Press releases Group press releases Trade press releases ABB to build world’s largest nationwide network of EV fast-charging stations in the Netherlands ABB wins contract for nationwide electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure in the Netherlands bringing a charging station within 50 kilometers of all 16.7 million inhabitants Zurich, Switzerland, July 8, 2013 – ABB, the leading Continue Reading →
Climate change is making private heat islands for people of color By Susie Cagle Shutterstock As if climate change weren’t enough of a huge jerk, now we find out that it’s racist, too — or at least it’s following America’s lead. A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives digs deep under the sidewalks Continue Reading →
03 June 2011 ‘Direct Action’ could reward polluters rather than discourage First published in Crikey, 3 June 2011 Without any mechanism to discourage additional carbon emissions, the Coalition’s “direct action” climate plan may perversely reward them. The Coalition plan proposes cash rewards for actions to “support 140 million tonnes of abatement per annum by 2020 Continue Reading →
Malcolm King: population growth in Penrith July 9, 2013, 8:53 a.m. STABLE Population Party (SPP) candidate for Lindsay Geoff Brown is wrong (July 8). See your ad here It is bizarre that the SPP continue to argue against population growth as if Sydney was a burgeoning African nation. Like Pauline Hanson in a koala suit, Continue Reading →
climate code red Tony Abbott’s climate policy is a deniers’ figleaf Posted: 08 Jul 2013 04:53 PM PDT Abbott’s direct inaction policy would condemn Australia to even worse heatwaves, extreme floods and bushfires by Alexander White Tony Abbott. Photograph: Stefan Postles/Getty Images Tony Abbott is the alternative prime minister of Australia, and later this year Continue Reading →
Risk maps for Antarctic krill under projected Southern Ocean acidification Published 9 July 2013 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biological response, crustaceans, reproduction, Southern Ocean, zooplankton Marine ecosystems of the Southern Ocean are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification1. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba; hereafter krill) is the key pelagic species of the region and its largest fishery resource2. Continue Reading →