...and finally from WSED in Wels

by MikeFell 27. February 2009 02:29

It's the final day of the World Sustainable Energy Days conference in Wels, Austria. Yesterday I had a chance to look around the main exhibition. It always impresses me just how popular sustainable building is with the public in Germany, and evidently here in Austria too. I'm sure that Eco... [More]

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Learning lessons: Selling Solar

by EdwardMilford 26. February 2009 10:22

With the current rush of both people and money into the renewables sector, there will be huge opportunities – particularly for people to learn painful mistakes. Enthusiastic and well meaning people new to the field will often plough on without stopping to think and look around. What has work... [More]

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Libro Destacado: Un Héroe en La Oscuridad

by Andrew Miller 26. February 2009 07:27

Hola, en esta entrada he escrito sobre uno de mis grandes héroes ecológicos… El propio maestro del medio ambiente. ¡Espero que les parezca interesante! Earth in the Balance (La Tierra en Juego) Resumen del libro: Al Gore, director ga... [More]

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Earthscan at World Sustainable Energy Days in Austria

by MikeFell 25. February 2009 10:19

As you can see from our conference diary, Earthscan attends many conferences and exhibitions every year on a big range of subjects. We thought it might be interesting to bring you short reports and updates from some of these events to let you know what we get up to and a bit about the subjects the... [More]

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Bob Doppelt in Ecologist

by Earthscan News 20. February 2009 04:05

Bob Doppelt, author of The Power of Sustainable Thinking, has an article in February's Ecologist magazine. It begins: ‘Cap and trade’ is seen by many people today as a climate saviour. But emissions have risen, not dropped, as a result of the European Union’s pro... [More]

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Can Biochar Save Us All?

by Andrew Miller 20. February 2009 03:59

Biochar is rapidly becoming the most talked about new tool in the fight against climate change. Since we announced our new book Biochar for Environmental Management the subject hasn't been out of the news, and has been making headlines all over the world. If you aren't already familiar... [More]

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Saving the planet

by EdwardMilford 17. February 2009 08:39

Whenever people start talking about actions to combat climate change, or tackle other environmental problems, it’s not long before the shorthand phrase ‘save the planet’ starts to slip into the conversation. As publishers, we need to be careful about the words that we use; and whil... [More]

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Salvemos al planeta del capitalismo

by Andrew Miller 16. February 2009 09:02

Una carta del presidente de Bolivia Evo Morales Ayma sobre la urgencia de enfrentarnos al cambio climático mediante una nueva cooperación mundial. Ciertamente merece ser leído. "La humanidad es capaz de salvar al planeta si recupera los principios de la solid... [More]

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Nueva entrevista con José Esteban Castro

by Andrew Miller 13. February 2009 07:03

"El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es el de estimular la producción de conocimiento científico en un área en la que consideramos existe un vacío..." Leer la entrevista completa aquíen el sitio Web del Ministerio del Poder Popular Para el Ambiente. Jos... [More]

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Estimating the environmental impact of paper

by EdwardMilford 12. February 2009 03:21

Trying to get concrete information to compare the environmental impact of publishing electronically against publishing on paper is surprisingly difficult. As so often with any environmental question the answer usually is ‘it depends’ – both on the particular circumstances and the a... [More]

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...and finally from WSED in Wels

Learning lessons: Selling Solar

Libro Destacado: Un Héroe en La Oscuridad

Earthscan at World Sustainable Energy Days in Austria

Bob Doppelt in Ecologist

Can Biochar Save Us All?

Saving the planet

Salvemos al planeta del capitalismo

Nueva entrevista con José Esteban Castro

Estimating the environmental impact of paper

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