Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Thanks to a novel initiative, a Maltese child – and a child from every other EU member state – is to have one of the European Union’s Galileo satellites named after him or her. The European Commission is inviting children aged between nine and 11 to participate in a drawing competition with the subject of ‘Space
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The European Drought Centre – EDC, hosted by UIO, is a virtual knowledge centre with the aim to enhance drought research in Europe and promote collaboration and capacity building between scientists and the user community. The long term objective of the centre is to enhance European co-operation in order to mitigate the impacts of droughts on
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The Netherlands is the most vulnerable country in Europe to a natural disaster, but still only ranks 69th in a new UN ranking because it is well positioned to cope with floods and rising sea levels. The ranking was drawn up by the UN’s institute for the environment and human security and looks not only at
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Organizations concerned about our waste of natural capital are gathering for a large summit in Bonn this weekend, amid tough times for the sustainability agenda. This year’s focus will be on volunteer’s role in shaping sustainable societies. “NGOs and responsive citizens – the people – act at the heart of societies,” said the head of the
Monday, September 5th, 2011
AGL Energy and Origin Energy have called for a national energy saving scheme to slash the costs they face to comply with fragmented state-based schemes. The nation’s two biggest energy retailers have also renewed calls for an end to government control of retail power prices. The companies have told a review, ordered by the Ministerial Council on
Monday, September 5th, 2011
As the war of words over the implications of the National Planning Policy Framework intensifies, a growing number of public bodies are now wading into the row with their concerns. We answer some of the key questions. Read More
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Finnish Railways (VR) said it would begin introducing its new fare system on 14 September. The government-owned operator had said last year it would gradually replace its flat fare system with airline-style pricing this year. “The changes will make lower cost rail journeys available,” VR said in a statement. “The advance purchase ticket is cheaper than other tickets
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
I created the files in illustrator using the maps as guides and then converted to DXF files for the CNC machine. The idea was to have each layer on a different level but the edges all had to line up so that from the side it had “stairs” instead of gaps if that makes sense…
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Most of the farmers in the Indian state of Sikkim use water from springs, not from rivers, to water their fields. But that is increasingly challenging since it often doesn’t rain, and only occasionally is there enough water to water the fields. What makes the situation even more dire is that deforestation means that the
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Premier Wen Jiabao called for more sustainable usage of land and natural resources during his Friday inspection of the Ministry of Land and Resources. Wen urged improvements in the management of China’s land and mineral resources, as well as more accurate mapping of geographical information, in order to better promote the country’s economic development. Read More
