Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
VIP Tourism, a Turkish tourism firm, will start organizing space tours to the stratosphere by 2014, the company announced yesterday. The company will offer space tourists from Turkey and around the world a four-hour-long experience 36 kilometers above the Earth’s surface aboard a space balloon named “Bloon,” which has reportedly been developed with state-of-the-art technology by
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Europe’s highest court has backed an EU emissions trading scheme for the aviation industry, angering leaders and airlines abroad. Experts warn the ruling could spark a trade war. Despite the tensions, German commentators on Thursday encouraged EU officials to stand strong on climate protection. Read More
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
THE UK’s first urban wind farm is set to be built in Hull, the Mail can reveal. The £1 million project will see a 20 wind turbines installed on a site next to the Clive Sullivan Way in west Hull. Two of the micro-turbines are already operating next to design company Inter Tech’s headquarters in Saltmarsh Court,
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Oceana, the largest international marine conservation organisation has recently published a report on biodiversity and marine habitats, proposing nine areas totalling 3,500 km2 for inclusion in the current network of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Baltic Sea. These areas, in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, identified during Oceana’s extensive two month research expedition in the spring of 2011, all have specifically important biodiversity that
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) is currently meeting in Banjul to validate the Regional Synthesis Report ahead of the 6th Alternative World Water Forum (FAME), which will take place from 14-17 March 2012 in Marseilles, France. AMCOW was formed by 41 African ministers responsible for water, to promote cooperation, security, socio-economic development and
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
A two-year project looking at the New Forest’s coastal heritage will culminate in the first archaeological maritime database for the area. Due to be made live in early 2012, it will be used as an educational resource for schools and universities. Students can find out about discoveries including a World War II landing craft in the Solent
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
The number of farms in Norway dropped by 1100 holdings or 2.4 per cent from 2010 to a total of 45 500 in 2011, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). The total utilised agricultural area dropped by 77 000 decares to a total of 9.98 million decares in 2011. Of the total agricultural area in 2011, fully cultivated agricultural
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is viewed as one of the most important theoreticians of his trade. In an interview with SPIEGEL, he discusses soulless cities, the failings of Europe’s largest urban redevelopment project in Hamburg and the problems with SPIEGEL’s brand-new headquarters. Read More
Monday, December 19th, 2011
The Kingdom, which is losing a whopping sum of SR81 billion annually because of the growing number of road accidents, has announced an ambitious plan to overhaul the transport system in six major Saudi cities. “The plan in the first phase aims to set up a comprehensive public transport system in these cities that is
Monday, December 19th, 2011
It’s across the region we spend the greatest number of calls, according to a study of transmissions between base stations. An illustration of the potential of the fledgling science of networks. Read More
