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Net Zero Emissions Month

Posted by tina on Sunday, 03 November 2013 in Sustainable Development

Cambridge — It’s for good reason Boston and Cambridge have earned strong reputations as leaders in sustainable building practices. In 2007, Boston amended its zoning code to become the first city in the nation to require LEED standards for all large-scale development projects. Cambridge followed su...

UK Manufacturers Gain - Resource Efficiency

Posted by Greg Lavery on Monday, 22 July 2013 in Energy Efficiency

Next Manufacturing Revolution Report and Programme of Action Launched Co-authored by Lavery Pennell, the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing and 2degrees, this landmark report summarises 12 months of research examining non-labour resource efficiency performance compared to interna...

No More Fukushimas, please?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 28 March 2011 in Sustainable Development

The situation at the damaged nuclear reactors in Fukushima is dire. Two days ago, three workers were exposed to water containing radioactive materials 10,000 times the normal level in the basement of Reactor No. 3. This reactor is especially dangerous because it contains MOX fuel, a mixture of...