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Sir Fusion of Energy and the Holy Grail
Given ever-approaching Peak Oil and worldwide concern over carbon emissions causing global warming the dream of clean, safe and bountiful energy becomes more intense. Fusion energy, so-called because two hydrogen nuclei are fused together, has long been heralded as the answer. The hydrogen bomb has been with us since 1952 but unlike fission atomic reaction scientists have been unable to develop a technique which allows fusion to be controlled and provide more energy than that which is used to release it. However, as BBC radio (8/3/10) claims, recent research funding levels and progress suggest we may be on the cusp of a breakthrough in 2010.
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Thrift Shift
Envirowise has just published a report on the recession and resource efficiency in business in the UK.
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Where the green grants went 4
The Environmental Funders Network have published their fourth review of where and how green grants are being spent by UK grant-making bodies. It looks at trends in the distribution of green grants over the last five years, and highlights a number of patterns as well as issues.
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Great Transitions
Unless you've spent the last year as an alien abductee, you'll know that we've just come through the recession of recessions with the financial system as we know it having almost disintegrated.
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Big Ideas for the Third Sector
In 2007, SCVO were awarded £8m by the Lottery to run a 5 year programme called Supporting Voluntary Action (SVA) with the aim of improving the quality of support on offer to Scotland’s voluntary sector. They came up with three big ideas
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Sustainable transport in Scotland
SDC Scotland have announced that they will be undertaking research into the policy drivers behind sustainable transport in Scotland, picking up on the apparent inconsistency between proposals for new roads and airport expansion and the aims to reduce energy demand to tackle climate change.
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Climate Change Poll 2009
Globescan recently undertook their annual sustainability survey's pulse poll on climate change.
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The role of CEO's in sustainability
Globescan recently conducted a survey of CEO's worldwide on issues of sustainable development. The work was carried out on behalf of products manufacturing giant SC Johnson.
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Green Farms
THE Scottish Government is to create three "green farms" in its determination to meet its environmental targets. It is estimated that 20 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland comes from agriculture and this move is aimed at reducing problems from this sector.
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Scotland's Research Powerhouse
The Scottish Crop Research Institute and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute are to join forces to undertake new research into food, land use and climate change, creating a new research "powerhouse" which will be the first of its kind in Europe.
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Why does food cost so much?
The rising cost of putting food on the table has led to a renewed interest in agricultural issues and in the long-term drivers of food prices and a new paper, published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) examines the link between urbanisation and rising food prices.
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Breaking the Climate Deadlock
The Climate Group and the
Office of Tony Blair published a report on 6 July 2009 calling for immediate action on energy efficiency.
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The food we waste in Scotland
WRAP will be launching their latest report 'The Food We Waste in Scotland' on the morning of 3 September 2009 at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, with Cabinet Secretary for the Environment Richard Lochhead MSP as the keynote speaker.
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Volunteering a mismatched opportunity for young people?
A study carried out by the University of Exeter, suggests that young people's volunteering activities in environmental and conservation projects do little to improve their skills or employability.
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Active Sustainable Travel seminar
The Glasgow Centre for Population Health will be running a seminar on Active Sustainable Travel on 8 October, which will report the findings of recent research commissioned by the centre.
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Research and development in business
Research and development by Scottish business lags behind the UK as a whole according the the Scottish Government .
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Strathclyde Electric Car Trials
Congratulations to Strathclyde University, who are involved in two projects being supported by the UK Government's £25 million programme to run trials of electric vehicles that will help to reduce our carbon footprint. Expect to see electric cars on the streets of Glasgow soon.
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New database for environmental research
A new database of environmental research
activities funded by Environmental Research Funders Forum members has been developed.
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The Natural Change Report
A study trying to understand the reasons why people can know there is a problem with the way we live our lives but not take the action necessary to change anything has just published a report: Natural Change: Psychology and Sustainability.
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Third sector support survey
The Dynamic Inclusive Communities (DInC) Forum is seeking assistance from community groups in getting a picture of what support groups receive and what they would actually like to have.
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Making the Links: Greenspace
Greenspace Scotland has launched a new guide called 'Making the Links: greenspace for a more successful and sustainable Scotland', targetted at both policy makers and greenspace practitioners.
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Voluntary Carbon Markets
Carbon markets have grown rapidly over the last few years, and continue to develop and respond to current conditions. Voluntary Carbon Markets, now in its second edition, draws together all the key information on international voluntary carbon markets with commentary from leading practitioners and business people.
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Our bad attitude
The Scottish Government has published its survey results into the attitudes and behaviours of the Scottish people towards the environment. People say the environment is important yet behaviourally not really doing much about making it better.
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Fancy a 'green' potato?
Scottish scientists have created a new 'environmentally-friendly' potato that will need far fewer pesticides and fertilisers, and produce less waste. Touted as a green potato that you won't throw away, the Vales Sovereign tattie is on the shop shelves this week.
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SEPA Research Strategy Wiki
SEPA has recently launched its Research Strategy for 2008 - 2012, which aims to ensure that SEPA's research and development work enables the organisation to deliver best value practices and to inform the development of effective policies and the Scottish Government's goal of sustainable economic growth.
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