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Obama declares tougher emission targets before Copenhagen summit
Barack Obama has set tougher emission targets in a White House speech. He said, the USA intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions "in the range of" 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. Obama will attend the Copenhagen international climate meeting next month, and is going to offer these figures as an official climate change policy.
Obama commits Billions to Solar Firms
President Barack Obama, under pressure to spur job growth, said on Saturday two solar energy companies will get nearly $2 billion in U.S. loan guarantees to create as many as 5,000 green jobs.
ORBIS 100% Recyclable FliPak Totes
Durable, reusable ORBIS 100% Recyclable FliPak Totes include handles that ease lifting, are automation compatible with lifting slots and have interrupted hinges for ease of banding.
Nuclear power seriously considered for ASEAN power grid
The Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are becoming alarmed over the rapid increase of global oil prices and are seriously looking into prospects of building nuclear powered plants to energize the electric needs of the 10 member nations of ASEAN.
New Zealand recycles old computers for free
Saturday, September 2nd, Wellington held a computer recycling day for free hosted by computer maker, Dell. Now Auckland is looking to host one of their own.
New Zealand declares 2007 switch of energy efficiency strategy
The New Zealand Government's energy efficiency strategy has been considered ineffective and will hence be replaced in 2007.
Natural Capital
Natural capital is a term that may not mean much to you yet, but it has the potential to impact all businesses. Those businesses directly involved in resource intensive areas such as agribusiness, forestry, or mining are well aware of the impact natural capital loss can have on a business. However, natural capital can provide new business opportunities as well for those directly impacted by natural capital and indirectly impacted through their supply chain.
Natural Capital
Natural capital is a term that may not mean much to you yet, but it has the potential to impact all businesses. Those businesses directly involved in resource intensive areas such as agribusiness, forestry, or mining are well aware of the impact natural capital loss can have on a business. However, natural capital can provide new business opportunities as well for those directly impacted by natural capital and indirectly impacted through their supply chain.
Nano-Particles Improve Water Cooling Efficiency by 60%
Cooling things (buildings, power plants, data centers, etc) takes a lot of energy. There are different ways to go about it, but when you need a lot of cooling, water-cooling is hard to beat. And it might just be about to get even better!
NASA solar sail passes first major test
NASA has completed a major test of a 20-meter square solar sail, marking a "crucial milestone" in space propulsion technology. It is not the first to test solar sails, as the Japanese have deployed two solar sails in space. The Planetary Society is planning on launching a solar sail possibly by June 21.