Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
EL CORREO SPAIN – The large roof of the mall Ikea in Castilleja de la Cuesta becomes an example of sustainability, a bet that the Swedish multinational seeks to bring all its stores and Sevilla in Spain begins. The plant has solar panels and will produce annually 1830 367 967 kilowatt hours, equivalent to between 10% and
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Lands Bill Draft 1, entitled the Lands Act, 2010 is an act to revise and consolidate statutory laws on land to harmonize land policies with existing customary laws to ensure sustainable land administration and management, effective land tenure and efficient surveying and mapping regime and provide for related matters. Laws that
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
BBC – The organisers of Nottinghamshire’s BioBlitz event hope the public will help them record as many species as possible within a 24 hour period. Chris Jackson, from the Biodiversity Action Group, said: “ we try and make the public aware of the biodiversity on their doorstep.” Read More
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
TONIC – Edward Norton is officially following in the good footsteps of his family. On July 8, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named the actor, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity. Norton’s efforts come on the heels of a report from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which highlights the urgent need for change if we are to preserve
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
EU – Hardly anybody would have forecast 10 years ago that the business world would look as it does today. We use no typewriters any more and most information is available and exchanged electronically. How will the industrial world look in 10 years time? Which products and technologies will we use to produce goods, to
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
FT – Siemens is set to unveil a strategic partnership in Russia on Thursday that will see Europe’s largest engineering group enter the country’s fledgling wind energy market. Peter Löscher, chief executive, will announce the joint venture with two Russian partners on a trip to the country with Angela Merkel, German chancellor, people close to the political
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
BARCELONA REPORTER – The 80 km/h speed limit into Barcelona has cut pollution by 11%. The speed limit on access roads to Barcelona has lowered, by 11%, the amount of particulate pollutants PM10 and nitrogen oxide, since its inception in January 2008, to be added is a 3% additional decrease in the number of vehicles in
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Günter Behnisch, a former U-boat commander who became West Germany’s top architect, died on Monday aged 88. His radical modern designs, including the Munich Olympic Stadium, marked a departure from the bombastic architecture of the Nazi era and shaped the face of the new German democracy. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
SCOTTISH GOV – Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) Scotland 2008. The publication includes the latest statistics to 2008 on Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD), which comprises that undertaken by business, higher education and government sectors. Regional and international comparisons are included. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
NRCAN – Now, thanks to a team from Natural Resources Canada’s Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and theDepartment of National Defence (DND), sharing imagery is both practical and convenient. A suite of fifteen National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) put in place by the team allow for simple procurement and
