Sunday, April 5th, 2009
BARENTS OBSERVER – In its white paper to Stortinget, the Norwegian parliament, the Norwegian Government will go in for a nomination for Svalbard to the prestigious World Heritage List. Read More
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
KYODO NEWS – Traffic increased significantly on expressways in Japan on Saturday as two-year toll discounts on weekends and national holidays started as part of stimulus measures to buoy the sluggish economy. Read More
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
HURRIYET – Norwegian state-owned electricity company Statkraft signed an agreement with the Global Yatırım Holding, a Turkish diversified holding company, to take over the Turkish firm’s hydropower projects, according to a statement Statkraft published yesterday on its official Web site. Read More
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
DUTCH NEWS NL – Road tax is set to rise an average of 6.7% this year, with car owners in Zuid-Holland province paying the most, according to figures from central statistics agency CBS. Read More
Monday, February 16th, 2009
THE TELEGRAPH – The compulsory set-aside scheme for farmers in receipt of support under the Single Payment Scheme was effectively abandoned by the European Commission in 2008 following widespread flooding and concerns about high global food prices. Read More
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
AGI UK – The Association for Geographic Information (AGI) has today published its Business Plan for 2009. The document, freely available in full as a PDF, is the result of significant input on the part of AGI’s members and contributions from AGI staff. Read More
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
PRAGUE POST – Czech EU Presidency proposes new calculation for oil reserves to counter recent volatility. Read More
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
PAKISTAN DAILY TIMES – Researchers and scientists should develop technologies for a safe disposal of effluent and to introduce concept of water safety planning to secure national water resources, said Member National Assembly Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday. Read More
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
EEA – How clean is the air in your city? Is the local transport environmentally friendly? What about noise pollution and the state of the green areas? Four out of five Europeans now live in cities and the environment in urban areas is directly linked to our quality of life. Read More
Monday, June 30th, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH – Prince Charles is planning to launch a £1bn property fund that will invest in sustainable building projects and expand his burgeoning business empire. Read more
