Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
EEA – Snow-capped peaks, rocky inclines, rich forests and sloping meadows provide recreation and economic opportunities for humans and a home to many plants and animals. The European Environment Agency’s new assessment of mountain ecosystems sheds light on their state and the pressures they face. Read More
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
DEFRA – In the further context of an ongoing review of Defra’s network of public bodies, Spelman explained how and why the Government is changing its approach to driving sustainable development across Government departments and beyond. Defra, with the Department for Energy and Climate Change, will take on full responsibility for sustainability, with Defra’s core
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
GOV CANADA – Today, at the official dedication of the Caribou Wind Park, Tilly O’Neill-Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, announced an investment of up to $28.6 million over ten years in the Atlantic Canadian success story through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program. “The Government of Canada’s support for the Caribou Wind Park is
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
SERVIR AFRICA – Charles Kironji Gatebe’s early years read like a cliché. He grew up barefoot and poor in the small Kenyan village of Kenda at the foot of Mount Kenya, the son of coffee sharecroppers who raised their family on pennies a day. He walked nearly 10 miles each way to school for nearly
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
OPTI-CAL – GPS and laser technology are being used by a team of mechanical engineers in a bid to make the longest ever driverless car journey. The project, devised by a team of Italian engineers, is aiming to get two heavily-modified driverless Piaggio Porter Electric vehicles from Milan to Shanghai in just eight months. Read More
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
SANTIAGO TIMES – After a four-year delay, the construction of the Vespucio Oriente Highway was confirmed last week by the Public Works Ministry (MOP). The highway that skirts the eastern part of the Metropolitan Region will be mostly underground and will cost about US$1.7 billion. Read More
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
TIMES OF MALTA – An issue paper listing the proposed priorities for a national environment policy has been published, launching the consultation phase before the drawing up of the policy, which should be available by mid-next year. The paper, work on which started in May, deals with a number of issues, including air, climate, soil,
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
NORWAY POST – In the first half of 2010, 25 exploration wells had been completed on the Norwegian Shelf, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. During the same period last year, 33 exploration wells were drilled. 19 of the 25 are wildcat wells (new prospects) and six are appraisal wells (for delineation of earlier discoveries). Read
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – While speeds in urban areas continue to increase, the average speed in the countryside has actually fallen over the last year. Read More
Monday, July 26th, 2010
THE NATIONAL – Canadian and U.S. government experts met quietly in Ottawa last week to begin trying to resolve a long-standing boundary dispute in the Beaufort Sea, a Canadian diplomat revealed Monday. News of the surprise talks was disclosed during a briefing by Canadian and U.S. officials on a bi-national seabed mapping mission to be
