Articles Tagged with the word ‘system’
A Better World is Possible
19 Oct 2010
Author Bruce Nixon, is offering his new book, A Better World is Possible, as a free download ahead of its publication date
A Powerful Solution
25 Jan 2010
An award-winning new home energy system could help us achieve a brighter, cleaner future say its developers, Disenco.
Energising Independence
23 Nov 2009
Landmark moment for a more sustainable future as the nation's first energy micro grid powers up.
Power Up Gambia
08 Sep 2009
'A dream come true,' was how Kebba Badgie, the hospital's chief executive, described the new solar panels that stand outside his medical centre.
All Hail the Bixi
07 Sep 2009
The City of Montreal, Canada, has a cool new public bike network. Accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Muhammad Yunus Calls for Change
Humber Tidal Power Project
24 Nov 2008
A test rig to generate renewable energy from the tidal stream in the Humber, was recently launched by the Yorkshire-based company, Pulse Tidal.
Money ñ Let's Talk About it
24 Nov 2008
A report, commissioned by Triodos Bank last year, found that many active ethical consumers often do not apply the same demanding criteria to their choice of bank as they do to their daily lives.
The Curitiba Story
15 Sep 2008
When things aren't working out, it's wise to deal with the root of the problem. Curitiba in Brazil offers an inspiring example of urban development.
New Technology Helps Eagle Eyed Biologists
03 Sep 2008
Ground-breaking technology that will enable biologists to identify andmonitor large numbers of endangered animals, from butterflies towhales, without being captured.
Trading in Talents
12 Jun 2007
One of the most sophisticated trading systems in the world, which uses complementary currency, is now international' due to its members being able to make transactions via the internet.
Giving Economic Power to the Poor
29 Nov 2006
The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh and its founder Professor Muhammed Yunus, have been jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Money Reform in the USA
19 Dec 2005
A report from the First Annual Conference of the American Monetary Institute in Chicago.
Positive Values
28 Feb 2003
"As you walk through the foyer of West Kidlington School the feeling of harmony is as powerful as the light that floods in through the glass roof," writes Frances Farrer in A Quiet Revolution, her book about West Kidlington Primary School and its wonderful values programme, devised by headmaster, Neil Hawkes.
Whales and Dolphins Saved from Active Sonar
30 Dec 2002
In San Francisco on October 31, 2002 ñ A federal court granted a request by environmental groups to block the Navy from deploying a new high-intensity sonar system that scientists believe poses a threat to entire populations of whales, dolphins, seals and other marine mammals.
Whales and Dolphins Saved from Active Sonar
30 Dec 2002
In San Francisco on October 31, 2002 ñ A federal court granted a request by environmental groups to block the Navy from deploying a new high-intensity sonar system that scientists believe poses a threat to entire populations of whales, dolphins, seals and other marine mammals.
'Our World Is Not for Sale'
30 Sep 2001
The anti-corporate globalisation movement has set out its aims in a letter Our World is Not for Sale', launched in Geneva. The letter explains what demonstrators from Seattle to Genoa are trying to achieve and has been endorsed by a growing number of organisations around the world. The letter is posted on the Internet (see www.canadians.org), where supporters can...