Articles in Environment News
Subtropical Urbanism Beyond Climate Change
SUBTROPICAL CITIES 2011: Subtropical Urbanism Beyond Climate Change is an international conference co-hosted by Florida Atlantic University and the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. The biennial collaborative event comes to the United States for the first time as experts in various disciplines and academia convene at FAU’s downtown campus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida March 8-11, 2011. The conference will discuss the future of subtropical cities ... Read the full story
World Centric Hosts TEDxManhattan Changing the Way We Eat
World Centric is hosting a very important event about the Environment. On Saturday, February 12, The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming will host TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat, a one-day TEDx event on sustainable food and farming. It will explore our food system — from what happened, to where we are, to what we are doing to shift to a more sustainable way of eating and farming. In an effort to have as many people as possible ... Read the full story
Ecotech Institute Offers Cutting-Edge Electrical Engineering Technology Program
Denver, Colorado – Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for alternative energy careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced growing demand for its Electrical Engineering Technology Program. As research continues to underscore the importance of an overhauled power sector, related job skills will be critical and Ecotech’s program is in the forefront for career training. Ecotech ... Read the full story
Pollutants Threaten Mexico’s Riviera Maya
Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate the giant aquifer under Mexico’s “Riviera Maya” research shows. The wastes contaminate a vast labyrinth of water-filled caves under the popular tourist destination on the Yucatan Peninsula. The polluted water flows through the caves and into the Caribbean Sea. Land-sourced pollution may have contributed, along with ... Read the full story
Green Energy Development Announces Study Results
Green Energy Development, Inc. (“GED”), the premier global developer and provider of renewable and sustainable energy projects, including biomass/waste-to-energy (WTE), solar, wind, and geothermal energy solutions and technologies, announced the completion of a critical global energy Study. In an effort to create visibility for (and draw attention to) the energy challenges facing the world, the renewable energy opportunities in that challenge, and the consequences ... Read the full story
International Year of Forests Announced
Millions of forest-dependant people play a vital role in managing, conserving, and developing the world’s forests in a sustainable manner, but the outside world often underestimates their rights to use and benefit from local forest resources, says FAO’s new State of the World’s Forests report, launched at the opening ceremony of the United Nations International Year of Forests in New York today. “What we need during the International Year of Forests is to ... Read the full story
National Trust Concerns Over Future of Forests
The National Trust has revealed it will be backing the public’s concern over the future of Britain’s forests and is insisting that any change of ownership must protect public access to woodlands as well as their amenity, conservation and cultural value. The Trust has agreed a set of principles which should guide any proposed disposals. These have been sent to Government and the key public bodies involved after consultation with other nature, wildlife and ... Read the full story
Building a Passive House SmartHome Cleveland
This summer, visitors to The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will be invited to tour a home that could represent the future of energy-efficient housing. SmartHome Cleveland will be constructed on Museum grounds and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Climate Change, which will be on display July 23 through Dec. 31, 2011 in the Museum’s Kahn Hall. While Climate Change addresses the effect of human actions on the Earth, SmartHome Cleveland will ... Read the full story
University of North Dakota groups to host Clean Tech sustainable energy event
Two University of North Dakota-based groups—the Sustainable Energy Research Initiative and Supporting Education (SUNRISE) program and the Center for Innovation—are organizing the Cleantech 2011 Workshop and Action Summit to be held June 19-21 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Cleantech 2011 is a unique combination of events designed to foster and promote sustainable energy-related technology centers. “This event will showcase sustainable energy research ... Read the full story
The Green Awards™ Program Launches
A coalition of some of the country’s leading environmental organizations and Green Giant are recognizing the people who are making a difference in their communities across the country, and making our world a better, more sustainable place through a new program called The Green Awards™. The Green Awards program seeks to recognize the pioneering leaders, communities, and everyday families who are innovating to make our world more sustainable. The Green Awards ... Read the full story
