Friday, June 18th, 2010
ARAB NEWS – There is an idea that has been around for a long time, at least since the fall of 1973: All that stands between the United States and an abundant energy future is a lack of spending on research and development. Read More
Friday, June 18th, 2010
VIET NAM NEWS – The Phu My Construction Investment Corporation (PMC), which plans to list on the HCM City Stock Exchange, is calling on investors to pour more money into infrastructure. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in HCM City, Nguyen Thanh Thai, general director of PMC, said one of the company’s major investments,
Friday, June 18th, 2010
GERMAN GOV – For the year 2008 Germany met its climate protection goal in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol and remains an international frontrunner in the area of climate protection. Greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 sank by 22.2 percent over 1990 levels, a volume equivalent to nearly 280 million tons. The inventories of 1990-2008, as
Friday, June 18th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – More than two centuries after this first attempt to link solar activity and Earth’s climate, the issue is still not settled. The successful submission of the French satellite Picard, Tuesday, June 15, from the Baikonur Yasny (Russia), should allow scientists to make progress in its resolution. Read More
Friday, June 18th, 2010
PUBLIC PROPERTY UK – As expected, the Government has announced that regional spatial strategies (RSSs) are to go. A huge amount of work went into the production of RSSs, and they were founded on a substantial evidence base. Before we consign them to the dustbin it would make sense to learn some of the lessons
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
CARTECH – As if handwriting recognition and audio by Bang & Olufsen weren’t enough to make us drool over the upcoming 2011 Audi A8, the company showed off Google Earth integration with the navigation system. Previewed at this year’s CES, the completed system won the award for Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product at the 2010
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – A railway connection from China, through Russia, the Nordic countries and to the Norwegian port of Narvik might not be far from becoming reality, Swedish Communications Minister Åsa Torstensson maintains. Read More
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
GERMAN GOV – A new biodiversity management handbook for companies was presented by parliamentary state secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, Ursula Heinen-Esser, at an international business conference in Nuremberg today. “Private sector companies play an important part in conserving our natural foundations of life. Companies influence ecosystems and their services, but in turn often
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Federal Government has said that the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) and the 333 agricultural projects in the country have been considered for take-off. However, the government has also promised adequate funding of research institutes across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development ,Prof Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah, disclosed this
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – The European Parliament voted Wednesday, June 16 for the compulsory indication on food labels, the geographical origin of all types of meat and dairy products. A novel regulation that will impose a unique nutritional labeling for foods and soft drinks sold across the EU and has led to sometimes heated discussions between
