28 Sep
2015
Malaysia suffers 'very unhealthy' haze, closes schools due to Indonesia fires
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | MALAYSIA
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Article taken from: RapplerKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Thick white smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming enveloped Malaysia's capital and other areas Sunday, September 27 triggering school closures for the following day as weeks of choking haze showed no sign of abating.Pollution readings in Kuala Lumpur soared into the "very unhealthy" territory in the Malaysian government's hourly air-quality index.The Ministry of Education ordered schools shut…
27 Sep
2015
UN's 17 global goals: What's on the list?
Others | UNITED STATES
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Image source : Ken Robinson’s animation for the World's Largest Lesson helps children understand about the Global Goals At the United Nations General Assembly this week, leaders from around the world will meet to agree on a new list of goals that will combat hunger, eradicate poverty, and improve the quality of life for people around the globe. The list, called the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, expands upon the list of 8 Millennial Development Goals…
27 Sep
2015
Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million yearly, could double to 6.6 million by 2050
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED STATES
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Article source : Treehugger by Derek MarkhamImage : CC BY 2.0 Joey Sow Spoiler: Deadly air pollution is deadly If there's one indisputable negative effect on the planet of our massive fossil fuel energy appetite over the last century, and one that has an immediate and ongoing impact on us, it's air pollution. The other major negative effect of our combustion-happy civilization, climate change, has a vocal minority opposition camp (who I guess we're now calling…
27 Sep
2015
This is why promoting green infrastructure in Africa may be bad for development
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | ZIMBABWE
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Article Source : The Conversation, by Milke MullerInadequate infrastructure is widely recognised to be holding back Africa’s development and lowering the quality of life of its citizens. The traffic jams of Nairobi, the power cuts of Nigeria or the water shortages that currently afflict Harare and Bulawayo are all examples of this phenomenon.The same is true in fast-growing regions of Latin America and many parts of Asia. It is widely agreed, from Addis Ababa…
25 Sep
2015
Green storage for green energy grows cleaner
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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Article taken from: Harvard Gazetteby Paul Karoff, Harvard Paulson School CommunicationsA team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storing electricity from intermittently available energy sources, like sun and wind, safe and cost-effective for both residential and commercial use. The new research builds on earlier work by members of the same team that could enable cheaper and more reliable electricity…
23 Sep
2015
Inside Brazil's sustainability evolution
Others | BRAZIL
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Article taken from: GreenBizby Mark Lee As I dropped my young kids off for their first days of school this year, I was reminded of my own unique back-to-school moment. In 1985, I detoured from the normal high school path to spend 12 months between my sophomore and junior years on student exchange in Brazil.For a teenager from the small working class city of Salmon Arm in Canada, the year was profound. The exposure to the social and environmental…
22 Sep
2015
Liter of Light – Lighting up lives in Malaysia
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | MALAYSIA
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Source : www.ers.myERS Energy Sdn BhdERS Energy has entered a partnership with Incitement and Liter of Light Malaysia to provide sustainable solar light to the community with limited or no access to electricity across the country. Powered by ERS Energy Sdn Bhd, the program has successfully plant more than 100 Solar Powered Bottled Lights located in Orang Asli Settlement- Kampung Lemoi, Cameron Highland and Kampung Orang Asli Rening, Pahang.Watch the video…
22 Sep
2015
BioSIPs Are A New Sustainable Building Material
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | UNITED STATES
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Article taken from: Green Building Elementsby Stephen Hanley University of Colorado Denver professor of architecture Julee Herdt and former graduate student Kellen Schauermann have been awarded a patent for a new construction system known as BioSIPS (Bio-Structural Insulated Panels). The system turns waste materials like paper, noxious weeds, industrial hemp and discarded forest products into high quality building product.The name “BioSIPs”…
21 Sep
2015
Milan expo showcases innovations to help solve world food problems
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | ITALY
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Picture: For the ever-growing world population, rice represents a primary source of nourishment. Due to its adaptability, rice can be grown almost anywhere, and can be easily distributed to any part of the world. (Photo courtesy of www.expo2015.org)article taken from: Manilla BulletinMILAN – The idea of growing crops on the walls of buildings or discovering the nutritional value and environmental impact of a food product simply by touching it may sound…
18 Sep
2015
Taiwanese Technology Giant to Debut in the Smart City Market in Southeast Asia
Green ICT | TAIWAN, ROC
Published by : Billion Electric Co., Ltd.
Taipei, Taiwan - Billion Electric, the largest provider of lighting control and power technologies in the Asia-Pacific rim, is in search of partners to enter the Smart Energy and Smart Lighting markets in Southeast Asia. Billion wants to promote its Intelligent Street Light Control and Management System (LCMS) and indoor & outdoor LED drivers by working with system integrators to join tendering projects. Billion also targets this region to launch BEsmart…
17 Sep
2015
Why storing solar energy and using it at night is closer than you think
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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Picture: Some of the more than 37,000 solar panels gather sunlight at the Space Coast Next Generation Solar Center, in Merritt Island, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Article from: Washington Postby Chris MooneyIn May, when Tesla Motors announced its new battery product to vast media buzz, the talk was all about people putting batteries in their solar-powered homes, and thereby becoming that much less reliant on the grid. But there was always another and perhaps…
15 Sep
2015
Study: deforestation halved over past decades
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED STATES
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Picture: NASA photo of deforestation in Tierras Bajas project, Bolivia, from ISS on April 16, 2001Article from: Deutsche Welleby Harald FranzenDeforestation worldwide has more than halved since 1990, according to a new UN report. This is due in part to planting of new forests - yet some point out that these don't have the same biodiversity as old forests.Forests throughout the world are disappearing more slowly than they used to - but, they are still disappearing.…
15 Sep
2015
The Largest Solar Plant On Earth
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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Info source & Photo : SunpowerThe ProjectThe 579-megawatt Solar Star Projects (formerly Antelope Valley Solar Projects) are two co-located solar installations in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California. Construction began in early 2013. The projects are situated on privately owned, previously disturbed land near Rosamond, California. When complete, the Solar Star Projects will deliver enough electricity to power the equivalent…
14 Sep
2015
Kirigami Paper-Cutting Art Inspires a Wild Solar Energy Idea
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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Article taken from: National Geographicby Christina Nunez, National Geographic A new, cutting-edge concept for solar panels started with two tools: paper and scissors.Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, researchers at the University of Michigan have created a lattice-like cell that can stretch like an accordion, allowing it to tilt along the sun's trajectory and capture more energy. They detail the idea in a paper published Tuesday in…
11 Sep
2015
Building a Brighter Future -- Powered by Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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Article taken from: Huffington Postby Helen MountfordIt is impossible to succeed in today's economy without access to energy. But for an estimated 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, electric power is still out of reach. Even among those with energy access, many still face unreliable service and regular blackouts. This is why it is so important that we push for Goal 7 of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals: "ensure access to affordable,…
10 Sep
2015
11 up-and-coming projects in climate change and the environment
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED KINGDOM
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Article taken from: Imperial College Londonby Simon LeveyAs world leaders prepare to debate the planet's future, Imperial researchers are rising to the challenges of global environmental change.The year ahead will include international leaders negotiating the future of greenhouse gas emissions at the Paris 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in December. In September, the UN will publish itsSustainable Development Goals, which aim to set…
09 Sep
2015
Toyota unveils carbon neutral hydrogen supply chain pilot
Green Transportation & Logistics | JAPAN
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article taken from: Business Greenby James PhillipsKey players in the Japanese public and private sectors have teamed up to trial an innovative hydrogen-fuel project that aims to assess the potential for carbon neutral supply chains.Auto giant Toyota yesterday announced it would be working with a number of organisations, including tech leader Toshiba, to deliver the four-year pilot scheme.The trial will use renewable energy from the Yokohama City Wind…
08 Sep
2015
Investing in a New Kind of Green Technology: Bullish on Ocean Energy
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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Article taken from: Green Chip Stocksby Tim ConneallyMy wife excitedly grabbed my hand and led me from the living room of our apartment out onto the back porch. We were about to watch something spectacular.It wasn’t anything either of us had ever seen before. It was a rocket launch.The amazing part of this was that we were located in a suburb north of Baltimore, and the rocket launch was happening at the Wallops Island flight facility off of…
08 Sep
2015
DEM-CON MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY WINS SWANA EXCELLENCE AWARD
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED STATES
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Article source : Waste Management WorldPhoto source : Dem-Con CompaniesDem-Con Companies, LLC’s 20 tonne per hour (tph) residential and commercial single stream recycling facility has been awarded the gold medal in the 2015 SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) Excellence Awards in Recycling Systems.Since 1965, privately owned Dem-Con Companies had been known by their local Twin Cities neighborhoods as the go-to for recycling and disposal of construction…
07 Sep
2015
iameco wins a national ENERGY GLOBE Award Ireland 2015
Green ICT | IRELAND
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Article by: Sasha BondPhoto source : iamecoWith more than 170 participating countries and over 1500 project submissions annually the Energy Globe Award is today’s most prestigious environmental prize worldwide. It distinguishes projects regionally, nationally and globally that conserve resources such as energy or utilize renewable or emission-free sources.Award ceremonies are held all over the world. Prominent personalities as well as Energy Globe Ambassadors…