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According to a new Acclimatise report backed by IBM, climate change could have as serious impact on the oil and gas industry’s assets, operations and safety. While most are aware of these risks, only a small proportion of them have taken the necessary steps to address them.
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Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
Local Youth Clearing Invasive Vegetation from Popular Public …
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The UK-based the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), in working with the U.N., recently hosted 200 representatives from nine major world religions spanning over 60 different religious organizations.
Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Shintoists, Taoists and Sikhs all gathered at London’s Windsor Castle with a united environmental agenda.
In an era of increasing religious divide, a once little thought of topic known as “the environment” was able to bring together ancient faith groups to discuss a modern solution.
And with Islam at the forefront of today’s news, Muslim leaders proved Islam’s ability to adapt and meet new needs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableHousingAndGreenBuildingNews-Enn/~4/EuHG27_L_jI” height=”1″ width=”1″/>
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A growing number of American consumers would like to tell President Obama to focus on the economy first before tackling environmental issues, according to research published today.
The finding, part of the monthly Green Confidence Index, is that while significant numbers of Americans support the administration’s environmental stance, their principal concern remains focused on the economy.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableHousingAndGreenBuildingNews-Enn/~4/o0DmKYJBqsA” height=”1″ width=”1″/>
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I. Introduction
Crude oil is the most important form of energy for all the countries, mainly for developed and developing countries. The importance of crude oil is such that it is used in day to day activity of individual as well as the economic development of the nation. Of late, Read the rest of this entry »
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Al Gore delivered the keynote address to green building professionals at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix. He praised the leadership of the USGBC for bringing real change to the marketplace, and also urged the crowd to take responsibility for expanding green building globally and to call out greenwashing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableHousingAndGreenBuildingNews-Enn/~4/sQaXDz0I2ps” Read the rest of this entry »
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Online auction site eBay is building a $334 million state-of-the-art, environmentally responsible data center in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah.
eBay says this data center will showcase the best and most innovative thinking in green data center design, technology, construction and operation.
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Contributing at least 5 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is ripe for changes to lower its impact. Cement, the glue that binds concrete, is one of the most carbon-intensive materials out there: It produces one ton of CO2 for every ton of cement made. Many companies are developing innovative new ways to make concrete less harmful to the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
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Alternative Energy Investing Tips
Investing in alternative energies, or “green energy” may seem like the only bright spot on the investment horizon. As stories circulate about peak oil and the prospect of running out of fossil fuel, alternative energy investing seems to make good sense. But here are a few Read the rest of this entry »
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Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone is publishing a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation and urbanization on climate change, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableHousingAndGreenBuildingNews-Enn/~4/nCeVRC21A68″ Read the rest of this entry »
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