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Eye on Earth Brings Access to Environmental Data for Emerging Economies
Abu Dhabi, 7 June 2011 – Abu Dhabi will host the first Eye on Earth Summit on December 12-15 2011, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The summit will focus on the issue of greater access to environmental and societal data. Over the past ten years, Abu …
Geothermal Power Heating Up Worldwide
GEOTHERMAL POWER HEATING UP WORLDWIDE www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2011/update98 By J. Matthew Roney Earth Policy Release Plan B Update June 16, 2011 In 1904, Italy’s Prince Piero Ginori Conti became the first person to use thermal energy from within the earth to turn on the lights—five of them, to be precise. Now, more …
First-ever map reveals where tropical forests store carbon
EarthSky // Blogs // Earth Posted Jun 04, 2011 First-ever map reveals where tropical forests store carbon Researchers looked at three million measurements of treetop height, along with ground data, and calculated the carbon held in tropical forests. A NASA-led research team has created the most precise map ever produced …
Rio+20: Making it Happen, Volume 2, Issue 10, 31 May
Among other events and issues, it also provides an update on the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, announces the NRF call for views on the expected political outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference and touches on World Environment Day (5 June) and World Day to Combat Desertification and …
Worst Ever Carbon Emissions Leave Climate on the Brink
Published on Monday, May 30, 2011 by The Guardian/UK Worst Ever Carbon Emissions Leave Climate on the Brink Exclusive: Record rise, despite recession, means 2C target almost out of reach by Fiona Harvey Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output in history, …
Alstom delivers first turbine runner for Xiangjiaba hydro project in China
Hydro Headlines Alstom delivers first turbine runner for Xiangjiaba hydro project in China LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France — Alstom delivers the first 812-MW turbine runner to the site of the Xiangjiaba hydroelectric power project under construction in China. HydroWorld.com weekly newscast The HydroWorld.com weekly newscast, featuring headline news from the global hydropower …
Void in World Water Leadership Cited as 20 Former Heads of Government Conclude Meeting
InterAction Council www.interactioncouncil.org Void in World Water Leadership Cited as 20 Former Heads of Government Conclude Meeting Clinton, Fox, Zedillo, Chretien, Fukuda, Brundtland among 20 former leaders urging greater effort to avert looming water crisis Quebec City — Former heads of government from around the world today agreed at a …
Science Leaders Can Share Blame for Japanese Tragedy
SOME WORLD GEOLOGISTS/GEOPHYSICISTS/SEISMOLOGISTS/POLITICAL LEADERS ARE TO BLAME OVER THE JAPANESE TRIPLE ECOLOGICAL TRAGEDY By Professor Boniface Egboka, PhD, FAS, FNMGS. FNAH, Consultant Environmental Hydrogeologiest, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, E-mail: [email protected] As I watched the recent 9.0 Richter Scale earthquake-and-tsunami Armageddon that occurred in Japan in …
Rethink growth with forest capital-CSE’s Fortnightly Bulletin
News from Down to Earth EDITORIAL Rethink growth with forest capital (by Sunita Narain) ======================================================== Can you love tigers but hate forests? This is the question that troubled me as I visited the middle of India last fortnight. I was in Nagpur, where local politicians, conservationists and officials were discussing …