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For the first time, GROHE is sponsoring and participating in the World Future Energy Summit 2012 (WFES) being held in Abu Dhabi from 16th through to the 19th of January 2012, which is now a key industry forum for local, regional and multinational organizations that focus on the challenges and solutions of the world’s energy needs. The summit is in its fifth year and is based in Abu Dhabi, the emerging global hub for renewable energy.
WFES includes a world class Summit, an international exhibi... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1).
The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1).
The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]
Fluoridated water was introduced in the 1940s, after its risks and benefits were discovered in Colorado Springs in the early part of the century. A dentist found that naturally occurring fluoride in their drinking water was responsible for an unusual phenomenon in the local children’s teeth. Despite the fact that the teeth were stained brown, they were practically immune to tooth decay. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) lists the fluoridation of water as one of the top ten public health achie... [more]
Natural Power’s global technical team have delivered comprehensive energy yield and site assessment studies on a proposed wind farm project in Alaska for non-profit rural electric co-operative Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA). This has been Natural Power’s first involvement in Alaska, and marks a milestone in terms of the rapid growth of the company’s activities in North America.
The project drew on Natural Power’s global expertise, with the delivery including input from technical te... [more]
In addition to its biomass boiler which burns wood pellets, other eco-friendly features at Girvan Community Hospital, one of Scotland's most eco-friendly public buildings, include a wind turbine, use of rainwater to flush toilets, a food waste vacuum system to dry and compost leftover food and low energy lighting.
Each of the hospital's main blocks are built with timber frame kits, where all the timber used is from sustainable sources. In addition, only construction materials with at least 1... [more]
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