Global Fight For Natural Resources ‘Has Only Just Begun’
Business & academic leaders gathered at the Resource 2012 conference to discuss the growing battle for natural resources.… Read More
Thai Turbines Power a Country that Isn’t Windy
“I know that 70 percent of the area in the world has a low wind speed. I thought, if we want to promote the wind machine, 70 percent is a lot of the world, says Dr. Wirachai Roynarin (or Dr. Roy as he is more commonly known). Dr. Roy is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at RMUTT in Bangkok and owner of Prapai Technologies, a company … Read More
Wind and Tulips and Success in North Holland
“If I only grew potatoes and onions, then I wouldn’t speak with so many people, says Jaap van der Beek. “You speak so often to these people because we all have the same interest. That interest is to build a big wind turbine. Jaap van der Beek has been harvesting the wind for over 15 years, and his 850kw turbine powers hundreds of homes. He lives… Read More
UN Calls for New Way to Measure Sustainable Wealth
It makes little sense to talk about growth if it’s not sustainable. That’s why the United Nations called for a new index at the Rio+20 Summit that seeks to change the way prosperity is measured.… Read More
Teen’s Call: ‘We, the Next Generation, Demand Change’
Brittany Trilford is a 17-year-old New Zealander. She recently won the Date With History competition to address world leaders at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. The following is the transcript from that address Wednesday. Or simply watch the video. Tena Koutou from New Zealand. My name is Brittany Trilford. I am seventeen years old, a child. Today … Read More
Bright Future for Wind Energy in Nepal
“I have seen a bright future for wind energy in Nepal, because a lot of wind energy potential has been predicted, says Aruna Awale, manager of the wind energy department at the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. From the window of her office, she can see one of the few operating wind turbines in Nepal. It is a small Maglev … Read More
Storm Intensity Forecasts Lag; Communities More at Risk
The 2011 North Atlantic hurricane season cost the U.S. billions in damage, largely from inland flooding. Hurricane Irene alone killed 45 people and cost upwards of $7.3 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But while Irene’s storm’s track was forecast with near pinpoint accuracy days in advance, in keepin… Read More
Rio+20’s Search for Green Solutions Laden by Divisions
Twenty years after trying and failing to halt humanity's destruction of our planet, the governments of the world will gather again in Rio this month for a "once-in-a-generation" Earth Summit that will open with great fanfare but low expectations of success. With a new United Nations study warning that the deterioration of the environment is accele… Read More
