Plevneliev, will make the first groundbreaking of Lot 3 of the Trakiya Highway on Monday. The whole length of Lot 3, connecting the Bulgarian town of Nova Zagora and the city of Yambol, is 34,3 km. It will include two lanes in each direction. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
SCOTSMAN – SNP ministers are poised to end the government’s ownership of Scottish Water to raise more than £1 billion pounds for other major projects. The utility is currently fully owned by the government. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
BBC – A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say. They say that the plant will supply 1,000 litres of drinking water for just over $1 and could well be a “template” for other coastal Indian cities. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – With a clear majority vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to make access to water a basic human right. Access to clean drinking water is now an official basic human right – just like the right to food and the right to live without torture and racial
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The vegetables Omphemetse Monyi sells at the Francistown bus rank come from 400 kilometres away in South Africa. One approach to development might seek to replace her suppliers with local farmers, but Southern Africa’s water managers are considering the merits of reinforcing a regional trade in “virtual water”. Read More
Friday, July 30th, 2010
INDEPENDENT UK – Microsoft announces the addition of a remote, real-time energy monitoring device to its Hohm service, while Google continues to expand its coverage as both vie for dominance of the smart meter market. As the development of the smart grid continues, software; manufacturers such as Google and Microsoft are throwing their weight
