Sunday, September 30th, 2007
iNSnet – Thousands of companies issue sustainability reports each year, but who reads them and what do they think of them? As a way to capture the preferences of readers and to alert potential new readers to the value of sustainability information, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and its partners have pioneered the first non
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
CITIZEN-TIMES – In Part 1 of this series on water management in Buncombe County, the long-term sustainability of water usage in Buncombe County was addressed. Part 2 of this series presents ideas for an integrated sustainable water strategy for Buncombe County. Read More
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
PANAPRESS – The Libyan housing projects implementation Office, signed on Tuesday contracts for the construction of 10,042 housing units in Tripoli, Morzouk and Wadi Chati. Read More
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
CORNELL DAILY SUN – The Sustainability Hub, an umbrella organization composed of several student groups, announced recently the formation of the Sustainable Investment Coalition. The Coalition will seek to promote the investment of the University’s endowment, approximately $5 billion, in companies that employ sustainable practices. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
REGISTER HERALD – A committee charged with researching a future funding stream for the county’s geographic information system recently proposed to Preble County Commissioners a $1 increase in property conveyance fees, effective January 1. Representatives of several agencies who utilize GIS widely in their operations met with commissioners to discuss the need for the system,
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
BLOG- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON – we just penned a new working paper outlining in more detail the challenges modellers face when creating agent-based models focusing on geo-spatial phenomena. Note how the challenges have gone from five to seven. The paper is called “Key Challenges in Agent-Based Modelling for Geo-Spatial Simulation. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
SUN – SENTINEL – With foreclosures rising and home prices diving, there is a bright spot in California’s residential real estate market: Solar-powered homes are starting to outsell traditionally electrified new homes in several markets, and developers are stepping up their use of the technology. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
OTTAWA SUN – Seven years after Walkerton’s deadly tainted water tragedy, municipal water and sewage systems across Ontario continue to suffer from chronic neglect and disrepair, says an industry report released Wednesday. Leaky water pipes across the province lose $160 million worth of clean, treated drinking water into the ground every year and dozens of
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
TIMES ONLINE – Architects from across the world will be invited to take part in a competition to design Britain’s ten new eco-towns, it will be announced today. Yvette Cooper, the Housing Minister, will ask the leading creative designers in urban and landscape architecture and transport planning to share their suggestions for the towns of
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
SUN – Sun Microsystems has launched a new website called Openeco.org. In their own words, the site “is a new global on-line community that provides free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare business energy performance, share proven best practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and encourage sustainable innovation.” Read More
