Monday, May 31st, 2010
ALL AFRICA – In reply to my comment, my friend told me that it was normal for buses to be replaced because she pays taxes. Implicit in that reply is the view that the minimum the City of Paris and public authorities can do is to provide decent public transport and public services. The reply
Monday, May 31st, 2010
France placed 7th as the most environmentally friendly country, according to a ranking prepared by American universities, Yale and Columbia. It is even head of the G20, as this biennial ranking, based on a “cocktail” of twenty-five indicators, which takes into account several objectives. Read More
Monday, May 31st, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Can the Sahara Desert really meet Europe’s voracious appetite for energy? The Desertec solar power project aims to do just that, but a host of obstacles remain. Overly optimistic expectations are now being scaled down as the project starts to take shape. Read More
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
EGYPT DAILY NEWS – Egyptian and Kenyan prime ministers said on Monday there is consensus among the Nile basin countries with no intention to harm Egypt’s water interests.Following a meeting with his visiting Kenyan counterpart Raila Odinga, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said there is consensus among the Nile basin countries on not harming his
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
L’MONDE – Land and water are often the subject of conflict. However, the sun shines for all and the wind does not belong to anyone. Therefore, the Mediterranean Solar Plan moves ahead without suffering too much political vicissitude from the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM), which is one of the partners. Read More
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
ROSCOSMOS – he Safe City program to be introduced in Sochi by 2011, Mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov states. The program implies establishment of GLONASS/GPS- based monitoring centers to maintain safety in Sochi. The Centers will acquire data from any object in the city, equipped with alarm systems, to provide prompt response. Read More
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
DEFRA – Statistics from the Defra Survey of Land Managed under the Campaign for the Farmed Environment for the 2009/10 crop year were released on 26 May. The survey is the first of the on-going monitoring surveys following that of the baseline, which ran in November 2009. The survey was run in the middle of
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE: OPINION – Our guest commentators Dr. Miquel Muñoz Cabré and Bernd Sommer argue that the little-known UN Commisson on Sustainable Development is not effective enough and needs restructuring to live up to its objectives. Read More
Friday, May 28th, 2010
GOV TECHNOLOGY – The federal government is leading the way, bringing governance closer to the citizenry than ever before. “Gov 2.0 is taking constituent services to the next level, by leveraging and encouraging more citizen participation through Web 2.0 technologies,” said Jack Dangermond, owner/founder of ESRI, the industry leader in GIS. Read More
Friday, May 28th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for increasing responsibility of companies blamed for environmental pollution in Russia. “We should think of increasing responsibility for environmental offences,” Medvedev said during a session of the State Council on ecology. “The responsibility should be tough. I want everyone to understand this.” The Russian president said
