Sunday, February 20th, 2011
The consultation on the future management of the Public Forest Estate has been halted and all forestry clauses in the Public Bodies Bill will be removed, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman confirmed today. Mrs Spelman also announced that an independent panel of experts will examine forestry policy in England and report back to her in the autumn.
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
Google has created a U.S. Presidents Showcase to map the birthplaces of all 44 presidents, and provide details about their presidential terms, using the Google Earth plug-in. You can also see the states that voted during each president’s election by clicking on the tours in the left column of the showcase. Read More
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
An international workshop was held in the framework of Russian-Norwegian project “Formation of oil and gas cluster in the Murmansk region”. The seminar was organized by the Association of suppliers of oil and gas industry – Murmanshelf. The seminar was attended by representatives of EconPöyry, Innovation Norway, Norsea Group, Olen Betong, Reinertsen, Zvezdochka, ship-repair yeard #
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
The Dutch traffic system is heading for an infarct, said Professor Ben Immers in his entry speech last Friday. Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics. A greater flexibility of the road network is needed, said Immers, and a key-element in improving flexibility is fast provision of reliable information. Well-informed drivers will choose wisely and relief the pressure
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Radiation from the largest solar flare in four years is expected to reach Earth today. Such events can cause radio blackouts and interfere with communication satellites, but the most likely outcome this time will be brilliant Northern Lights displays, US scientists said. Read More
Friday, February 18th, 2011
In order to fight water scarcity, NGOs and two German universities teamed up to implement new strategies on how to make better use of waste water. Currently less than ten percent of the water in Jordan is being recycled. As Jordan grows, the country is in need of more water. The population and economy are on
Friday, February 18th, 2011
With the 1st April opening date looming for the submission of footprint and annual reports to the Environment Agency as part of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), Landmark is urging companies to ensure they are on target to meet the stringent deadlines. Many companies have already recognised the extensive time and resource needed to collate
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
“I am pleased that today has decided another municipality for the connection to the fast Internet,” said Dr. Gerd Müller, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Agriculture Minister today in passing a final acceptance in the amount of 70,000 € in Saxony-Anhalt Agriculture – and Environment Minister Dr. Hermann Onko Aeikens in Halberstadt (Saxony-Anhalt). “We
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The cities of Madrid and Barcelona achieved 50 to 60 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), has informed Efeverde Professor of Biology and Geology and a Ph.D. environmental science from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Ramón Varela. Read More
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Another week, another serious flood – monsoonal rains in Sri Lanka have displaced around 320,000 people in recent days. The deluge comes in the wake of other floods in Brazil, the Philippines and Australia, all since the turn of the year. And as La Niña settles in for the decade, floods are expected more frequently. Monitoring those
