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The Inevitable Course for The Sustainable Development of Global Energy
Sep 28, 2016Since the Industrial Revolution, people ceaselessly exploited and used fossil energy on large scale, which led to many global difficulties such as resource constraints, environmental pollution, and climate change. Socio-economic development ...
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China to Do More About People's Livelihoods: Report
Dec 29, 2015The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
Tags: People's Livelihoods
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Local Enterprises Targeted in China's Green Efforts
Dec 29, 2015In the Chinese government's ongoing fight to try to clean up this country's air, a new focus is being being put on small-scale companies in an effort to get them onboard with reducing emissions. Over the past few years, the central ...
Tags: Local Enterprises, Green
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Bottled Air Breeds Hot Air in Smoggy China
Dec 24, 2015China's smog has made masks and air purifiers the hottest of commodities. Now, a new product is getting all the attention: bottled air. BBC screenshots of a woman breathing air from a can went viral on the Internet this week, with the ...
Tags: Bottled Air, China's smog
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Major Film Project to Premiere in US
Oct 29, 2015A documentary about Chinese geography and culture that has been two years in the making will be premiered to coincide with President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States. China From Above, a 100-minute film covering geographic ...
Tags: documentary, Chinese geography, culture, Film Project
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Pact Group and LiquiGlide Team up for Paint Packaging
Aug 12, 2015Slippery coating technology firm LiquiGlide has inked a pact with Australian sustainable and innovative packaging maker Pact Group Holdings for designing a paint packaging that does away sticking and residues. LiquiGlide, which develops ...
Tags: Slippery coating, packaging
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EPA Is Recognizing Landmark Green Chemistry Technologies
Jul 17, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, EPA, Hybrid Coating Technologies
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a Garment Made of The Water Repellent and Fluorocarbon-Free Fabric Organotex Was Presented
Jul 3, 2015It was a different kind of catwalk in Almedalen in Sweden. At a seminar called ”The world’s most sustainable catwalk” a garment made of the water repellent and fluorocarbon-free fabric OrganoTex was presented. The ...
Tags: Recycled Polyester, Fabric
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Ara Has Expressed Disappointment in The Federal Government's 2015-16 Budget
May 19, 2015The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
Tags: Rail Industry, rail infrastructure
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Nordic Fashion and Textile Industry Set to Become The Most Sustainable in The World
May 5, 2015Nordic fashion and textile industry is set to become the most sustainable in the world. The vision of a new Nordic action plan presented by the Nordic Ministers for the Environment in Copenhagen earlier this week is for the region to ...
Tags: Nordic Fashion, textile industry
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China to Encourage The Development of Green Companies and Industries
Jan 22, 2015A guideline has been issued by The China Banking Regulatory Commission to encourage greater allocation of bank loans to companies and industries involving in environmental protection, and energy-efficiency projects. The future projects that ...
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NIST Has Developed Fire Retardant Coatings That Are Environmentally Friendly
Jun 10, 2014The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed fire retardant coatings that are environmentally friendly. Applied to polyurethane foam, the bio-based coatings greatly reduced the flammability of the common ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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BARC Agreed to Use Its Technology in Developing Biodegradable and Edible Films
May 26, 2014The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), through its Centre for Incubation of Technologies (BARCIT), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India-based Veena Industries for using its technology in developing biodegradable and ...
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EPA Announced Seven Winning Student Teams of EPA's People
Apr 29, 2014Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven winning student teams of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) phase II awards for innovative and sustainable designs to help solve today's complex environmental ...
Tags: EPA, Certification
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Concept of IPM First Developed During The 1950s and 60s out of Concern
Jan 23, 2014The concept of integrated pest management (IPM) first developed during the 1950s and 60s out of concern among scientists and the public that overreliance on pesticides was creating secondary pest management and environmental problems. ...
Tags: IPM, GAAMP, MAEAP, Pest Management
