Solyndra designs unique solar collector to diffuse greenhouse light and produce power Posted 27 February 2011, by Garima Goel, EcoFriend.com, ecofriend.com Solyndra, a 10-year old, California-based thin film company has helped in the research and development of thin film solar panels and solar collectors to meet the demand for cheaper solar technologies. The company [...]
Archive for February, 2011
27 Feb
India and Japan collaborate on building 24 green cities!
The Asian giants – India and Japan collaborate on building 24 green cities! Posted 27 February 2011, by DATTATREYA MANDAL, EcoFriend.com, ecofriend.com In a stately declaration on 16th February, the Japanese government unveiled the grand plan of signing free trade agreements with India that is expected to cut off 94% of trade tariffs over the [...]
25 Feb
The Year in Biomimicry: Mussels, Elephants, Water Bears & More…
The Year in Biomimicry: Mussels, Elephants, Water Bears & More… Posted February 24, 2011, By Tom McKeag, GreenBiz.com, greenbiz.com It’s that time of year again; time for the second annual Tommies, my 2010 kudos to the most impressive of recent bio-inspired designs or discoveries. As always, I will arrange the awards by the creatures [...]
25 Feb
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Mining Plans Draw Scrutiny From EPA Environmental Justice Unit
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Mining Plans Draw Scrutiny From EPA Environmental Justice Unit Posted 02/18/2011, by By Andrew Jensen, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Anchorage, Energy News Record, enr.construction.com Feb. 18–The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 office has a list, and it’s already been checked twice. Next up is the Pebble mine. The EPA Region [...]
25 Feb
Small Is Beautiful – And Electrifying
Small Is Beautiful – And Electrifying ted 24 February 2011, by Badylon K. Bakiman, Inter Press Service, ips.org Kikwit student Mave Kube studies by the light from a paraffin lamp. / Badylon K. Badiman KIKWIT, DR Congo, Feb 24 (IPS) – While discussion of hydroelectric power on the Congo River is dominated by the [...]
24 Feb
World Bank Backs Marine Dumping Of Mine Waste In Papua New Guinea
World Bank Backs Marine Dumping Of Mine Waste In Papua New Guinea Posted 23 February 2011, by Indigenous Peoples, Issues & Resources, indigenouspeoplesissues.com The World Bank has stepped in to support the dumping of toxic waste from the Ramu nickel mine into the seas off Papua New Guinea after the European Union decided to pull [...]
23 Feb
Local Environmental Activist Calling Out TCEQ with ‘Smoking Gun’
Local Environmental Activist Calling Out TCEQ with ‘Smoking Gun’ Posted: Feb 18, 2011 9:16 PM by Steven Romo, KRIS TV, kristv.com CORPUS CHRISTI – A local environmental activist is coming forward with what she calls another smoking gun against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Suzie Canales of the Citizens for Environmental Justice, held a [...]
23 Feb
Using Geographic Information Science to achieve sustainable development
Using Geographic Information Science to achieve sustainable development Posted Sunday, 20th February 2011, by Marie Louise Pace, The Times of Malta, timesofmalta.com Geographic Information Science can help identify areas important to fishermen with a view to managing them better and avoid conflicts between different users of the sea. Geographic Information Science (GIS) involves capturing, [...]
23 Feb
Vandana Shiva: Mother Earth Incarnate Coming to Portland
Vandana Shiva: Mother Earth Incarnate Coming to Portland Psted February 18th, 2011, by STACY BROWNHILL, Willamette Week, wweek.com Vandana Shiva wants you to put down your fork and turn on your brain. Shiva, who will be in Portland next week to speak at a World Affairs Council event, is a 58-year-old environmental activist on the [...]
