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2010 Taipei Intl Flora Expo to tout green pavilions at Xinsheng Park

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Kuo Ying-chao and Chang Ching-hwa of Taipei-based Bioarch Formorsana architects are left with only 20 months to abide by their promise to design the green pavilions at the design expo. Until now, theyve done good job in offering some truly...

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Aquamarine launches Oyster wave machine that could power 1400 homes by 2011

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, yesterday launched Aquamarine Powers Oyster, which has already been hailed as the biggest hydroelectric wave-energy machine. Various tests conducted at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney near..

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Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. T ...

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CDP Launches Water Disclosure Project

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has launched a global water disclosure project to help businesses and institutional investors understand the risks and opportunities associated with water scarcity and other water-related issues, including greater demand for water, shrinking glaciers and changi ...

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National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants to sell the electricity retailer energy from a yet-to-be-developed wind farm.National Grid says the price to purchase renewable energy from New Jersey-based Deepwater Wind is too hi ...

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