Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
SCOTTISH GOV – Rural land makes up 97 per cent of the country, accounts for one in every six jobs and generates over £17 billion a year for the economy.Those key findings were among many to be found in new research published today at Scotland’s first-ever Land Use Summit. Read More
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
ONTARIO GOV – Ontario is supporting world-class clean energy research projects to help spark new, renewable energy options and clean power for families and create high-value jobs in Hamilton. In total, the province is investing $33 million at McMaster University to support more than 300 researchers. Read More
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
DER SPIEGEL – An aggressive rollout of intelligent electrical meters is saving Italy’s Enel 750 million dollars per year — and cutting customers’ bills After several false starts, 2010 finally could be the year when smart meters go global. The technology, which lets energy companies and consumers more closely monitor their electricity consumption, has many
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
NEW EUROPE – Armenia’s Energy Minister Armen Movsisian recently announced that Russia expressed strong interest in the construction of a new nuclear plant facility in Armenia that will have a projected capacity nearly three times exceeding that of the existing one, Armenia Liberty.org reported. We will openly announce that we are implementing such a construction
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
ESA – The highly indented and ruggedly mountainous coast of eastern Greenland, one of the most isolated habitations in the world, is featured in this Envisat image. Covering more than 2 000 000 sq km, Greenland is the world’s largest island. Read More
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
DUTCH NEWS NL – People using trams and buses in Rotterdam have ‘given’ the public transport company €40m by not checking out their smart cards when they get off, the Telegraaf reports on Friday. On one in five journeys, passengers forget to swipe their card when leaving a bus or tram, meaning they pay an
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
ONLINE ATHENS – Geography isn’t a very entertaining subject when textbooks and maps are the only tools students have when it comes time to learn about rivers, lakes and cities. So when wide-eyed second-graders at Winterville Elementary School got to dance and slap high-fives with a living, breathing map of Georgia on Monday afternoon, for
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
DUTCH NEWS – The Hedwige polder in Zeeland is to be flooded to compensate for the loss of wildlife habitat stemming from deepening the Westerschelde estuary, according to Nos and RTL tv on Friday. The news stations say MPs have accepted there is no alternative to flooding the land because efforts to find an alternative
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
DEFRA – UK Community groups will be offered a reprieve from increased charges for surface water drainage, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced today. Groups such as scouts, village halls, faith groups and amateur sports clubs – many of which have been facing disproportionally large bills – will benefit from changes to legislation. Read More
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
SWEDEN GOV – The Government has given an additional grant to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which is to be used primarily to support small-scale agriculture in developing countries. Up to 25 per cent is to be used by IFAD, in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), to pay
