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Posts Tagged ‘plan’
Pollution, Science & Technology, Jul 19th, 2010,
Though the cap on the damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is reportedly holding, hydrocarbon leakage has been detected on the seabed. The hope has been that the cap – successfully placed over the wellhead last week – would stop the flow of oil into the Gulf until permanent relief wells are in place. US Admiral Thad Allen has written to BP chief of operations Bob Dudley demanding answers. He is quoted in a report in the Guardian: I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging…
Tags: Admiral, Allen, BP, cap, detected, government, Gulf, hydrocarbons, leak, oil, plan, seepage, US, well
Green living, Politics, Jun 22nd, 2010,
The European Parliament shot down a plan to require the clear labeling of the healthiness of packaged food in the EU last week. The proposed label system involved an easily understandable color scheme, which would be placed on the front of the container in plain view. Another wish of many MEPs is to require information clearly stating from which country the food originated. On most food products available in Europe, information indicating high salt, sugar and saturated fat contents are small and ‘hidden’ on the back or sides of packaging, while positive nutritional content is in plain view on the…
Tags: EU, Europe, food, Health, labels, parliament, plan, scheme, votes
Climate Change, Nature, Politics, May 28th, 2010,
At a UN climate conference in Oslo, Norway this week, nations agreed on an increase in aid from rich to poor countries to protect the Earth’s forests and curb global carbon emissions. UN figures state that deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 17% global emissions. Preserving forests is widely regarded as the least expensive way to cut these emissions. From a Reuters report: The Oslo Climate and Forest Conference, attended by representatives of 52 countries, agreed on a non-binding framework to funnel aid promised by the rich world and set up monitoring standards to ensure money flows are based…
Tags: agreement, carbon, climate, conference, deforestation, degradation, emissions, forest, forests, global, IndonesiaI, Norway, Oslo, plan, REDD, UN
Climate Change, Politics, Jan 7th, 2010,
Britain must grow more food, while using less water and reducing emission of greenhouse gases, to respond to the challenge of climate change and growing world populations, the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, said yesterday. –Guardian U.K. environment secretary Hilary Benn has called for a change in how Britain consumes and produces its food. The British government’s 20 year plan highlights research, technology and sustainability, and is consumer-led, with the onus on the public to buy green, waste less and grow more. The idea is that if the buyers demand greener products, then British businesses will follow suit and produce them….
Tags: Britain, Climate change, environment, farming, food, Green, Hilary Benn, plan, secretary, sustainability, U.K.
Politics, Uncategorized, Videos & Documentaries, Dec 26th, 2009,
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' src='http://gf1.statico.be/wp-content/themes/greenfudge/thumbnails/3509.jpg' alt='cnn-video-report-on-chinas-green-plans' class='art-teaser' width='95' height='95' /> CNN’s Eco Solutions explores China’s growing need for energy efficiency, clean energy sources and pollution reduction. This focus on quality of life, the environment and ‘going green’ is chiefly a domestic concern of China’s, a country which is shifting its focus – at least somewhat – from principally economic affairs to a more holistic approach, termed an ‘ecological civilization’ by China’s president Hu Jintao. Watch the CNN interview on what is being called ‘China’s green 5-year plan’. Bjorn Stigson, president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, on China’s green energy intentions –CNN.com CNN – ‘China’s green plans’ For…
Tags: China, CNN, energy, Green, plan
