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un stage de conduite écolo !
in Location de Voitures Blog, on novembre 3, 2009
© Andy Hay
Alors si on en croit les messages dont on nous bassine quotidiennement, le mode de transport le plus écologique est encore de ne pas se déplacer du tout. Après, à la rigueur, on peut utiliser la marche à pied ou le vélo. L'échelle au-dessus est l'utilisation des transports ...
Seen that? - Sustainable Development for the Future
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 31, 2009
Sustainable Development for the Future at Audeamus - How dare we... (From National Curriculum) Just a round up of sustainable development news as I clean out my backlog of items here today. *PricewaterhouseCoopers has identified six trends that w...
Seen that? - Even Leonardo Da Vinci said....
in Cool Picking, on October 31, 2009
... an aware and concerned citizen of PLANET EARTH and worried about the effects of global warming and pollution and things that are being done to this huge rock we live on.. (and if you aren't where...
Tsunamis, climate change and the Olympics
in Sox First, on October 1, 2009
...he climate is changing, the Arctic is heating, and Ice Quakes are increasing, all due to human made pollution." If climate change is affecting the world like this already, how will it be in a fe...
le vrai bilan carbone des véhicules
in Location de Voitures Blog, on septembre 28, 2009
...doxe et essaie d'évaluer la pollution générée par une voiture sur tout son cycle de vie, depuis l'esquisse du chercheur jusqu'à sa mise à la ferraille. Et en fait, la durée de vie du véhic...
Striking French workers threaten to pollute Seine
in Sox First, on August 22, 2009
You gotta hand it to the French. Their labor campaigns have to be the most unusual in the world. Earlier this year, I looked at a case where contestant on a French reality TV show won a court case to get the same entitlements as employees with overtime payments and other benefits. I also did ...
quelle voiture pour demain?
in Location de Voitures Blog, on août 19, 2009
© freeparking
Voilà un article ( Ouest France du 4 août ) dont je cite tout de suite la conclusion, tant elle me plaît : "Une « civilisation » de la voiture s'estompe. Une autre va naître." . Waouh. Notons au passage que parler de "révolution de l'automobile" (ti...
décarboné du puits à la roue ou du réservoir à la roue?
in Location de Voitures Blog, on août 18, 2009
© nestor galina
Un véhicule qui n'émet pas de carbone, c'est bien. Mais encore faut-il savoir de quoi on parle. D'où l'importante mise au point à laquelle se livre Jean-Louis Léonard, directeur de Predit 4, dans pro-environnement.com .
Première explication : le terme "...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...led investors with their claims about the negative impact of the Australian Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme which paves the way for an emissions trading regime. While the ACCC's...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Lake Baikal, Siberia
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 12, 2009
One of the least noticed natural wonderlands in the tourist world today is Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-Ude (on the shores of Lake Baikal) less than a dozen times each year. The high temperature is more...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
...derly.
A new generation of Chinese leaders is looking for creative approaches to address poverty, pollution and other problems unleashed by the fierce juggernaut of growth. One example is related to...
Improving Indoor Air Quality
in Allergies, on April 30, 2009
...sh ivy and peace lily, can provide a natural way to help fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution by absorbing some potentially harmful gases. A six-inch potted green plant can clean a room...
Indoor Air Pollution
in Allergies, on April 30, 2009
... © michael gallacher When you hear the words "air pollution", do you think also in context of indoor air pollution? If you are less concerned about indoor air quality, you belong to th...
What's the State of Your Air?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 30, 2009
...the State of the Air 2009 report card on air quality, ranking cities most affected by outdoor air pollution. Click here to see where your city ranks in outdoor particle pollution.
While improving...
Asthma Free School Zone
in Allergies, on April 17, 2009
...sthma sufferers, but also as a reminder to be a little bit more conscientious of how much soot and pollution we produce for every minute we keep our engine running.
...
Toilet Paper Worse than Hummers for Global Warming?
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...at we're doing "in the name of Global Warming" is going to have a positive effect on pollution. I just don't like being lied to.
Now that that's out of the way, let me direct yo...
Coal and the New EPA
in IfEnergy, on February 28, 2009
...39;t supply enough energy to meant much of the demand for electricity in America. New regulation on pollution from from coal-fired power plants could make wind and solar energy more competitive - by r...
Pollution-Related Asthma May Start in the Womb
in Allergies, on February 27, 2009
... According to a study published in PLoS ONE, children born in areas with increased traffic-related pollution may be at greater risk of developing asthma due to genetic changes acquired in the womb . ...
Using Biotechnology in Cultural Heritage Conservation
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 10, 2009
...nisms as biosensors to forewarn curators of potential risks to art objects from such threats as pollution and dust levels . She says fungi and bacteria can be harnessed to warn of significant environm...
Diabetes Linked to Air Pollution
in Daily Diabetic, on January 19, 2009
...hat is contributing to the nation's increase in diabetes cases - dirty air . Tests showed that pollution contributed to inflammation, increased body fat and disrupted the process of insulin - a h...
Vermont is Healthiest State
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 3, 2008
...nesday assessing a series of measures also including binge drinking, health insurance coverage, air pollution, infectious disease rates, crime levels and immunization coverage.
In the said ranki...
UK Raises Nanotech Health Fears
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 13, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Martin McCarthy
The UK's Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution today published a report entitled Novel Materials in the Environment:
The Case of Nanot...
Orange Peel Removes Acidic Dyes from Industrial Effluents
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 21, 2008
...fluents."
Their findings have been published in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution .
...
The Green RFID Powered Remote Control Module from Favite
in The RFID Weblog, on September 29, 2008
...iendly battery free product with low power consumption and fights against global warming by killing pollution caused by batteries.
As a result this FAVPRF-UHF1 remote controller module not only beco...
Skin Self Defense Courtesy of Clinique
in Are you a beauty?, on September 29, 2008
...rding to the experts at Clinique , it can be just as detrimental as sun exposure and environmental pollution.
Enter NEW Superdefense SPF 25 Age Defense Moisturizer . Available in three formulations...
Aquatic Garden Plants In WasteWater Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 5, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Miguel Lamiel In a report published in HortScience , researchers show the potential of constructed wetlands as a simple, low-technology method for treating agricultural, industrial, and municipal wastewater. They investigated the nitrogen and phosphorus removal...
Air Scrubbing Bricks Hope to Clean the Air
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 8, 2008
... © Ahron de Leeuw
China is busting pollution down for the Olympics in all sorts of wildly technological ways, but they are not the only ones. Researchers from the University of Twente have com...
England's plan for Eco-Towns
in carzz.org, on July 24, 2008
..., and services.
Each home needs to meet criteria regarding waste, recycling, water efficiency, and pollution.
Great ideas and England is pushing for new Eco-Towns. The bid process starts in 2009 with...
Eco-Neighborhood in the Works
in Latina Viva, on July 19, 2008
© *clairity*
Mexico city is looking at another green urban project, besides the much anticipated HSBC green tower . There are plans for an environmentally friendly neighborhood in the heart of the city.
The effort is somewhat of a rescue mission since it's located in one of the roughe...
Duckweed Genome Sequencing
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 14, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4201865
The DOE's Joint Genome Institute is supporting the genomic sequencing of duckweed ( Spirodela polyrhiza ) as one of its priority projects for 2009 directed toward new biomass and bioenergy programs. The project will be led by researchers from t...
RFID bike sharing program: A great way to stay fit
in The RFID Weblog, on June 17, 2008
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I still remember during the mid nineties huge hue and cry was raised about the rising pollution levels and vanishing spaces which led to a bike sharing program revolution being ushered in US to...
Green Car: The Obvio!
in Cool Picking, on June 16, 2008
...emind anyone else of a little VW Bug? I hope tp be seeing much more from Obvio and ZAP! (Zero air pollution ) in the future. Things are looking very exciting.
The website is here . Are you cr...
Drinking Drugs? No? Sure?
in Latina Viva, on June 15, 2008
© Carly & Art
There has been a lot of talk lately about traces of drugs being found in our water: antibiotics, anti-depressants, birth control pills, seizure medication, cancer treatments, pain killers , tranquilizers... you get the idea.
Some scientists say it's no big deal ...
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 6, 2008
...ng corn protein to create new skin and deliver medicines; nano-scale tracers to find the sources of pollution for farms and water supplies; creating 'super cloth' that can detect pathogens; an...
Going for green with accounting
in Sox First, on May 27, 2008
...tially, it's about risk management, collecting and analyzing information on materials flows and pollution controls for the company's executives, reporting to investors and regulators and analy...
A fresh breeze from Hong Kong
in TJ's Weblog, on May 20, 2008
... Kong in particular as an Asian Hub. While Hong Kong is small and features some unhealthy level of pollution it is still a great place to live coming from the US or Europe. All the services and chains...
Wakame and Halomonas Bacteria May Help Remediate Polluted Seawater
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2008
Scientists from Japan and China are exploring the use of the brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida , known as wakame as a means to extract organic and inorganic pollutants in seawater. After culturing wakame in polluted seawater, it may then be used as a fertilizer,; thus, the composting ...
Corporations and bad health
in Sox First, on May 6, 2008
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Whether it's because of cigarettes, or binge drinking or pollution, it's often blamed on the big corporations. Now a group of academics at City University of New York and University of...
Tree-Lined Streets, Reduced Rates Of Childhood Asthma
in Allergies, on May 3, 2008
...al data were then plotted against city data on the number of trees in each area, sources of pollution, racial and ethnic make-up, and population density. The City had an average of 613 street t...
Norman Praises Beijing Olympics
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 28, 2008
Courtesy: BBC
Greg Norman certainly knows on which side of his bread the butter is found.
Norman finished respectably in the top 20 at this weekend's BMW Asian Open at Shanghai's Pudong Golf Club.
Norman is less a golfer these days than a golf course designer and builder and he&#...
San Diego's Balboa Park Gets Trashed by Earth Day Celebration
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 21, 2008
... was the place to go this weekend to use massive amounts of energy and generate tons of trash and pollution to show hundreds of energy-saving, green products to help stop man made global warming, er...
Bangkok: First Impressions
in The Flyaway Weblog, on April 19, 2008
...tle pace. This is not the case. The streets are crowded, the traffic is terrifying and the heat and pollution are unbearable. Should you skip it?
Not on you life! While you may not be able to see it ...
Mexico, Cars, and Taxes
in Latina Viva, on March 3, 2008
...raison d'etre of this ridiculous tax. Poof! In 2006 they declared it was a tax to regulate car pollution.
So in 2008, you still have to cough up the payment. There's plenty of opposition to...
China Delaying IPOs Over Green Regs
in China Venture News, on February 26, 2008
... (SEPA) held up at least ten IPOs last year because the companies involved didn't meet new anti-pollution guidelines, according to The Wall Street Journal and other news sources.
According to t...
GM's Bob Lutz: global warming "still a crock"
in Sox First, on February 24, 2008
General Motors Corp Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has come out swinging after his put down of global warming in a closed-door session with journalists. At that session in January, Lutz described global warming as a "total crock of sh*t". Lutz now says that GM is committed to hybrids,...
Type 2 Diabetes and Environmental Pollution
in Daily Diabetic, on February 11, 2008
...Is environmental pollution linked to type 2 diabetes ?
That's what Cambridge scientists want to find out.
In the journal The Lancet, Drs. Oliver Jones and Julian Griffin highlight th...
California Wants Emissions Limits on "Non-Road" Engines
in Under My Helmet, on February 1, 2008
...is REAL change. Something I can see is something I can believe in. As a whole, the US has reeled in pollution on a large scale, and they're not stopping.
Now they are trying to pass legislation...
The Writing On The wall
in Sox First, on January 8, 2008
Just finished reading Will Hutton's powerful book The Writing On The Wall which argues that China's extraordinary growth is more the result of good fortune than good management. Hutton argues that China is riddled by corruption. More importantly, it lacks the basic freedoms and institut...
Mobile Phones Can Clog Traffic Flow
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 2, 2008
...ng cellphones while driving do have some social and costs implications in terms of increased in air pollution and excess fuel consumption, respectively.
Photo via Import Tuner ...
BP, serial offender
in Sox First, on December 24, 2007
...iled to use this catastrophe to force change in a corporate culture that has led to so many deaths, pollution and disregard for the law. Instead of bragging about the plea deal, the Justice Department...
Losing My Appetite for Food Regulation, Part 2
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 21, 2007
...r turns dirty and the seafood gets dangerous. Every year, there are food safety and environmental pollution accidents." - Source: NY Times
One thing the Chinese are good at is admitting...
ATV Voted Useless Product of the Year
in Under My Helmet, on December 4, 2007
...duct award. They say there are over 30,000 ATVs in Finland and that they produce 50 times more more pollution than cars do.
They also go on to say that other products that have won the award include...
Escaping from Mumbai
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 4, 2007
...llish. The number of sights is unparalleled by any other destination of the subcontinent. So is the pollution and traffic.
If the hectic urban atmosphere starts to get to you, you can take advantage...
Changes in China for Foreign Investment: Energy Consumption and Pollution
in China Venture News, on December 3, 2007
... China is looking for investors whose ideas don't consume much energy and don't create much pollution.
The Royal Society of Chemistry has an informative piece online at the moment that l...
Macau Tries To Step Out of Hong Kong's Shadow
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 17, 2007
...sn't have the attractions of Hong Kong. Fair enough. But it also lacks Hong Kong's traffic, pollution, and elbow-to-elbow crowds. Sounds like a fair trade -off to me....
Outdoor News Update: Glacier National Park Tainted
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 15, 2007
...recorded at the Grand Canyon, park officials said.
Glacier National Park Tainted by Chemicals
Pollution has tainted even the most remote areas of glacier national park , and some fish in b...
The "Green" Earth Terrain Vehicle Doesn't Use Gas
in Under My Helmet, on November 6, 2007
... for the environment, but I'm pretty damn happy about seeing more and more effort to reduce air pollution and help rid our dependency on foreign oil.
I am aware that an electric motor has the pot...
Impact of Global Warming on Asthma and Allergies
in Allergies, on October 31, 2007
...heir report, " Sneezing and Wheezing: How Global Warming Could Increase Ragweed Allergies, Air Pollution and Asthma ", the the natural resources Defense Council report that global war...
Don't Diet
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 24, 2007
...osure to environmental toxins such as household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution."
The one part of that I really want to emphasize is "Cut out all processed f...
Un jour sur Terre
in Les Boutchous, on octobre 22, 2007
...roduction etc. des DVDs), en terme de pollution de notre planète, la réalisation de ce documentaire de la BBC . Affiche du film © Gaumont 2007 ...
Laos: Peace and Quiet in Southeast Asia
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 20, 2007
...aveler describe the city as "exotic, but still delightfully quaint."
So, if the pace and pollution of Southeast Asia are getting you down, be sure to pencil Vientiene and Luang Prabang in o...
October - the walk to school month
in Daily Power Walk, on October 6, 2007
...t's an effort to make students walk more and not use public transport . This will reduce pollution and hopefully promote a healthier lifestyle.
The idea to walk to school started in Great B...
Low Air Quality Aboard Planes
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 6, 2007
Have you ever disembarked from a long haul flight feeling "not quite right?" I have. I've never gotten sick from flying, but I almost always get vague discomforts like increased sinus pressure or fatigue. It took me a while to find someone beside myself to blame for this. But, alas,...
Klimawandel-Aktien (11) - HSBC umgarnt Anleger gleich mit fünf neuen Indizes
in Das Börsen Weblog, on 06.10.07
Wie sehr doch die Banken auf den Klimawandel abfahren! Das zeigt mir ein neuer Index, den gerade eine der größten Banken der Welt herausgebracht hat, die britischen hsbc . Hierzulande ist das Institut nicht so stark vertreten, dafür aber im Rest der Welt und besonders stark in Asien. Die B...
Apocalypse Pah! Suzuki Has The Answer
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 1, 2007
...nings, and it's going to be a trifle difficult to nip down to the shops due to the skin peeling pollution levels or nuclear winter. Suzuki mocks at such inconveniences with its new concept vehicle...
Taux inquiétants de malformations congénitales en Chine
in Les Boutchous, on septembre 27, 2007
...es pays développés. Cette hausse est multifactorielle et s'explique notamment par la pollution (460.000 Chinois meurent chaque année prématurément pour avoir respiré de l'air pollué ou bu de l...
Socially responsible investing
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 25, 2007
...y companies and companies whose products or services make our world more energy efficient or reduce pollution.
The article also mentions the general concensus that more efficient production and distr...
Breath Analysis: Potential Non-invasive Diabetes Test
in Daily Diabetic, on September 25, 2007
... - common in type-1 diabetes mellitus) with the use of a chemical analysis method developed for air-pollution testing.
This breath analysis can potentially be an effective non-invasive method for...
A greener SEC?
in Sox First, on September 25, 2007
...nvestors are petitioning the Securities and Exchange Commission to force companies to come clean on pollution risks, reports MarketWatch . Basically, the argument is that disclosing risks associated...
