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Tecnalia Technology Corp. (Basque Country, Spain) has unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell prototype car, known as H2CAR. The Tecnalia ecological car project was developed to demonstrate not only the viability of fuel cell vehicles but hydrogen as a storage medium for renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and wave power. H2CAR is driven by an [...]

The recent tie-up of Bosch and Samsung follows the recent trend of various auto and auto-components manufactures joining hands with consumer electronics companies to manufacture Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The Li-ion batteries are used to help power the ever-increasingly popular hybrid cars, such as the GM Chevy Volt, which is already on the market, and Toyota [...]

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource ManagementAuthor:Charles R. MenziesFormat:PDF 2.3MBPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Number Of Pages: 274 Publication Date: 2006-11-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803283199 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803283190 Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management examines how traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is taught and practice

Another sane article from Cyrano’s Journal, by Charles Sullivan. Belonging to a family entails responsibility, just as belonging to a community involves accountability to it. Knowledge about interdependence and connectivity requires that one share that knowledge and act responsibly upon it. It would be considered irresponsible and immoral to exploit one’s own family for private gain. [...]

As you know the Amazon forest is the largest rain forest in the world and in the last few years has been deforested. Thinking in this problem Google has created a new search engine, a green search engine to help the reforestation of Amazon forest! Yeah, now you can contribute to the reforestation of Amazon forest from your home, how? It’s very easy!You only have to use the new search engine called Ecoogler! At each 10 thousands of searches one tree will be planted in the Amazon! Great isn’t it! Homepage: Ecoogler

Cavico Corp. (Cavico) (OTCBB:CVIC) today announced that Luong Son International Tourism Investment JSC, its wholly own subsidiary, has been authorized by Hoa Binh People’s Committee to invest and construct the Hoa Binh ecological and cultural zone known as “Ecozone.” This announcement is made in conjunction with the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Dong Nai Agriculture Service Cooperative Alliance (DonaCoop) has held a ground-breaking ceremony to begin construction of the Long Hung ecological urban area in Long Thanh district, the southern province of Dong Nai. To be built at a cost of US1.2 billion, the project, one of the biggest in the province, is a joint venture among DonaCoop, An Phu Long JSC, Vina Capital company and Singapore’s

A better way of “growing” in a limited world is to increase quality. Make things better fitting, smaller, and more efficient instead of just making them bigger and more powerful. With that in mind, here are the best posts of April 2008. Making changes Row, row, row your boat — On the law of comparative advantage Why [...]

clipped from www.footprintnetwork.orgIn order to live, we consume what nature offers. Every action impacts the planet's ecosystems. This is of little concern as long as human use of resources does not exceed what the Earth can renew. But are we taking more? Today, humanity's Ecological Footprint is over 23% larger than what the planet can regenerate. In other words, it now takes more than one year and two months for the Earth to regenerate what we use in a single year. We maintain this overshoot by liquidating the planet's ecological resources. This is a vastly underestimated threat and one that is not adequately addressed.By measuring the Ecological Footprint of a population (an individual, a city, a nation, or all of humanity) we can assess our overshoot, which helps us manage our ecolog

Rachel Carson was born just over 100 years ago in 1907. Her most famous book Silent Spring, published in 1962, is often seen as marking the birth of the modern environmental movement. Although an immense amount has been written about Carson and her work, the fact that she was objectively a “woman of the left” has often been downplayed. Today the rapidly accelerating planetary ecological crisis, which she more than anyone else alerted us to, calls for an exploration of the full critical nature of her thought and its relation to the larger revolt within science with which she was associated. Carson was first and foremost a naturalist and scientist. But she was propelled by her understanding of the destructive ecological forces at work in modern society into the role of radical

Ph.D. Scholarships available: Effects of physical disturbances onecological communitiesTwo Ph.D. scholarships are available in the Department of BiologicalSciences at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) for researchexploring the role of physical disturbances in structuring ecologicalcommunities. The scholarships are available to both Australian andinternational students. Students will be supervised by Dr. JoshMadin, whose research focuses in large part on modelling the effectsof hydrodynamic disturbances (e.g., cyclones) on the biological andphysical structure of coral reef communities. Students will not belimited to working within coral reef systems, but rather will beencouraged to address related questions in coral reefs and/or otherecological systems. The students will be joini

Conventional insect traps may present health risks, besides the fact that they make noise or smell bad. Old bug catchers usually blow bugs into thousands of tiny pieces potentially containing colonies of bacteria that could spread inside the room and possibly infect human residents. They also can blow up particles containing small bits of [...]

I’m off to another training session for my new job. I’m fairly excited about it because it’s a job that gives an immediate feeling of accomplishment and because of the time-control it offers. Now I discovered that it also offers significant control over our taxes. Woohoo! In other news, check out this new supposedly green dream [...]

Summary: Car manufacturers are not the only ones who invest in the search for automobile industry in Brazil; universities do too. Such is the case with the school's Center of Industrial Engineering University (FEI) in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the greater Sao Paulo, Brazil's south-east, which shows the environmentally correct model developed by its students at the Trade Show of the 24th International Automobile. One of the highlights is the hybrid Astra, 25 operated by electric batteries, which in turn are charged by a small combustion engine. "It is an engine combustion of low-displacement with just one cylinder, so it is very economical. Unique Its aim is to drive the generator that charge batteries," said Milton Monteverde Belli, a student and auto mechanics Technology who worked on th

BMW EfficientDynamics Vision, the ecological revolution reaches SUVsThe brands have managed to extricate recently puntillo perfect between diesel and hybrid, and it was only a matter of time before this combination would become a genuine revolution in large segments. BMW is taking a first step and presented to the press on Vision EfficientDynamics, using the body of the X5 shows us what it can do to get a vehicle that combines technology, sophistication, a propellant clean and above, Bavarian spirit. First of all, this is the mysterious prototype that BMW would introduce a completely new engine that very recently saw in the 123d, which is specifically a propellant 2 litre twin turbo diesel, which has been docked a hybrid propellant and, joined technology fuel German

Since time immemorial people have been fascinated and awed by snakes. Many people dislike and fear them. In reality they are beneficial creatures. It is time to learn a little more about them. With sufficient background and knowledge of them, we can put our fears in proper perspective. Truth to the matter, is [...]

Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Postdoc in Aquatic Ecological Stoichiometry Umeå University, in northern Sweden, is a dynamic university with ca.4,200 employees and more than 29,000 students, of which 1,300 are in PhD programs. The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science has about 170 members including 50 PhD students. The Lake Ecosystem response to Environmental Change

An ecological prevention project for the Yueya, or Crescent Moon, Spring was launched recently in Dunhuang, a desert city in northwest China's Gansu province. Xinhua News Agency reported the provincial government has invested more than 70 million yuan (over 9 million US dollars), in the project to protect this natural wonder. Serious ecological deterioration is occurring in its surrounding areas due to the rapidly lowering water line of the spring. 博动生活 心动乌镇 BlogBus五周年庆典 敬请关注

Applications for building the Russia-Germany Nord Stream gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea will be filed after the environmental impact assessment is finished next spring, a senior official at Nord... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Applications for building the Russia-Germany Nord Stream gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea will be filed after the environmental impact assessment is finished next spring, a senior official at Nord Stream said Friday. The participants confirmed last week that the project would enter service by the end of 2010, but the environmental impact assessment has taken longer than expected. "We have the environmental impact evaluation ongoing and this will be finished during the spring," Nord Stream permitting manager Sebastian Sass said Friday in Helsinki. "After that we will submit the applications." He said Nord Stream took additional investigation requests from the authorities very seriously, and added that the schedule for a start-up had not been changed. Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva said Thursday after meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Finland was not against the pipe plan, but wanted to study its impact on the environment. "If the result shows that it has enviro

clipped from www.footprintnetwork.orgGlobally, we are demanding 1.3 planets to support our lifestyles this year, and yet we only have one planet earth.Ecological Debt Day marks the day when we begin living beyond our ecological means. Ecological Footprint accounting shows that, as of October 6, 2007, humanity has consumed the total amount of new resources that our planet can produce this year. Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the Ecological Footprint, talks about one planet budgeting. .

In this episode, we’ll meet the chemists, engineers, and designers who are finding incredible new ways to power planes, trains, and automobiles - using cooking grease, plant stalks, algae, hydrogen, viruses, and sunshine. Show Includes Batteries made from a virus Jet fuel from used vegetable oil North American Biofuels Making hydrogen with aluminum Sunlight to make hydrogen Ethanol from yard waste Bob’s odd electric vehicles The Hypercar (more…)

The decision to change the route of the North European Gas Pipeline (a.k.a. Nord Stream), which is being built by the Gazprom-controlled Nord Stream AG, may slow the project and increased its expense. Poland has suggested that it be given a second ecological assessment. Formally, Poland has no right to demand that, but it influence Sweden, and the pipeline passes through the waters of that country's economic zone. The initial ecological assessment cost more than $50 million. Polish authorities have used the change in the Nord Stream route as an excuse to press another claim against it. On Friday, the office of the Polish Minister of Economy Grzegorz Wozniak released an official statement by him. “We demand that repeat conciliation be begun in connection with he convention on possible influence on the environment,” the minister's statement reads. That is the Pole's response to the change announced last Tuesday in the route of the pipeline near the Danish island of Bornholm. Th

On warm days such as summer, most people would troop down to the nearest store and consider buying fans or even air conditioning systems to help fight off the prickly heat. The climate that we experience today is truly weird and uncomfortable but the best way to shrug them off is to resort towards cooling systems we can get our hands on. Some of these cooling systems may be good or bad for the environment. Hence this is one responsibility that most people must take into consideration. Do you have a good idea on how to be cool and ecology conscious? Pub ecolo Green AdvertUploaded by astre air conditioning systems, alternative energy, carbon neutral, climate, climate change, conservation, earth friendly, Eco Friendly, ecology, Energy Efficient, Geothermal, global warming, Green Ideas, Green Tips, home and garden, prickly heat, Renewable Resources, Socially Responsible, Video Clips, Wind Energy

Each country has its own share of wondrous and enhanced environmental beauty. In fact, these are sometimes the basis for some people when they go on tours. A lot of us today look forward towards seeing the hidden beauties that countries have to offer. While this does not necessarily point towards nature tripping expeditions, this is attributed to the fact that the dilapidation of majority of the world’s natural resources has deprived people of actually appreciating these once beautiful sights today. Malaysia for example puts emphasis on the natural surroundings and green preservations as part of its tourist package towards the world. This is definitely one of the forefronts of not only pushing the tourism related ventures, but letting the world know as well that there are still green resources up and about in some parts of the world. Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Asia, beautiful sights, earth friendly, Eco Friendly, Eco Tra

Scientists have recently discovered that drifting icebergs allow the surrounding water to absorb more carbon dioxide. BBC writes US scientists found that minerals released from the melting ice triggered blooms of CO2-absorbing phytoplankton. These microscopic plants were then eaten by krill (shrimp-like organisms), whose waste material containing the carbon sank to the ocean floor. It continues: Using instruments that included a trawl net and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a video camera, the researchers sampled waters from the ice blocks up to 9km away (5.5 miles). They found a “substantial enrichment” of minerals, phytoplankton, krill and seabirds in the surrounding water up to 3.7km away (2.3 miles) compared with areas with no icebergs. This is a very interesting find. I wonder what it means for scientists studying global warming and climate change. To read the entire article for yourself, click here. [image via mit] absorbing, carbon dioxide, ecology, global wa

Trees with bad press, frequently associated to ecological degradation, soil and/or water depletion or the already too wasted mantra "nothing grows under gum trees", Eucalyptus can be exactly the opposite. Today we see a case of phytoremediation.Terraces of an abandoned copper mine are progressively afforested with Eucalyptus- Their fast growing new vegetation cover will contribute to minimise soil erosion and lixiviation of hazardous heavy metals on aquifers or river systems by controlling direct rainfall impact effects on bare soils, and by retaining it with their root systems.- Their plasticity adapting to different site conditions allows them to grow on extremely recalcitrant soils for plant colonisation, overcoming extreme acidity and lack on nutrients with a proper preparation of the new planting area.- Their extreme efficiency producing biomass from limited resources allows a quick deposition of organic matter on denuded soils, creating new superficial horizons to substitute th

Ecological restoration... by planting Eucalyptus(Ironías al darle la vuelta a la tortilla... verde) Gustavo Iglesias Trabado GIT Forestry Consulting - Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal - www.git-forestry.comEUCALYPTOLOGICSTrees with bad press, frequently associated to ecological degradation, soil and/or water depletion or the already too wasted mantra "nothing grows under gum trees", Eucalyptus can be exactly the opposite. Today we see a case of phytoremediation in which these trees are used in three different but complementary ways.1) Eucalyptus as fast growing pioneer species to cover denuded soilsFig. 1: Terraces of an abandoned copper mine are progressively afforested with Eucalyptus (in this case, E. globulus ssp. globulus)Their fast growing new vegetation cover will contribute to minimise soil erosion and lixiviation of hazardous heavy metals to aquifers or river systems by controlling direct rainfall impact effects on bare soils and by retaining it with

Australia PhD Scholarships in Ecological Modelling at Macquarie UniversityClosing date for receipt of completed applications: Juni 2007.Two PhD scholarships are available in Ecological Modelling at Macquarie University.MQRES Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Australian ForestsAustralian forests provide a range of important ecosystem services, such as wood production, carbon sequestration and protection of water catchments. Climate change is highly likely to modify how forests function, and land managers urgently need information about how these ecosystem services will be affected. To address this need, this project will develop ecophysiologically-based models of climate change impacts on Australian forests over the next century. Data assimilation techniques will be used to incorporate information from state-of-the-art climate change experiments, both local and international. Strong collaboration with experimental scientists will be encouraged.MQRES Modelling Climate Change Impacts on

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Hollywood star and long-time environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has a message for the world: go green now, before it’s too late. As DiCaprio tells it in film documentary “The 11th Hour”, launched on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, people are living in the last minutes of the final hour before it may be too late to do anything about global warming. “Global warming is a reality. It is happening,” DiCaprio told reporters gathered for the movie’s debut. (more…)

Today, Toronto’s mayor announced The Zerofootprint Toronto project, during the C40 Summit in New York. The Zerofootprint tool lets users chart their environmental impact through activities like transportation, their eating habits, their recreational and work activities and habits and their waste habits. The tool lets you compare your scores to your friends and neighbors to see how you measure up. “Climate change is the issue of our time and it’s up to all of us to do our part to minimize the impact of day-to-day activities,” Toronto Mayor David Miller explained at the conference. “Zerofootprint Toronto is going to help make my city not only one of the greenest on the planet, but one of the most innovative, as well.” All Torontoians will be encouraged to set up an online profile and the information collected will be used to help Toronto and other cities develop and modify environmental plans, programs and policies. Zerofootprint is a company that op

The Ecological Footprint is a great invention. It’s a tool that lets you calculate what the land mass is needed to sustain your current lifestyle. It was developed by Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees of the University of British Columbia. While their version is long and complicated and requires pages and pages of Excel Spreadsheets, here’s an internet based one that is quick and easy to use! Not only does it tell you how much land you need, it gives you tips and tricks as to how to reduce your impact. Because, what’s the point of yelling at someone if you aren’t going to give them a way to make it better? What are you waiting for? Go take the test now! Then come back here and share your results as well as your plans to reduce your impact! photo source calculations, Eco Friendly, ecological footprint, ecological footprint, excel spreadsheets, great invention, lifestyle, long and complicated, photo source, Reduce, reduce impact, take the test, tips and tricks

The haphazard way in which the city is turning into a concrete jungle makes it vulnerable to severe ecological stress in near future, says a Lucknow University survey based on satellite data. The survey by the university's Geology department says lack of planning and focus exposes the city to civic problems like water-logging, and eats into the authorities dreams to make it at par with the best of metropolitan India. The satellite survey shows development agencies are making inappropriate planning; in their pursuit for a vertical and horizontal growth, they are not taking into consideration the land-suitability factor. If this goes on, the survey team says, even plush residential colonies would remain vulnerable to water-logging, damage of houses due to accumulated humidity and such civic problems. The departmens study has also listed several colonies in Hazratganj, New Hyderabad, Chowk and nearby areas as likely to face ecological stress in near future.! According to Dr Vibhuti Ra

The Indonesian ecosystem is at stake, with both the country's land and sea resources being dangerously exploited for business purposes, threatening all efforts to preserve them for future generations. Chalid Muhammad, national executive director of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), recently spoke with The Jakarta Post's Agustina Wayansari about the issue.We are at the edge of ecological disaster because rapid environmental destruction is occurring everywhere in the country. Our forests have been exploited through destructive logging, industrial timber plantations and massive conversion of forest land into palm oil plantations, as well as through massive coal mining exploration. In coastal areas, the land has been converted into fishponds and shopping centers. Our sea is also facing a huge threat, with only 6 percent of the country's total of 60,000 square kilometers of coral reef in good condition. While only 30 percent of mangrove forests are in good condition.

University of Texas biologist Camille Parmesan reviewed 866 studies, concluding that extinctions caused by a rapidly warming world have begun, citing the extinction of 70 species of mountain-dwelling frogs. No other specific extinctions are referenced, but they may include more mountain-top-dependent species like the frogs, and possibly polar species like emperor penguins and polar bears, she predicts. She acknowledges that evolutionary changes are underway to compensate for the changing environment, but that they can’t keep pace with the rapidity of the environmental changes. I wonder how long it will be before the changes are dramatic enough to enter our common consciousness?

The President of the French Republic Leads Global Ecological Governance Conference in Paris on 2-3 February 2007. "We all know that uncontrolled human activity is bringing about a sort of slow collective suicide. Disaster can only be averted if nations can come together to support jointly agreed commitments. Let us create a United Nations Environment Organization, the expression of the world's ecological conscience, with the means to assume this responsibility, the forum in which we take common action for future generations. France will be hosting an international conference next year to bring together all those who want to make progress on this project, which is crucial to the future of the planet". Extract from the speech of Mr Jacques CHIRAC, the President of the French Republic to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 19th 2006.The conference has united more than 200 participants from more than 60 countries. Finally the clot in the ketchup bottle has