Thursday, September 27th, 2007
REGISTER HERALD – A committee charged with researching a future funding stream for the county’s geographic information system recently proposed to Preble County Commissioners a $1 increase in property conveyance fees, effective January 1. Representatives of several agencies who utilize GIS widely in their operations met with commissioners to discuss the need for the system,
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
BLOG- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON – we just penned a new working paper outlining in more detail the challenges modellers face when creating agent-based models focusing on geo-spatial phenomena. Note how the challenges have gone from five to seven. The paper is called “Key Challenges in Agent-Based Modelling for Geo-Spatial Simulation. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
SUN – SENTINEL – With foreclosures rising and home prices diving, there is a bright spot in California’s residential real estate market: Solar-powered homes are starting to outsell traditionally electrified new homes in several markets, and developers are stepping up their use of the technology. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
OTTAWA SUN – Seven years after Walkerton’s deadly tainted water tragedy, municipal water and sewage systems across Ontario continue to suffer from chronic neglect and disrepair, says an industry report released Wednesday. Leaky water pipes across the province lose $160 million worth of clean, treated drinking water into the ground every year and dozens of
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
TIMES ONLINE – Architects from across the world will be invited to take part in a competition to design Britain’s ten new eco-towns, it will be announced today. Yvette Cooper, the Housing Minister, will ask the leading creative designers in urban and landscape architecture and transport planning to share their suggestions for the towns of
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
SUN – Sun Microsystems has launched a new website called Openeco.org. In their own words, the site “is a new global on-line community that provides free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare business energy performance, share proven best practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and encourage sustainable innovation.” Read More
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
U.S. EPA – At a time of increasing concerns for urban sustainability, what are the physical, social, and economic values of urban forests in semi-arid climates where many of the world¿s fastest growing cities are located? Although urban forests are increasingly popular to improve environmental quality, little is known about their impacts on greenhouse gas
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
THE HERALD – An ambitious strategy to increase the value of the vital Shetland seafood industry, which is the social and economic cornerstone of Scotland’s most northerly island grouping, was announced yesterday. The industry supports almost a quarter of all jobs throughout the islands, and collectively seafood businesses in Shetland have an estimated output of
Monday, September 24th, 2007
TORONTO STAR – Roger Tomlinson couldn’t have guessed that an idea he had nearly half a century ago would eventually make it on to the dashboard of his new car, although he did have a sneaking suspicion he had stumbled upon something profound. Read More
Monday, September 24th, 2007
SIOUX CITY JOURNAL – Joe Weisshaar always knew the winds whipping across his family’s farm could offer more than a cool breeze. He just didn’t how to harness it. “We were hooked in early on the potential of wind energy …” said Weisshaar, who has farmed on family land for 50 years in Creston, about
