http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/feed/? Latest topics Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:41:50 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com//fa/punbb//vide.gif http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/feed/? http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/decline-in-consumer-confidence-in-green-products-and-services-t8.htm Admin On the general topic of consumer choices relating to "Sustainable Lifestyle" – the findings of a recent survey are very interesting. According to the survey: http://www.corporateresponsibility.net/2008/07/07/consumers-will-pay-for-green-products-but-are-more-sceptical/ QUOTE: According to a green survey from Rackspace Hosting (PDF), 44 percent of respondents are willing to pay more for green products and services this year; down significantly from the 59 percent of respondents ... View Forum Posts Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:06:02 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/decline-in-consumer-confidence-in-green-products-and-services-t8.htm#12 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/decline-in-consumer-confidence-in-green-products-and-services-t8.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/non-turbine-wind-generator-t2.htm Admin From: Green Tech Gazette – June 23, 2008 An interesting article (with video) on a non-traditional form of Wind Energy: http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/wind-energy/non-turbine-wind-generator/ According to that article, instead of generating electricity using a turbine based on the traditional two- or three-blade design, the non-turbine wind generator is based upon the flutter of long strands of kite material spanning a gap and connected to button magnets on the ends that produce ... View Forum Posts Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:11:03 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/non-turbine-wind-generator-t2.htm#2 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/non-turbine-wind-generator-t2.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/recent-news-on-energy-the-environment-t29.htm Admin 23.10.2008 Some recent articles featured on the Energy Environment News Portal, on current and emerging issues related to energy and the environment. > Nanotechnology - not that green? > Oil Prices fall on demand concerns > Clean Technology Investors Reluctant to Commit Funds > Veolia steps into biofuels using recycled vegetable oils > Pacific Islands Countries Switch to Renewable Energy > Models Help Assess Biofuels Sustainability _________________________________________________________________________________ View Forum Posts Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:22:05 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/recent-news-on-energy-the-environment-t29.htm#55 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/recent-news-on-energy-the-environment-t29.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/selected-news-on-the-science-of-climate-change-t28.htm Admin Research Suggests Upper Troposphere Warming (Above Tropics) From: physicsworld.com – May 28, 2008 Research performed in the US has provided insight on one of the lasting controversies surrounding climate models: whether or not the upper troposphere is warming. Climate models have long predicted that the upper troposphere — a region of the Earth’s atmosphere that lies beneath the stratosphere at an altitude of 10–12 km — should be warming at least as fast as the surface. However, since ... View Forum Posts Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:22:53 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/selected-news-on-the-science-of-climate-change-t28.htm#50 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/selected-news-on-the-science-of-climate-change-t28.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/research-developments-in-solar-devices-t16.htm Admin Solar Powered Windows An update on the research in "solar powered windows": http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/solar-energy/solar-windows-breakthrough-from-mit-looms-large/ This solar window uses invisible dyes to concentrate sunlight and redirect it towards the PV cells, which have been integrated into the frames. Not only will this solar window make it easier for homeowners to install photovoltaic technology, without worrying about messing up their roofs and falling ... View Forum Posts Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:37:29 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/research-developments-in-solar-devices-t16.htm#34 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/research-developments-in-solar-devices-t16.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/airlines-slow-down-to-save-fuel-t4.htm Admin ASAP News - May 02, 2008 As airlines continue to try and find ways to remain viable and profitable in a world where their most important expenditure, fuel, is hitting record prices almost on a weekly basis, they’re having to get creative. The latest in a wave of reports on how airlines are managing to cope with the $120 oil barrel, some carriers are slowing down flights in a bid to economise gas. The routes aren’t suffering drastically for it, and a recent flight from Minneapolis ... View Forum Posts Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:31:17 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/airlines-slow-down-to-save-fuel-t4.htm#4 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/airlines-slow-down-to-save-fuel-t4.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/barbados-worlds-smallest-snake-discovered-t20.htm Admin From: Live Science – August 03, 2008 A new species of snake has been found in a Barbados forest. This is now the world's smallest snake. Blair Hedges, a US-based evolutionary biologist, found the snake, which is just under four inches (10 cm) in length as an adult, in a fragment of forest on the eastern side of Barbados. Hedges analyzed genetic material from the snake, which along with physical characteristics such as its unique colour patterns and scales, provided evidence that the snake ... View Forum Posts Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:42:41 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/barbados-worlds-smallest-snake-discovered-t20.htm#39 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/barbados-worlds-smallest-snake-discovered-t20.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/some-perspectives-on-the-science-of-climate-change-t1.htm Admin “Climate” is distinguished from “weather”, in that weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere and environment, whereas climate is the statistical average of weather patterns over a limited region and a long period (usually, minimum 30 years). A number factors have some influence on variations in the climate in the various regions or zones of the Earth – but it must be noted that none of these changes work (or actually initiate themselves) in isolation. The natural climatic systems ... View Forum Posts Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:00:15 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/some-perspectives-on-the-science-of-climate-change-t1.htm#1 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/some-perspectives-on-the-science-of-climate-change-t1.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/best-way-to-solve-problems-of-global-warming-t37.htm tarunkjuyal Construction has begun in Southern California on two solar thermal plants for Pacific Gas and Electric, and Southern California Edison, that will be providing 2.3 gigawats of solar thermal power. By itself, the Southern California Edison deal is the world’s largest solar energy deal. The plants being built are bigger, but will be more cost effective to build than most other new plants. These kind of solar thermal plants are cheaper to build than coal plants, cheaper than gas plants, and ... View Forum Posts Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:22:41 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/best-way-to-solve-problems-of-global-warming-t37.htm#72 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/best-way-to-solve-problems-of-global-warming-t37.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/indian-manufacturers-directory-ewrldtradefaircom-t38.htm eworldtradefair In the internet marketing session, there are many best way to keep increase your business across the world. Every one want to grow in their business, so to resolve this problem we launched a business directory for exporters, manufacturers and suppliers of India. We launched a world directory in which you can add or find top most Indian and other country business to promote your business. We provides you free, basic and some special sign ups through which you can add your business products so ... View Forum Posts Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:41:50 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/indian-manufacturers-directory-ewrldtradefaircom-t38.htm#74 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/indian-manufacturers-directory-ewrldtradefaircom-t38.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/previously-unknown-group-of-rare-monkeys-found-in-vietnam-t36.htm Admin Researchers have discovered a previously unknown group of 15-20 rare monkeys in remote forests of Vietnam, close to the Chinese border. The Tonkin Snub-nosed Langur or Dollman's Snub-nosed Langur (Rhinopithecus avunculus), a species of langur endemic to northwestern Vietnam is classified as "critically endangered" and in fact was believed to be extinct up to the 1990's, when a small population was discovered elsewhere in Vietnam. It is now believed that roughly 200 remain ... View Forum Posts Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:58:45 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/previously-unknown-group-of-rare-monkeys-found-in-vietnam-t36.htm#68 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/previously-unknown-group-of-rare-monkeys-found-in-vietnam-t36.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/a-decade-of-oil-prices-the-rise-fall-january-1999-to-december-2008-t35.htm Admin Following on this earlier thread on the exponential rise in the price of oil up to July 2008, here is an interesting summary and analysis by Prof. Chris Rhodes of the trends in the price of oil over the past 10 years. --> Energy Balance: A Recent History of Oil Prices In January 1999 the price of a barrel of oil reached a low point of $16 when Iraq increased its oil production at the time of the Asian Financial Crisis when demand for oil fell. Prices then increased rapidly, ... View Forum Posts Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:56:03 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/a-decade-of-oil-prices-the-rise-fall-january-1999-to-december-2008-t35.htm#67 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/a-decade-of-oil-prices-the-rise-fall-january-1999-to-december-2008-t35.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/is-light-pollution-an-important-environmental-issue-t34.htm Admin The general discussions of pollution tend to be focussed on the effects of the release of waste materials or energy on specific environmental media -- such as air, water, soil and sediments. Further to this it is usually focussed on chemical agents or noise. However, there seems to be much less focus on the issues of pollution from artificial lighting. As such, this thread compiles some recent posts from forums and blogs relating to the issue of "light pollution": > How Light ... View Forum Posts Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:30:18 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/is-light-pollution-an-important-environmental-issue-t34.htm#65 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/is-light-pollution-an-important-environmental-issue-t34.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/geothermal-energy-potential-in-volcanic-caribbean-region-t33.htm Admin From report by: Erouscilla P. Joseph, Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago (March 2008) > Link to report: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sids/2008_ro...ergy_joseph.pdf The Lesser Antilles Island arc extends 850 km along the eastern edge of the Caribbean Plate. The islands have been largely built by volcanism above a subduction zone, as the Atlantic Plate is being subducted under the Caribbean Plate. There are at least 19 potentially “active” ... View Forum Posts Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:59:16 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/geothermal-energy-potential-in-volcanic-caribbean-region-t33.htm#64 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/geothermal-energy-potential-in-volcanic-caribbean-region-t33.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/uk-adopts-world-s-first-binding-carbon-targets-t32.htm Admin From: ENDS Europe Daily - November 21, 2008 The UK parliament has adopted a draft law on climate change that sets the world's first legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The law cleared its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday and is expected to receive "royal assent" - formal approval from the British monarch - next week. Under the law, the government will be required to reduce Britain's carbon dioxide emissions by 26% by 2020, and cut all greenhouse ... View Forum Posts Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:45:05 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/uk-adopts-world-s-first-binding-carbon-targets-t32.htm#63 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/uk-adopts-world-s-first-binding-carbon-targets-t32.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/new-dolphin-species-discovered-near-australia-t31.htm Admin A previously unknown dolphin has been discovered by Australian scientists in their nations southern waters. Until now it was believed that there were just two species of bottlenose dolphins -- the common bottlenose, generally found in offshore waters, and the more-coastal Indo-Pacific species. However, genetic samples recently collected from coastal dolphins revealed unexpected results -- DNA testing of ~200 mammals off Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania for a population study highlighted ... View Forum Posts Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:45:31 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/new-dolphin-species-discovered-near-australia-t31.htm#62 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/new-dolphin-species-discovered-near-australia-t31.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/why-oil-prices-are-high-and-rise-exponentially-t5.htm Admin From: The Oil Drum - May 30, 2008 With oil reaching $135 / barrel, this article seeks to analyse and explain why oil prices are rising exponentially: The Oil Drum: Europe | Why oil costs over $120 per barrel The analysis considers the following perspectives: (The Oil Drum: Europe | Why oil costs over $120 per barrel) • Production and demand • Decline of older fields • Declining net energy and energy density • New mega-projects • OPEC spare capacity • ... View Forum Posts Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:20:37 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/why-oil-prices-are-high-and-rise-exponentially-t5.htm#7 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/why-oil-prices-are-high-and-rise-exponentially-t5.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/mud-volcanoes-erupt-in-santa-flora-southern-trinidad-trinidad-tobago-t30.htm Admin Link to article:> Mud volcanoes erupt in Santa Flora | Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : By Cecily Asson, October 26, 2008 An unexpected early morning volcanic eruption in an oilfield area in Santa Flora sent about 100 villagers including several children scampering out of their homes to safety. Many of them have since fled their homes and are now seeking shelter at relatives’ homes until a disaster relief shelter at Los Bajos is fully prepared. Up to Press time, ... View Forum Posts Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:37:59 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/mud-volcanoes-erupt-in-santa-flora-southern-trinidad-trinidad-tobago-t30.htm#56 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/mud-volcanoes-erupt-in-santa-flora-southern-trinidad-trinidad-tobago-t30.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/google-search-for-cleaner-energy-t27.htm Admin Reuters, 1 October 2008 - Google aims to do for the power grid what it did for the Web. Having conquered the market for Web search by first simplifying how it is done and then making sales of related advertising more efficient, Google Inc is now funding green technology and using its brand power to lobby for policy change. Google launched a plan on Wednesday to wean the United States off burning coal and oil for power by 2030, and cut oil use for cars by 40%. That will cost trillions of ... View Forum Posts Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:40:14 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/google-search-for-cleaner-energy-t27.htm#49 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/google-search-for-cleaner-energy-t27.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/environmental-impacts-of-small-hydroelectric-dams-in-brazil-t26.htm Admin Ecopanas.com – August 04, 2008 The combined impacts of numerous small hydroelectric dams in one river basin can be at least as harmful as one large dam, warn experts, eco-activists and indigenous groups, who face a flood of new projects along the rivers of the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Hydraulic energy from small dams "is very interesting for its low environmental costs, but everything has its limits," says André Villas-Boas in reference to their proliferation along ... View Forum Posts Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:49:59 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/environmental-impacts-of-small-hydroelectric-dams-in-brazil-t26.htm#48 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/environmental-impacts-of-small-hydroelectric-dams-in-brazil-t26.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/relocating-species-affected-by-climate-change-t25.htm Admin In recent months, there has been much discussion of the feasibility of relocating species potentially affected by climate change (or related environmental factors), into more “suitable” or less-threatened habitat. > http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/futures/35063 Many species are struggling to adapt to climate change as their preferred temperature conditions shift to higher latitudes or higher altitudes. In some cases, populations are unable to migrate because ... View Forum Posts Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:55:53 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/relocating-species-affected-by-climate-change-t25.htm#47 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/relocating-species-affected-by-climate-change-t25.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/physicists-urge-energy-efficiency-as-top-priority-aps-t24.htm Admin From: Global Warming Is Real - September 16, 2008 An interesting article on views recently expressed by the American Physical Society (APS) on some current issues, of extreme importance to the whole concept of sustainable energy: > http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/09/16/physicists-urge-energy-efficiency-as-top-priority A report released today by the American Physical Society urges the United States to prioritize energy efficiency in cars and buildings as a means ... View Forum Posts Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:12:09 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/physicists-urge-energy-efficiency-as-top-priority-aps-t24.htm#46 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/physicists-urge-energy-efficiency-as-top-priority-aps-t24.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/ancient-settlements-offer-lessons-for-amazon-planning-t23.htm Admin SciDev.Net – September 11, 2008 Researchers have found that ancient Amazonian populations lived in densely populated urban settlements, contrary to popular belief. They say understanding of how these communities developed could offer lessons for conservation and sustainable development of the Amazon today, particularly for maintaining biodiversity. According to a paper published in Science last month (29 August) grid-like patterns of towns and villages, and complex, well-planned road ... View Forum Posts Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:08:22 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/ancient-settlements-offer-lessons-for-amazon-planning-t23.htm#45 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/ancient-settlements-offer-lessons-for-amazon-planning-t23.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/a-definition-of-sustainability-t14.htm Admin Since the initial publishing of the Brundtland in 1987 as well as documents coming out of the Rio de Janeiro Conference on Environment & Development in 1992, there has been much discussion and debate on the definitions of “sustainability”, “sustainable development” and numerous related concept. This thread compiles some recent discussions from forum posts and blog posts related to this issue. > http://sustainablelanduse.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/further-definitions-of-sustainability-issues-in-environmental-management/ > ... View Forum Posts Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:57:59 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/a-definition-of-sustainability-t14.htm#31 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/a-definition-of-sustainability-t14.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/australia-extinct-frog-rediscovered-t22.htm Admin Wildlife Extra - September 2008. The Armoured Mist Frog (Litoria lorica), a species not seen anywhere for 17 years has been rediscovered in a remote location in the far north of Australia. James Cook University's Professor Ross Alford said it was feared that the Armoured Mist Frog had been lost in the devastating outbreaks of amphibian chytrid fungus that started in the Wet Tropics 20 years ago... Read Full Article: http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/armoured-mist.html Related ... View Forum Posts Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:42:47 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/australia-extinct-frog-rediscovered-t22.htm#43 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/australia-extinct-frog-rediscovered-t22.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/wind-turbines-shadow-flicker-video-t21.htm Admin Wind Turbines & "Shadow Flicker" (video) This video identifies another possible effect of placing wind turbines too close to houses – “Shadow Flicker”: > http://www.gogreentube.com/watch.php?v=MTU0MDAz Posts on this (and similar) topics related to wind turbines: > http://www.environmentalpages.org/showthread.php?t=28 > http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum/interesting-websites-videos/3014-wind-turbines-shadow-flicker-video.html > http://discuss.greenoptions.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=677 > ... View Forum Posts Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:11:59 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/wind-turbines-shadow-flicker-video-t21.htm#40 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/wind-turbines-shadow-flicker-video-t21.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/magma-energy-feasible-since-1982-t19.htm Admin MAGMA ENERGY This is a report that was published in 1982, representing research from the late 1970’s – i.e. during the previous “energy crisis” when the elevated oil prices had created much interest in the field of alternative / renewable energy (like in the present). This is one of the many initiatives that seems to have been forgotten when the oil prices crashed in the mid-80’s, but it is very interesting to read from the perspective of our present circumstances… John L. Colp. 1982. ... View Forum Posts Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:01:04 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/magma-energy-feasible-since-1982-t19.htm#38 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/magma-energy-feasible-since-1982-t19.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/gogreentubecom-the-environmental-communitys-youtube-t18.htm Admin From: Green.TMCnet.com – August 08, 2008: http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/36477-gogreentubecom-eyes-global-environmental-community-youtube-style.htm http://www.gogreentube.com/ , the brainchild of Michael Shell, a 45 year old resident of Simi Valley, California bases its design on the popular YouTube site – but focuses on videos dealing with environmental issues. Since its launch in June, the site has seen as many as 30,000 unique visitors in a month, and Shell says he expects ... View Forum Posts Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:45:32 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/gogreentubecom-the-environmental-communitys-youtube-t18.htm#37 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/gogreentubecom-the-environmental-communitys-youtube-t18.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/different-business-perspectives-on-alternative-energy-t17.htm Admin From: CorporateResponsibility.Net – August 06, 2008 Harris Interactive recently conducted an international study on alternative energy trends for Dow Corning and found that nearly 40% of companies globally have either implemented or are actively investigating alternative energy technology. Respondents cited cost reduction, company reputation and environmental benefits as the main factors in their company’s decision about alternative energy. Respondents in the Americas cited company reputation ... View Forum Posts Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:59:24 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/different-business-perspectives-on-alternative-energy-t17.htm#36 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/different-business-perspectives-on-alternative-energy-t17.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/guyana-climate-change-fundamental-threat-to-sustainable-development-t12.htm Admin Caribbean Net News – July 17, 2008 In echoing the arguments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries about the impact of climate change on Caribbean economies, Guyana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues told the Sixth United Kingdom/Caribbean forum, which opened this week in London, that the phenomenon is now among the most fundamental threats to the sustainable development and even existence of the Caribbean region. The two-day forum’s first session dealt with sustainable ... View Forum Posts Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:20:32 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/guyana-climate-change-fundamental-threat-to-sustainable-development-t12.htm#26 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/guyana-climate-change-fundamental-threat-to-sustainable-development-t12.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/internet-environment-knol-cuil-t15.htm Admin Over the past week Google announced the release of Knol – which has been alleged as an attempt to compete with Wikipedia: > http://news.bn.gs/article.php?story=2008072420270697 > http://www.straightupsearch.com/archives/2008/07/googles_project_1.html > http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum/lazy-cafe/2852-google-launches-knol-compete-wikipedia.html > http://searchengineland.com/080723-133642.php > http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/07/28/aaron-wall-warns-on-knol-copyright At ... View Forum Posts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:27:15 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/internet-environment-knol-cuil-t15.htm#32 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/internet-environment-knol-cuil-t15.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/beijing-olympics-2008-environmental-issues-t13.htm Admin One of the major issues related to the upcoming Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics has been smog and other issues related to China’s developmental trends and the associated environmental pollution and degradation. The following is a compilation of some recent forum posts and blog posts related to this issue: > http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum/sustainability-news/2410-olympics-raise-questions-over-china-s-environmental-degradation.html > http://forum.china.org.cn/redirect.php?tid=1423&goto=lastpost > ... View Forum Posts Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:23:42 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/beijing-olympics-2008-environmental-issues-t13.htm#27 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/beijing-olympics-2008-environmental-issues-t13.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/institutional-environment-switching-off-computer-a-criminal-offense-t11.htm Admin Trinidadian charged for turning off computer Trinidad & Tobago Computer Society – June 17, 2008 Could turning off a computer be a criminal offence? It was for Ministry of Legal affairs cashier Avinash Bahadoor who appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrate’s Court, yesterday. The charge said Bahadoor intentionally turned off a computer in the Register General Department, knowing full well it was unauthorised. Bahadoor of Tableland, was also charged with intentionally stopping the ... 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This is the official blogsite of the Environmental Base Network - The Meta-Forum of Environmental Forums]]> View Blog Posts Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:01:21 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-blog-posts-f2/environmental-base-web-journal-t9.htm#14 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-blog-posts-f2/environmental-base-web-journal-t9.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/global-dimming-t7.htm Admin Much of the recent focus of the climate change debate has been on "global warming" related to changes in greenhouse gases, and their impact on the radiative equilibrium of the Earth's atmosphere. However, another aspect of interest to this debate "global dimming" related to the effects of aerosols or particulates in the atmosphere, has seemingly been given considerably less attention. This thread compiles some discussions from forum posts and blog posts related to this other ... View Forum Posts Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:24:49 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/global-dimming-t7.htm#11 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/global-dimming-t7.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/exploration-drilling-caused-mud-volcano-indonesia-t6.htm Admin June 11, 2008 Article Link: Planet Ark : Drilling Caused Indonesian Mud Volcano - Report Drilling of a gas exploration well, and not an earthquake, set off a volcano that has been spewing boiling mud for two years and has displaced more than 50,000 people on the Indonesian island of Java, experts said on Monday. Records kept by oil and gas company Lapindo Brantas during the drilling of a gas exploration well called Banjar-Panji-1 show specific incidents that could have triggered the disaster, ... View Forum Posts Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:13:53 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/exploration-drilling-caused-mud-volcano-indonesia-t6.htm#10 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/exploration-drilling-caused-mud-volcano-indonesia-t6.htm http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/plastic-bags-the-environment-t3.htm Admin Some recent discussions from forum posts and blog posts dealing with topics related to the environmental issues associated with “Plastic Bags”: > http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum/sustainable-lifestyle/2023-say-no-plastic-bags.html > http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/20453/Plastic-Plastic-Everywhere > http://ecoworldly.com/2008/06/21/plastic-bags-can-we-kick-the-habit/ > http://www.corporateresponsibility.net/2008/06/27/supermarkets-hit-back-over-governments-bag-tax-threat/ > ... View Forum Posts Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:10:38 GMT http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/plastic-bags-the-environment-t3.htm#3 http://environmentalbase.faunaboard.com/view-forum-posts-f1/plastic-bags-the-environment-t3.htm