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2012: International Year of Sustainable Energy For All

December 29, 2011

Alternative energy will be a major talking point in 2012, thanks to the UN’s decision to declare it as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. The decision was made back in December 2010 during a UN General Assembly. The initiative recognizes that access to “modern affordable energy services in developing countries is essential [...]

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Norway Launches Energy + To Promote Alternative Energy

October 14, 2011

The Norwegian government yesterday launched a global initiative to finance access to renewable energy, energy efficiency and low carbon development in developing countries. Technorati Tags: Energy, Energy For All, Norway, UN Related Posts:Norway to start testing world’s largest wind turbineUnited Nations Prioritizes Renewable EnergySiemens Promotes Smart Grid Technology Innovation ContestBlog Action Day 2010: WaterBiofuel Enzyme [...]

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United Nations Prioritizes Renewable Energy

September 1, 2011

The United Nations has put renewable energy at the top of its agenda in 2012. Technorati Tags: alternative energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UN Related Posts:Norway Launches Energy + To Promote Alternative EnergyMoving Planet Invites the World to Take Climate ActionMaine Moves To Reduce Oil ConsumptionJeremy Rifkin On Climate Change and Alternative EnergyInfograph: Renewable Energy

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

October 15, 2010

Petitions by Change.org|Start a Petition » Did you know that one billion people lack access to clean water? Technorati Tags: Blog Action Day, clean water, UN, Water, Water Resources Related Posts:Norway Launches Energy + To Promote Alternative EnergyUnited Nations Prioritizes Renewable EnergyDispatches From Ontario: Interview with Dr. Andrew BenedekWaterAid America campaigns to help people with [...]

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Heaven can wait: delegates postpone further action under ozone layer treaty

November 18, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Last month we blogged about the ozone layer, a topic that used to be more popular between the 80s and 90s but which still is very relevant today as the problem of ozone depletion hasn’t gone away. Quite the contrary. Technorati Tags: Climate change, Montreal Protocol, Ozone depletion, Ozone layer, UN Related [...]

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