9th – 10th September 2014 – The University Of Nottingham, UK The Centre for Urban Agriculture at the University of Nottingham is organising an International Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture. This […]
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In a historical agreement, 10 states sealed the deal for the introduction of Financial Transaction Taxes (FTTs) in a heated session at the meeting of European Finance Ministers on 6 May. George Osborne bristled as […]
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Aruba has adopted a policy of reducing its dependency on fossil fuel energy and CO2 emissions. It has joined the Carbon War Room’s Ten Island Challenge with other Caribbean islands aiming for […]
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The garment sector is becoming seriously interested in the recycling of textile fibres to make new clothing. A denim-recycling process was developed as long ago as the mid-1990s by Armani. More recently, the […]
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This week, the White House released the 3rd U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) – the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever generated of climate change and its impacts across every region of America and […]
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Interface Inc. aims to be the first sustainable corporation, eventually becoming restorative in their relationship to the earth. They are pioneering a new way of doing business that will change the way we […]
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As reported in Stanford News, Stanford University scientist Mark Jacobson has developed a 50-state roadmap for transforming the United States from dependence on fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. He unveiled the plan at the […]
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A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa’s Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large-scale decline in greenness over the past decade. The study, led by […]
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FiBL is an independent, non-profit, research institute with the aim of advancing cutting-edge science in the field of organic agriculture. FiBL’s research team works together with farmers to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions […]
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