Sunday, October 14th, 2007
TASS – Russia’s rocket Proton with three satellites of the navigation system GLONASS is to be launched on October 25, the deputy director of Moscow’s Khrunichev Space Centre, Vladimir Sychyov, told ITAR-TASS on Friday. Read More
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
Vietnam Net Bridge — Participants at a consultative workshop discussed two studies on the links between livelihood,well-being, gender inequality and the environment in Hanoi yesterday. The two studies are part of a project titled Harmonising Poverty Reduction and Environmental Goals in Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development. Read More
Friday, October 12th, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle– Al Gore and a United Nations panel were jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize today for their work fighting global warming, which the former vice president called “a true planetary emergency.” Read More
Friday, October 12th, 2007
NATIONAL POST — The Quebec government will dedicate nearly $30-billion over five years to improve the province’s infrastructure, Premier Jean Charest announced Thursday. Read More
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Metromode — Imagine if the city of Detroit and its surrounding suburbs decided that two years from now they would only buy renewable green power energy for its citizens. What kind of innovations, policies and partnerships would have to develop to meet the region’s deadline? Read More
Friday, October 12th, 2007
NORTHERN IRELAND EXECUTIVE – The UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) approval paves the way to expand the current Geopark to ten times its current size taking it to an extended area of over 16,000 hectares in West Fermanagh. It will include some of the most scenic parts of Fermanagh including the spectacular
Friday, October 12th, 2007
RADIO FREE EUROPE – Five countries signed a deal on October 10 that may provide Europe with an alternative to Russian oil. Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Georgia, and Azerbaijan agreed to form a consortium that will deliver Azerbaijani crude to Poland and the Baltic Sea. The agreement, signed by the presidents of the five participating states
Friday, October 12th, 2007
AllAfrica – African leaders have pledged to devote more resources to the development of science and technology, an area deemed vital for economic development, yet long neglected and poorly funded in many countries. At a January 2007 summit of the continent’s political body, the African Union, heads of state “strongly urged” all AU countries to
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
GreenBiz — The economy may be having its way with the burgeoning green economy: as consumers’ fears about slowdowns in the housing and other sectors increase, their willingness to pay a perceived premium for environmentally friendly or energy efficient products is on the decline. Read More
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Gulf News — Economic development and peace are closely interlinked, Nasser Abdul Aziz Al Nasser, Qatar’s ambassador to the United Nations, told the UN second committee on Tuesday. He urged nations to gather in Doha next year to resume talks on financing development projects. Read More
