Technology
THE NICKEL MONARCH
Stephen Barnett, President of the Nickel Institute, is considered one of the world’s foremost experts in the mining, refining and integration of nickel into thousands of products. Nickel, a key ingredient in stainless steel has been instrumental in erecting some of the most impressive edifices in our civilization, like the Chrysler Building and the Twin Towers in Thailand. Today, the Nickel Institute, a huge consortium, is responsible for the production of more than 90% of the world’s nickel.
Building A Greener Community
The Green movement has certainly infiltrated the minds of municipal planners. That’s one reason why the private sector and the not-for-profits are taking the lead in merging and creating a new green rating system for urban neighborhoods nationwide, which include studying, “smart growth, reducing urban sprawl, buttressing cleaner transportation, and decreasing automobile reliance, and improving quality of life issues.”
GBCI CELEBRATES 10,000 LEED® GREEN ASSOCIATES
Milestone illustrates importance of new credential in green building marketplace
Washington, DC This week, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) announced that it has awarded the LEED Green Associate credential to over 10,000 individuals.
Washington, DC This week, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) announced that it has awarded the LEED Green Associate credential to over 10,000 individuals.
“Nuclear Power: What the Future Holds for the Planet”
The story continued from the April 2010 Issue
The Suit interviewed Dr. Clarence Hardy for the April 2010 issue, asking for his views on the general use of nuclear energy as well as Australia’s role in the world nuclear industry. Dr. Hardy told The Suit that the peaceful uses of nuclear energy are increasing worldwide, and that nuclear power is a mature, economic and safe technology. Nuclear power technology provides base-load electricity with very low emissions of greenhouse gases.
The Suit interviewed Dr. Clarence Hardy for the April 2010 issue, asking for his views on the general use of nuclear energy as well as Australia’s role in the world nuclear industry. Dr. Hardy told The Suit that the peaceful uses of nuclear energy are increasing worldwide, and that nuclear power is a mature, economic and safe technology. Nuclear power technology provides base-load electricity with very low emissions of greenhouse gases.
India Threatens to Drop BlackBerry Services by Aug. 31 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - India jumped into the BlackBerry controversy Thursday by demanding that Research in Motion allow Indian law enforcement access to Blackberry Enterprise Service and Blackberry Messenger Service data by Aug. 31.
Gulf fishermen: oil tainted our waters, our trust (Reuters)
Reuters - Some U.S. Gulf Coast fishermen say they have caught crabs with black-stained gills and others report seeing fish and marine life gathering strangely on the sea surface following the massive BP Plc oil spill.
Mercury poisoning-dark side of Colombia's gold boom (Reuters)
Reuters - Colombia's gold bonanza has a dark side, U.N. experts said on Tuesday: mercury poisoning spreading from miners to the population of a northwest state where they use mercury to extract the precious metal.
BP resumes work on relief well at Gulf spill (Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc said on Thursday work has resumed work on a relief well next to its blown-out Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico after a tropical depression dissipated on Wednesday.
Few Chernobyl radiation risks from Russia fires (Reuters)
Reuters - Fears that fires scorching forests polluted by Chernobyl fallout may propel dangerous amounts of radioactivity into the air are overblown, scientists say, and the actual health risks are very small.
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