Mashed potato to power food factory
2 Sisters Food Group unveils wide-ranging sustainability plan with targets to cut carbon emissions by 20% by 2018, reports BusinessGreen The parent company of some of the UK’s biggest food brands including Fox’s Biscuits and Goodfella’s pizzas is this week set to flick the switch on a new electricity generator that will be powered by […]
World's largest ecological study aims to make palm oil wildlife-friendly
A new palm oil plantation in Borneo, Malaysia, is being used by researchers to study ways of retaining endangered wildlife, including the orangutan Have you ever thought about what it’s like for the animals and birds living in a forest when it’s cleared to make way for a palm oil plantation? It’s similar to finding […]
Great migration of animals from Serengeti to be broadcast online
Epic journey of nearly 2 million wildebeest, gazelle and zebras to Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve will be tracked on internet Every year a million wildebeest, half a million gazelle and 200,000 zebra make the perilous trek from the Serengeti park in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya in their search for water and […]
Animals kill seven people in seven weeks, says Malawi wildlife park
New managers of Liwonde national park say elephants and crocodiles have killed three poachers inside, and four people outside, the unfenced park Elephants and crocodiles have killed seven people in separate incidents over a seven-week period in and around a wildlife park in Malawi, the park’s managers said. African Parks, a Johannesburg-based group, attributed the […]
VW owners can expect recall information this week
Volkswagen says that customers of the 11m vehicles affected will be contacted in the next few days Volkswagen is poised to tell 11 million motorists in the next few days that it needs to recall their vehicles as the carmaker prepares its response to the emissions scandal that has rocked the company. Matthias Müller, the […]
Live Q&A: Can students lead the way to a more sustainable future?
Join us from 1-3pm on Thursday 8 October to discuss how students can be more sustainable “Young people should care about the environment for one morbid reason – we’re the ones who’ll be affected most by climate change,” says Jack Stapleton, 19, a student at the University of Sussex. Issues such as man-made climate change […]
Largest 3D-printing Facility In Southeast Asia Opened in Singapore
Ultra Clean Asia Pacific (UCT), a semiconductor sector company, yesterday announced the launch of the UCT Additive Manufacturing Center, the largest commercial 3D-printing facility in Southeast Asia. Located in Singapore, the Center aims to capitalise on the growth of 3D-printing targeting some of the early opportunities in sectors like aerospace and medical equipment. It’s […]
Smart Solar Trackers Could Transform Cleantech
Solar energy is a proven renewable energy technology, which is already growing rapidly in terms of the amount it is used. A significant part of that growth can be attributed to the fact that there are lots of technological innovations still frequently shaking up the industry. One example is the continued development of solar panels […]
New Zealand's new ocean sanctuary will be one of world's largest protected areas
The Kermadec ocean sanctuary, in the South Pacific and spanning 620,000 sq km, expands an existing reserve surrounding the Kermadec Islands New Zealand will create one of the largest marine protected areas in the world, spanning an area of 620,000 sq km. The Kermadec ocean sanctuary will be one of the world’s most significant fully […]
New South Wales will not rush new shark deterrents despite spate of attacks
State premier Mike Baird convenes top scientists in bid to understand animals’ behaviour after recent surge of attacks on state’s north coast Shark deterrents will not be put in the ocean off northern New South Wales just to “placate” people’s fears, a leading shark biologist has declared as another expert said no shark deterrent is […]