The Technology Strategy Board – the UK’s innovation agency, and Forum for the Future – the global sustainability non-profit organisation, today launch ‘Horizons’ (beta). Horizons is a free digital tool designed to help […]
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has unveiled ambitious plans to create the UK’s largest ‘floating village’ as part of his on-going drive to transform London’s Royal Docks bringing jobs, commercial space and homes […]
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7th Annual International Conference on Engaging The Other: The Power of Compassion May 3-5, 2013 ~ Dearborn Michigan USA Registration Is Now Open At a time when polarization is the culprit, a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference […]
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Environment Agency News 4th March 2013 Britain must act now to deal with more extreme weather Britain should improve water supply for business and farming in the face of more frequent floods and […]
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Re-Posted from 2degrees | written by Stephen Kennett US retail giant Walgreens has announced plans to build what it claims will be the nation’s first net zero energy store. Walgreens is targeting LEED Platinum certification […]
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Re-Posted from 2degrees | written by Sarah Daly, mygreeneye on behalf of Best Foot Forward. Ecological fast moving consumer goods manufacturer Ecover has announced a major innovation in its aim to reduce its impacts.From 2014 […]
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Re-Posted from The Dirt via Grist, author Jared Green. Last month, standing at the Old Capitol Pump House, a restored building along the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray announced the launch […]
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Induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracturing, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas (including shale gas, tight gas, and coal seam gas), or other substances for extraction
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Japan’s Prince Akishino and the Asahi Glass Foundation yesterday presented the Blue Planet Prize, one of the world’s premier environmental awards, to Global Footprint President Network Mathis Wackernagel and Dr. William E. Rees, […]
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Six years ago Dutchman Ruben Beugels was on an Amsterdam tram that broke down, leaving him stuck in an out-of-the way place, and late for an appointment when he couldn’t quickly find another […]
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