April 19th, 2013 
Admin: Donna To celebrate Earth Day, visit a spot that was almost flooded, polluted, or paved over.
Storm King Mountain on the banks of the Hudson River in New YorkCourtesy of Ahodges7/Wikimedia Commons
The first Earth Day, in 1970, was inspired by anger. The nation was a mess. Four million gallons of oil from a blown offshore well were [...]
April 6th, 2013 Admin: Donna Whether the motivation lies in cost-saving or saving `the environment, the world `is moving surely towards alternative energy sources.
For homeowners in Barbados, `the use of solar water-heaters `has been a part of the landscape `for years. Now, there is a move towards solar electricity. This `is because here in the Caribbean, `it is almost too [...]
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Comments Off November 28th, 2012 Admin: Donna The Institute of Energy and Environment of the Francophonie (IEPF) recently published a negotiating guidebook for the ongoing UN Conference on Climate Change to being held in Doha, Qatar, from November 26th to December 7th. This guide was prepared for to better understand the issues involved in this global event. It covers the key negotiating issues that are being discussed in Doha for the adoption of a global climate regime.
The widely circulated guide, including a [...]
November 21st, 2012 Admin: Donna Back in 1957, Disney and Monsanto built a model home of the future.
What amazes me is that over 50 years later most houses really don’t look all that different from the homes of the 1930s – and certainly nothing like the amazing residence Disney ultimately envisioned.
Remember, this house was built to withstand the storms that [...]
Posted in Articles, Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Official Blog Comments Off November 21st, 2012 Admin: Donna ELECTRONICS giant Philips hailed the governments and businesses at COP18, the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha to adopt energy efficient lighting to lower costs, improve competitiveness and reduce emissions.
Eric Rondolat, CEO of Philips Lighting commented: “LED lighting is a technology innovation that enhances efficiency and brings substantial savings. These savings can potentially be re-invested in [...]
November 14th, 2012 Admin: Donna Last week the 65th Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute took place in Santa Marta, Colombia. Santa Marta is the capital city of the Colombian department of Magdalena in the Caribbean region. The conference was a testimony to the regions commitment to the stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea and the marine resources therein. GCFI [...]
September 13th, 2012 Admin: Donna CAMBRIDGE, MA, U.S.A. (MIT) — MIT researchers have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water that could be used to clean up oil spills.
They believe that, with their technique, the oil could be recovered for use, offsetting much of the cost of cleanup.
The researchers will present their work at the International Conference [...]
September 6th, 2012 Admin: Donna GENERAL INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS
BACKGROUND
The Development Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) has been involved in the promotion of energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy projects in Jamaica over the past five years. We have been promoting the importance of an assessment of an entities energy use, and consider it an important step in identifying energy savings [...]
Posted in Articles, Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Funding Opportunities, Official Blog, Other Opportunity Comments Off August 21st, 2012 Admin: Donna Barbados aims to become the most environmentally advanced green country in Latin America and the Caribbean. That goal stems from Protocol VI (2011-2013) of the Social Partnership between the Government, and workers and employees’ representatives of Barbados (“the Social Partners”). The Protocol describes the Social Partners as fully subscribing to the concept of a low carbon resource-efficient [...]
Posted in Articles, Barbados, Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, News Comments Off June 21st, 2012 Admin: Donna Which countries in the world emit the most carbon dioxide? How fast has China overtaken the US to reach the number one position? And why does Gibraltar have such high emissions per person? This interactive guide made for us by Craig Bloodworth of the Information Lab gives you a way to navigate the latest Energy [...]
