Monday, June 21st, 2010
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)(http://www.opengeospatial.org ) and AGISEE, the Association for Geospatial Information in South-East Europe (http://www.agisee.org) announced that they have established a cooperative relationship topromote the importance of open standards in the development of spatial data infrastructures and raise the awareness of interoperability in South-East Europe.The ultimate goals of the relationship are to create a group of peoplewho
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
EU-funded researchers have helped develop an early warning system that will protect vulnerable communities from tsunamis and avoid future terrible losses of life such as that suffered in Indonesia and Sri Lanka in December 2004, when an estimated 230 000 people were killed. EU support for the research came from the DEWS (‘Distant early warning
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Bombardier Transportation said Monday it has signed an agreement valued at 770 million Canadian dollars ($745 million) to build 182 light-rail vehicles for Metrolinx in Toronto. Bombardier said the vehicles are scheduled to be delivered between 2013 and 2020. Metrolinx also may order up to an additional 118 vehicles as part of the agreement. Metrolinx
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) CanmetENERGY CO2 Research Facility (CanCO2), located in Ottawa, is an integrated and efficient pilot-scale CO2 capture facility. At the facility, pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and mercury are simultaneously removed, and CO2 is purified and compressed for transport, storage or use. The transportable, trailer-mounted, modular CanCO2 is
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
On 11 May 2010 the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts announced a new initiative to address the environmental information needs of the nation. The National Plan for Environmental Information is the first step on a long-term commitment to reform Australia’s environmental information base and build this critical infrastructure for the future.
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Open Season Plan filed by Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline, LLC. Denali will commence its open season on July 6th, 2010.”We are pleased that the FERC has approved our open season plan,” said Bud Fackrell, Denali President. “This approval confirms that Denali’s plan is complete
Monday, June 7th, 2010
An American expert on land-use planning says Calgary should focus on rejuvenating its inner-city neighbourhoods. Robert Liberty, a metro councillor in Portland, Ore., spoke at a conference on sustainable development at the University of Calgary over the weekend. Liberty has been a leader in inner-city redevelopment, as well as transportation and land-use planning, in Portland.
Monday, June 7th, 2010
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution today awarded its first “Innovation in Technology and ECR” Award to the MarineMap Consortium, a group that brings together partners from University of California, Santa Barbara, Ecotrust, and The Nature Conservancy. The Award was presented at the Institute’s ECR 2010 conference in Tucson, Arizona. MarineMap incorporates Google Earth
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Asian countries should focus on connecting with one another through pan-Asian infrastructure systems to create more benefits for their populations, the Asian Development Bank and ADB Institute has suggested. The inadequacies of Asia’s infrastructure networks are a bottleneck to growth, a threat to competitiveness and an obstacle to poverty reduction, said an ADB-funded study entitled
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
On Tuesday, May 25, the Drake Landing Solar Community, Natural Resources Canada and project partners will mark the significant accomplishment of being the first thermal solar community in the world to have 80 percent of its annual space heating requirement provided by solar thermal energy. A live performance Web site to track key functions of
