News articles tagged with 'sustainable'
Setting sail in an ecological 'Earthship'
— 14 Oct 2009 13:02 | EnvironmentCould sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from 'waste,' including vehicle tires…
What prompts young people to take positive action to promote sustainable development?
— 2 Jul 2009 15:52 | EnvironmentA major change in education is the shift towards sustainable development. The United Nations has declared 2005-2014 as the decade for integrating sustainable development into all aspects…
New biomass heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
— 12 Feb 2009 11:50 | EnvironmentMillions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of…
More power needed behind renewable energy push
— 30 Jan 2009 19:15 | EnvironmentWWF has told an audience of energy experts and senior government officials from more than 20 countries that the world's leading governments and businesses must lead the planet towards…
Higher education should take the green route
— 9 Dec 2008 12:26 | EnvironmentIn the wake of an economic downturn, a responsible environmental attitude is all the more necessary otherwise the ecological and economic costs in the long-term will be even greater.…
Keele University aims to become 'carbon neutral' on energy consumption
— 16 Nov 2008 06:14 | EnvironmentKeele University is aiming to become 'carbon neutral' on its energy consumption and reduce dependency on the national grid using a range of alternative energy sources…
Dutch firms push for offshore power
— 15 Sep 2008 16:06 | EnvironmentTwenty major Dutch companies are piling the pressure on their government to speed up the construction of wind parks in the North Sea…
Advertising not sustainable, authority tells Shell
— 13 Aug 2008 13:58 | EnvironmentA Shell suggestion in advertising that oil sands were a sustainable energy source has been ruled out of order by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority, upholding a complaint lodged…
Sustainable electricity think-tank established
— 4 Aug 2008 17:12 | TechnologyThe formation of an international Working Group of electricity energy experts was announced last week at the conclusion of the Inaugural Symposium on Electrical Energy Evolution in…
Land degradation and poverty
— 18 Feb 2008 16:46 | Environment'Geographical Research' has published a special land degradation and poverty issue which presents a collection of papers that examine the interactions between poverty and land degradation…
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