Posts for government

Via inhabitat.com, 29/08/2011 Lighting Science Group and Dixon Technologies India have unveiled the world’s first 60-watt equivalent LED lightbulb for under $15! We all know how much electricity LED bulbs save, but up until now, cost has been a major deterrent to people buying them.…

Via stuff.co.nz, 17/08/2011 The Green Party is warning exploration of potential deepwater drills sites in the Great South basin by Shell Oil could put New Zealand’s pristine shores at risk. Oil giant Shell has bought a 50 per cent stake in the Great South Basin…

A report from the University of East Anglia and University of Sussex on Tuesday warned that the Kyoto Protocol’s emissions offset market could become ”a rich man’s club” of project developers, emissions verifiers and government officials, without benefiting the poor.

Via stuff.co.nz, 18/08/2011 GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told New Hampshire voters that he does not believe in manmade global warming, calling it a scientific theory that has not been proven.

Biodiesel may be an alternative to fossil fuel, however, it still is a one-way street. I found a report on the EECA website, CRL energy report on life cycle asssessment of tallow biodiesel, and it’s quite interesting to read. As usual, rather confusing data display…

Via nzherald.co.nz, 04-09-2011 Kiwi small business owners want to do the right thing in their communities – and people are more important than the environment, a study on their philanthropic tendencies shows.

Via stuff.co.nz, 24-09-2011 A new OECD report will rate New Zealand’s water quality as relatively good but one of the authors is warning that while standards in other countries are improving, the opposite is happening here.

Via earthtimes.org, 22-05-2011 Scotland announced on May 20, 2011, that it is targeting to use only renewable energy by 2020, increasing its former target of 80 percent by that year.

Via Greenpeace New Zealand, 23-05-2011 This weekend, Labour fired the starting gun on their election campaign by offering a glimpse of their vision for rebuilding the nation’s economy. Bruised from the debate that engulfed last week’s budget cuts, the opposition party have set about putting…

Via cbsnews.com, 11-05-2011 MIDLAND, MICH. – Few states lost more jobs in the Great Recession than Michigan – where nearly one out of every 10 jobs disappeared. But, as CBS News senior correspondent Anthony Mason reports, one CEO is fighting back. “We have a war…