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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Mura Display Wall Controller Boards Offer Edge Overlap

Now available with Matrox Mura MPX Series display wall controller boards, the Matrox PowerDesk Edge Overlap feature provides an easy, cost-effective solution designed to drive seamless images over multi-projector setups. Matrox Edge Overlap duplicates the GPU’s output edges, allowing projector edges to be physically overlapped with one another. The fine detail of manipulating the number

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Call for Entries – European Green Capital 2014

Will your city be the next European Green Capital? Today the search to find the city that will inherit the prestigious title in 2014 begins. Four cities – Stockholm, Hamburg, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Nantes – have been awarded the title so far, from 2010 to 2013 respectively. The European Green Capital Award recognizes and rewards cities

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

25th International Cartographic Conference – Paris 2011

In partnership with the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Navy (SHOM), the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM), the Institute of Development Research (IRD) and the National Library de France (BNF), the French mapping organizes the 25th International Cartographic Conference in Paris, Palais des Congres, the 3 to

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

HUD and EPA Launch Historic Collaboration for Sustainable Communities

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a historic collaborative effort to build upon current federal investments for regions that support sustainable and livable communities. For the first time ever, HUD and EPA will join forces to competitively award $5.65 million to strengthen the capacity of

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Nova Scotia Enacts Huge Opportunities for Wind

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is aiming to be a leader in renewable energy by committing to generate 25% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015 from a current level of 13%. Among the first steps to meeting this ambitious target is a new Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) program to support community-owned projects

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

ABB Wins $25 Million Solar Order in Italy

ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, erection, civil works and commissioning of the plants, as well as for connection to the local power grid and will deliver the turnkey electrical and control solution within an extremely short time span of thirteen weeks. Key products to be supplied include trackers, inverters, low-voltage equipment, medium-voltage switchgear,

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Sweden and Indonesia to Sign Sustainable Construction Agreement

Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia HE Mrs Ewa Polano will tomorrow, Tuesday 14 June 2011, sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Construction Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works to share experiences and cooperate with Indonesia regarding environmentally sustainable planning and construction. This a field in which Sweden has a long and very

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Thales Alenia Space España Awarded Contracts for the European Earth Observation MUSIS Program

Thales Alenia Space España has been awarded important contracts summing up to a value of more than 7.5 million Euros. These contracts are for the MUSIS program for Earth observation. The company will be entrusted with the design, development, manufacturing, qualification, supply of electronics for the focal plane of the optical instrument (FPPB), and the

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Wildfire News Map Helps You Cover the 2011 Fire Season

U.S. wildfires is a sharable web map that can be used to help report on the 2011 wildfire season. The map shows current data for wildfire locations and related information including photos and videos from social media. Use the map’s Share button to size the map for embedding on web sites. Read More

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Coastal Co-operation Can Reverse Marine Decline

Damage to marine and coastal ecosystems could be reversed through more involvement between coastal communities and stakeholders, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). A new guide, published today for World Oceans Day 2011 (8 June), stresses the importance of groups working together where they have a stake in the coastline to mitigate the harm caused