Archive for April 2014

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French Support for Renewable Energy

April 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The French people want renewable energy and the government is responding to the popular demand from its citizens. This is the finding in a March 2014 CSA survey which indicated that 65 percent of those polled said that they would invest in renewable energy (wind and solar/photovoltaic) today if they...

April 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

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Sectors Most at Risk from Climate Change

April 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Whether we are talking about impacts on manufacturing facilities from extreme weather events or supply chain disruptions due to resource scarcity, climate change poses a risk to businesses all around the world. If we continue with business as usual it is safe to assume that operating costs will go...

Recorded Access to the Wind Energy Summit South Africa

April 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Interested parties can now access the proceedings at the Wind Energy Summit South Africa, that was held in Cape Town in April. This includes over 18hrs of recorded discussion and printed materials from some of the most senior members of the wind industry. Listen to presentations from Mainstream Renewable...

Graphic - The Cost of Mitigating Climate Change

April 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

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Training - Leadership for Sustainable School Stakeholders

April 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Leadership Training for Sustainable School Stakeholders, Creating a Culture of Sustainability, will take place on April 30, 2014 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) at the Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ. Three-part daytime series (select any combo of the following): 9 -11 Sustainable Policy Development; Where...

The April 2014 Midwest Tornadoes and the Relationship to Global Warming

April 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Just before the deadly extreme weather that tore through the Midwest at the end of April, some new research was released that indicates the intensity of tornadoes may be on the increase. The most recent wave of extreme weather has killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens of others across the Midwest...

Workshop - Ripping the Energy Costs out of Manufacturing

April 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Ripping the energy costs out of manufacturing will take place on April 30, 2014 at the University of Bradford / Bradford, UK. This workshop is for anyone concerned with reducing the costs of energy in your business including Finance, operations and owners of manufacturing businesses. This one day event...

April 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The course Environmental Responsibilities of Land Drainage Authorities will take place on April 30, 2014 in Doncaster, UK. This course will provide an overview of this legislation and policy, including the legal duties relating to conservation and biodiversity, protected species, non-native species,...

Workshop - Alternative Funding – Sustainable Schools

April 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Alternative Funding – Sustainable Schools, Stay Out of the Red by Operating in the Green, will take place on April 30, 2014 (6: p.m. - 9 p.m.) at Burlington County College in Pemberton, NJ. This workshop will provide an overview of sustainability and why it’s so important for the...

Arbor Day: A Time to Acknowledge the Vital Importance of Trees

April 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

As a celebration of trees Arbor Day is an important event, particularly in the context of ongoing forest degradation. The loss of forests are even more alarming in light of our growing awareness of the importance of trees to planetary health. Trees provide oxygen for us to breathe and they sequester...

Event - UN International Mother Earth Day: Sustainability for Success

April 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

UN International Mother Earth Day will take place on Tuesday April 29, 2014, (7:00 PM till 9:00 PM) at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. Join the United Nations Association of Canada, Toronto Branch (UNACTO) as they celebrate International Mother Earth Day. The theme of the event is “sustainability...

Event - New Energy Vehicle & Charging Technology China Summit

April 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

2nd Annual New Energy Vehicle & Charging Technology China Summit will take place on April 29-30, 2014 in Shanghai, China.Hosted by the OPPLAND Corporation, this event will gather auto OEMs, electricity utilities, governments, battery developers, standardization bodies, consultants and technological...

Event - Wastewater Infrastructure & Networks Conference

April 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

WWT's 2nd annual Wastewater Infrastructure & Networks Conference will take place on April, 29, 2014 in Birmingham, UK. This event is for all wastewater service providers looking to optimise existing assets. Over 130 people attended last year. Attend this one-day conference to:•Find new ways to...

Event - Canadian Environmental Conference and Tradeshow

April 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Canadian Environmental Conference and Tradeshow will take place from Monday April 28 to Wednesday April 30, 2014, in Mississauga, Ontario. This is the leading event for environmental training. CANECT provides courses to: • Update your own environmental management skills;• Gain access to Canada’s leading...

April 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Smart Water Systems will take place on April 28-29, 2014 in London, UK. Hosted by the SMi Group Ltd, this event will be looking into this topic and how smart water is all about coming up with initiatives to manage water more effectively, monitor it all the way along throughout the cycle so that we...

April 27, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The 6th Power Up Energy Expo, will take place on April 28-30, 2014 at the Pensacola Beach Hilton in Florida. It is the premier energy conference along the Gulf Coast and it attracts hundreds of industry professionals from all sectors of the industry. Last year nine countries were represented. This...

Video - Shared Value Initiative: An Interview with Justin Bakule

April 26, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The Shared Value Initiative is a platform that facilitates peer peer exchange of ideas. In this video TriplePundit's Founder, Nick Aster, talks with Justin Bakule, Executive Director of the Shared Value Initiative. Justin is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the Initiative,...

Video - Why a Carbon Tax May be the Best Way to Reduce CO2

April 26, 2014 Add Comment Edit

In this video Judd Legam, editor of ThinkProgress explains how a carbon tax works. This effort is of great importance in light of the current concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere which now exceeds 400 parts per million which is causing big changes in global temperatures, which...

Video - Pricing Nature is Far Harder than you Think

April 26, 2014 Add Comment Edit

While there is a lot of interest in market based solutions to price nature, it is far harder in practice than it would appear in theory. This short animation from Joss Tantram, partner at UK sustainability strategy firm Terrafiniti, LLP, explains in very simple terms some of the problems associated...

Video - Cowboys and Indians Come Together to Oppose the Keystone XL

April 26, 2014 Add Comment Edit

On April 22nd, 2014, the Cowboy Indian Alliance rode into Washington, DC, set up eight tipis on the National Mall, blessed the encampment, and settled in for a week of resistance and protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. The Cowboy Indian Alliance is an alliance of midwestern ranchers and tribal...

Penguins Suffereing from the Effects of Climate Change

April 25, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Penguins are one of the many creatures suffering from the effects of climate change. Penguins are indigenous to the Southern Hemisphere and they range from human sized prehistoric penguins (now extinct) to the Little Blue penguin which are just over 30cm high. The largest species of living penguin...

Infographic - Saving Energy to Make Everyday Earth Day

April 25, 2014 Add Comment Edit

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Harvard Faculty Wants the School to Divest from Fossil Fuels

April 25, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Harvard University faculty members are calling the school to divest from fossil fuels. They stridently disagree with the University's decision to hold on to their fossil fuel investments.Shortly after Harvard announced that its new sustainable investing guidelines do not exclude investing in fossil...

The Anti-Environment Influence of 3 out of 4 Koch Brothers

April 24, 2014 Add Comment Edit

There are three Koch brothers who have amassed a long track record of environmental malfeasance and political interference. Well known oil billionaires Charles and David Koch use their fortunes to misinform, manipulate and protect their corporate interests. They are estimated to be worth about 25 billion...

Rhino Horn Economics: The Perils of Putting a Price on Nature

April 24, 2014 Add Comment Edit

A number of market based solutions have been advanced to address dwindling biological diversity and the loss of healthy eco-systems. Efforts to save the rhino serve as a model to explore some of these approaches. Rhinos are one of the largest living land mammals and they symbolize humans’ deleterious...