Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – A well-functioning and well-developed transportation infrastructure, both in the North-South and the East-West direction consisting of railroads, roads and air traffic, is a necessity to secure continuous growth in the region. The Barents Regional Council adopted its transport statement when they met in Tromsø, Northern Norway last Friday. The Council consists of
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
MOROCCO NEWSLINE – The World Bank has estimated that the available water per person in the MENA region will be halved by 2050. Nonetheless, the financial institution announced in a March 2010 project update that Morocco was “on track to exceed the targets for water and sanitation services contained in the Millennium Development Goals”, having
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
ENERGY ECOSSE UK – For the investors behind a new, state-of-the-art “clean coal” power station planned for Hunterston in North Ayrshire, carbon capture is a key part of the proposition they are putting forward for planning permission. Muir Miller, project director of Ayrshire Power, says that assuming planning permission for the new power station is
Monday, June 14th, 2010
ROSCOSMOS – GLONASS/GPS equipment will be installed on 400 passenger vehicles in St. Petersburg by mid July, Fontanka informs. Thiswill provide the opportunity to maintain coordination of all public transport in the city. Effective control can help avoiding traffic jams, and supporting intervals in the transport arrival at the stops, thus making it more comfortable
Monday, June 14th, 2010
DEFRA – Environment Minister Richard Benyon had an insight into how the homes of the future will look and saw first-hand what can be achieved with sustainable building materials during a visit to the BRE Innovation Park in Watford. The BRE (Business Research Establishment) site features twelve world-leading sustainable homes and buildings that demonstrate diverse
Monday, June 14th, 2010
SOFIA BULGARIA – There is no immediate danger of the Danube River bursting and flooding regions in northern Bulgaria, the Citizens Protection service told the private television channel bTV. Authorities said that the water levels are being surveyed constantly and pre-emptive measures have been taken.Near Silistra in the northeast, the water level is at 681cm,
Monday, June 14th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – The round building that welcomes travelers to the foothills of Bellegarde, in Ain, less like a station at a lunar colony. Alliance of advanced technologies and natural principles of bioclimatic architecture, the newest member of SNCF stations foreshadows the willingness of the public company to raise its buildings on the principle of ecology
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
SIFY – Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the Himalayan region has been ignored on the state-formulated ecological policies. Ramesh said the eastern Himalayan region had been left out on all fronts pertaining to development and climatic change assessments, adding that States in the western Himalayan region were given
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
BBC – A renewable energy company has gone “back to the future” to develop a device to harness power from waves. AWS Ocean Energy chief executive Simon Grey said its prototype AWS-III on Loch Ness had evolved from “forgotten” technology first seen in 1985. He said the device could eventually be used in the Northern
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
GREEN GRIFT – “The smart grid better be cool for consumers — otherwise, they’re not going to adopt it,” according to Gene Wang, CEO of People Power.”The killer app is waiting to be found,” according to Sylvia Burks of law firm Pillsbury. Read More
