Sustain-a-Links #10
October 9th, 2006 | Posted in Recent Readings
Columbus Day . . . I have a day off so I like that we’re honoring a guy who got more lost than anyone in history. Here’s to you Chris. And so we take a trip around the globe.
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Alternative Energy | Hydrogen: The clear alternative | ‘”Running in the hydrogen mode, the BMW Hydrogen 7 essentially emits nothing but odorless vapor,” reports The Auto Channel. “And unlike fossil fuels and traditional gasoline, hydrogen is available in virtually infinite supply.” A BMW engineer took off his glasses for the press and held them a few inches from the car’s exhaust pipe. “See, I can even clean my lenses,” he said, wiping the warm steam off with a felt cloth.’ Not only can you clean off your glasses with this car, it also reduces the options by one for suicide. Bad taste? | Ralph R. Reiland, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Development | Call for development to be sustainable under regional plan | Australia is becoming more and more conscious of sustainable development. Experts in Queensland are trying to figure out ways to limit the environmental impact of development. “One example would be to work out what might be a carbon footprint per household in this region and then use that as a way of saying any development in this area has to maintain our carbon footprint within a certain limit, so if you want to put in a proposal that blows that out well then you have to go away and redesign it,” said John Rainbird, of the Cairns and far North Environment Centre. | ABC News
Renewable Energy | €100m boost for renewable energy? | The European Commission on Friday proposed creating a €100-million global risk capital fund to boost private investment in renewable energy in poorer nations. “This is an innovative mechanism. It underlines the Commission’s commitment to help developing countries invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency,” said EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas. | iAfrica
Seafood | Consumers want sustainable seafood, says Waitrose report | “To mark the start of Seafood Week - running from 6-13 October - a new report published today by Waitrose highlights that the Scottish public are making a stand and demanding a halt to the fishing of endangered species or fish from declining stocks. More than three-quarters of the population - a staggering 77 per cent - now want it stopped. However, there is still a huge amount of confusion around the issue.” | FISHupdate (finalist for coolest web address award)
Style | Gap (PRODUCT) RED(TM) Collection Designed to Make a Difference for Africa | “On October 13, Gap will introduce Gap (PRODUCT) RED(TM) — a new, limited collection of clothing and accessories for men and women designed to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. As part of Gap’s global partnership with (PRODUCT) RED, half of the profits from sales of the Gap (PRODUCT) RED Collection will go to The Global Fund to finance programs that help women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.” More socially conscious business ventures. I love it! | PRNewswire
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This concludes our global travels in honor of one Mr. Christopher Columbus. Sustain-a-Links actually travels the globe with most of its issues but it can’t hurt to give ol’ Colmbus a shout out on his day.
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