Archive for the ‘Eurpoean Union’ Category
Monday, June 9th, 2008
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Biocapacity measures how biologically productive the world's croplands, pastures, forests and fisheries are. The ‘global hectare,' which equals the average biocapacity of all land in the world, is the basic unit of biocapacity. The more global hectares a particular piece of land is the more biocapacity it has. Brazil ...
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Antarctica, Environmental Sustainability, Eurpoean Union, India, Natural Resources, biomass, map | No Comments »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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Piracy has returned to the high seas in recent years, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation released today.
The study also notes a less dramatic increase in terrorist activities occurring on the high seas, but emphasizes that two groups do not appear to have colluded in any ...
Posted in Eurpoean Union, Exports, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Uncategorized, law | No Comments »
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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Serpa Solar Power Plant, Portugal
Serpa is the largest photovoltaic solar power plant sits in Portugal, located roughly 125 miles south of Lisbon on a hillside pasture covered with olive trees. The solar power plant, which boasts 52,000 photovoltaic modules and cost around $75 million, has 11MW of installed power capacity. ...
Posted in Concentrated-Solar, Eurpoean Union, Germany, Natural Resources, Photovoltaics, Silicon Valley, Solar Energy, Solar-Thermal, carbon emissions, green technology | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
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Hazardous waste generation in 2001 as reported by the Parties to the Basel Convention. Hazardous waste is controlled from generation until ultimate disposal. At least in theory.
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Posted in Cleanup Technologies, Climate Change, Eco-Efficiency, Environmental Finance, Environmental Sustainability, Eurpoean Union, Exports, Germany, Graphic, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, map | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
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No. 1 - Itaipu
14,750 MW
Brazil/Paraguay
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No 2 - Three Gorges
12,070 MW
China
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Posted in Canada, China, Climate Change, Electricity, Environmental Sustainability, Eurpoean Union, Geoengineering, Hydro Power, India, Japan, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Russia, Water, carbon emissions, green technology | No Comments »
