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Emerald Knight works with the International Green Awards 2011
- 9th May 2011
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The world of investments has changed almost beyond recognition over the past two years. The emergence of ethical and socially responsible investments (SRI) as a mainstream investment class demonstrates that fact perfectly and also demonstrates why Emerald Knight’s involvement in the Green Awards 2011 makes perfect sense. Gone are the days when certain asset classes …
Clyde Valley residents urged to join energy co-operative
- 9th May 2011
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People in Carluke and Lanark are being invited to find out about an innovative community-owned wind project planned for the Clyde Valley. The proposed site for Clyde Valley Energy Co-operative is in the Cartland Muir Plantation, between the towns of Carluke and Lanark. The project consists of two wind turbines, which will produce enough electricity …
Hay fever rise linked to carbon emissions
- 12th April 2011
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A continent-wide study of European cities has revealed that carbon-dioxide emissions may be responsible for a rise in the pollen counts. Researchers across Europe looking into the pollen levels of 20 species of tree and plant, and found that in many cases they correlated directly with rising CO2 levels. The scientists responsible for the study …
New National Park created
- 1st April 2011
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Today sees the creation of the first new National Park in the UK since 2005 as 600 square miles of the South Downs across Sussex and Hampshire has been designated for protection. The new park is the fourth-largest of the 13 now established in England and Wales, but hasn’t been greeted with universal joy by …
Satellites could be used in flood tracking
- 31st March 2011
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As news of yet more floods in South East Asia comes in, questions are being asked about whether existing satellites could be employed to track and predict floods before they have such a devastating effect. The latest inundations in Thailand have brought back memories of the floods already experienced in Australia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka …
UN Urges Green Growth
- 28th February 2011
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A new United Nations report has suggested that investing heavily in green sectors of the world economy would deliver long-term stability in the global economy. The report, from the UN Environmental Program’s (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative says that spending just two per cent of global GDP in 10 key ‘green economy’ areas would generate a …
