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Indonesia and EU announce historic deal on timber trade
Indonesia will become the first country in the world to export wood products to the EU that meet new environmental standards to curb illegal logging
Indonesia will in November become the first country in the world to export wood products to the European Union meeting new environmental standards in a move aimed at bolstering transparency and curbing illicit logging.
Officials from both parties unveiled measures on Thursday to ensure timber exports to the trade bloc, valued at roughly $1bn a year, are sustainable and harvested within the law.
Continue reading...Clear path to Ariane 6 rocket introduction
Eco Home Stirling w/ Jason Garrod & Susan Goodwood | Sustainable House Day Showcase 2016
A 14 yr old sustainably built house demonstrating most of the accepted passive design principles of the time, such as northth orientation, good insulation, double glazing, and thermal mass. It’s a healthy, low toxin and recycled build and family friendly design with open plan and central kitchen and hearth.
It shows features that worked well and those that didn’t, and some that they have added along the way, such as PV and skylights. Great perspective from folks living in a sustainable home for over a decade!
Sustainable House Day Showcase 2016 Collaborators
Event Partner:
Recycled Interiors & Sustainable Home Hub - recycledinteriors.org
Event Sponsors:
City of Adelaide - adelaidecitycouncil.com
Sustainability House - sustainabilityhouse.com.au
Brocante in the Barossa - brocante-in-the-barossa.com
Hills Sustainable Gardens - hillssustainablegardens.com
Accumulus Energy Group - accumuluseg.com
Media Partner:
Environmental & Science Media - esmedia.com.au
Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM
Tags: Sustainable Living, Sustainable Design, Sustainability, Green Homes, Australia and Adelaide
Concern over falling kea numbers in New Zealand
UK to ban fishing from a million square kilometres of ocean
Government creates marine protected areas around four islands in the Pacific and Atlantic, with commercial fishing banned in some areas
The UK is to ban commercial fishing from a million square kilometres of ocean around British overseas territories, the government said on Thursday.
In total, the government is creating marine protected areas around four islands in the Pacific and Atlantic, including the designation this week of one of the world’s biggest around the Pitcairn Islands.
Tesla criticised over Autopilot safety
Western Isles rock offers potential clue to life on Mars
Emily Street Residence w/ Jeremy Miller | Sustainable House Day Showcase 2016
This passive design house requires no active heating or cooling. Built to a low air infiltration rate of 3.6 ACH@50 Pascals using Structural Insulated Panels (SIP); using internal thermal mass, double glazing, ‘coptered’ slab and smart glass with fixed and adjustable shading. These features all add to the performance of this building. A monitoring system tracks actual performance against predicted thermal performance
Sustainability House - sustainabilityhouse.com.au
Sustainable House Day Showcase 2016 Collaborators
Event Partner:
Recycled Interiors & Sustainable Home Hub - recycledinteriors.org
Event Sponsors:
City of Adelaide - adelaidecitycouncil.com
Sustainability House - sustainabilityhouse.com.au
Brocante in the Barossa - brocante-in-the-barossa.com
Hills Sustainable Gardens - hillssustainablegardens.com
Accumulus Energy Group - accumuluseg.com
Media Partner:
Environmental & Science Media - esmedia.com.au
Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM
Tags: Sustainable Living, Sustainable Design, Sustainability, Green Homes, Australia and Adelaide
Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant gets green light – video
The business secretary, Greg Clark, says the Hinkley Point deal will have a ‘series of measures to enhance security’ after Theresa May gave the green light to the construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in two decades on Thursday. The plant will be financed by a Chinese nuclear power provider and French energy group EDF
Continue reading...'No one's an exception': toll of climate change, from US to the Marshall Islands – video
If global temperatures rise more than 1.5C, the Marshall Islands will disappear. The thin atolls scattered across the Pacific Ocean are already seeing regular flooding and droughts directly related to climate change. More Marshallese are leaving in search of dry land, with nearly one-third of the population currently in the US. Many fear that with the exodus, their culture will be lost to a country that has already taken so much from them
Continue reading...Climate change and the Marshall Islands: lives in the balance
The numerous atolls that make up the island nation are now regularly swamped due to sea level rise. But as more people flee for the US, many fear their culture will be lost to a country that has already taken so much from them
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There may be music in the roar of the sea, as Byron eulogized, but the waves can also bring creeping unease. On low-lying fragments of land like the Marshall Islands, the tides are threatening to take away what they previously helped support: life.
Continue reading...Global investment in energy falls but renewables remain strong
Energy investment fell 8% in 2015, reflecting low oil and gas prices, but falling costs and government policy shift spending towards clean energy, data shows
Global investment in energy fell by 8% last year to $1.8tn (£1.4), reflecting low oil and gas prices and cost falls in the sector, new data shows.
Nearly half of the decline was accounted for by the US, where plunging oil prices and a recent boom in shale gas, along with cost deflation in the energy sector, have played an increasing role.
Continue reading...Obama to establish first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean
Move aims to protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England
President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that’s designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England.
The White House said the designation will lead to a ban on commercial fishing, mining and drilling, though a seven-year exception will occur for the lobster and red crab industries. Also, recreational fishing will be allowed within the monument.
Continue reading...China set to launch second trial space station
Oldest known use of indigo dye in 6,000 year old textiles from Peru
Edward Burtynsky's corrupted landscapes – in pictures
Beautiful yet terrifying, Edward Burtynsky’s aerial photography is a reminder of just how much human activity has affected the planet – as industry and agriculture leave indelible scars everywhere
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