Monday, January 16th, 2012
Cpt. Francesco Schettino of the luxury ship cruiser that ran aground near the coast of Tuscany late Friday said that the ship hit reefs that were not marked on the navigation map, local media reported. Italian Costa Concordia liner carrying more than 4,200 passengers on board hit a reef and ran aground off the coast
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Norwegian engineering company Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Norge to supply a subsea production system for the operator’s Bøyla project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is approximately NOK 210 million, and includes engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of four subsea trees, four over-trawlable subsea structures and control systems. Read More
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Farming and the tropical timber trade are just the proximate threats to Laos’s forests. The ultimate problem is poverty. That’s why schemes to tackle logging and land clearance aim to provide locals with a livelihood for protecting their wilderness. They’re rendering services for elephants and fellow humans alike. Read More
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
The sprawling station, which dates to the 1890s, serves not only the AVE, or Alta Velocidad Espanola high-speed trains, but also the city’s metro subway and commuter trains. It sits amid a bustling district of offices, hotels, restaurants, museums and other businesses. Read More
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
The sprawling station, which dates to the 1890s, serves not only the AVE, or Alta Velocidad Espanola high-speed trains, but also the city’s metro subway and commuter trains. It sits amid a bustling district of offices, hotels, restaurants, museums and other businesses. Read More
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Central Visayas will fasttrack the cadastral survey in at least four municipalities in Cebu. For this year, DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Maximo Dichoso said they aim to cover 73,661 hectares with a total budget of P163,090,115.76 for certain municipalities in Central Visayas. Read More
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Politicians in the British capital are staunchly in favor of a high-speed rail project that would link London with northern England. But those who live near where the tracks would run aren’t so sure. Though the government gave the enterprise the green light this week, many are hoping to block it. Read More
Friday, January 13th, 2012
One of the more tenacious consumer groups in the residential energy-management realm has been the stop-smart-meters movement. In fact, there is a nonprofit called Stop Smart Meters! Based in California, Stop Smart Meters! is one of more than 50 groups and individuals nationwide advocating against utility-installed, wirelessly connected “smart meters.” These folks have been tirelessly calling
Friday, January 13th, 2012
The Russian news agency Interfax informed that from 2013 all new Russian-made cars will be equipped with the ERA-GLONASS by default, quoting Yaroslav Domaratskiy, Director of Customer Equipment R&D Centre at NIS-GLONASS. GLONASS is the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System. All new cars to be sold from the beginning of 2013 must be equipped with a navigation
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
The political map of Wales could change dramatically under new proposals by the Boundary Commission. The number of Welsh MPs will be reduced from 40 to 30 under the plans, with the remaining parliamentary constituencies re-drawn to include at least 73,000 voters each. Read More
