Pollution & Environmental Impacts

Tokyo, Feb 6, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that two of its initiatives to reduce environmental burden - PC server development and datacenter construction - were honored with Kanagawa Prefecture's...

Tokyo, Feb 6, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the installation of a 9 kilowatt-capacity solar power generation system at the Adachi Odai location of the Honda Cars Tokyo...

Tokyo, Jan 20, 2012 - (JCN) - Toyo Engineering & Construction Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, has been awarded a contract to build a bioethanol production facility with a...

Tokyo, Feb 7, 2012 - (JCN) - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has started a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an...

International Environmental Support in Collaborative Research Project with NEDO Tokyo, Feb 7, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that it is using ICT to provide support in resolving environmental problems in...

Approximately 80% of Canada's oil sands can be produced using in-situ technology, which involves the injection of steam to enable bitumen to be extracted through drilling versus surface mining. The ExxonMobil -patented technology...

Beijing is working on the national standard V for vehicle emissions, and will impose the standard in the second half of the year, according to Beijing Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection (BMBEP). The...

GE is providing a range of LNG and subsea technology for Gorgon, which will produce 15 million metric tons per year of LNG. Both performance and full-load tests on the mixed refrigerant and...

THERE ARE those who tinker, and then there are tinkerers. Those who putter around the garage on weekends fixing the lawn mower, changing a spark plug, or getting their hands dirty on other...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The model of progress that many people keep in their heads looks something like the Victorian-era depiction of the ascent of Man. Just as nature progressed from fish and reptile to...

Costa Rica finished 2011 as the top exporter of fresh pineapple in the world, after increasing the value of its exports by 8%, according to the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers (Canapep), reports...

2011 was one of the most active on record for natural catastrophes, with 253 events generating an economic loss of $435 billion, according to Aon Benfield's Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report. At...

Hailstorms in Australia, tornadoes in the southeastern U.S. and windstorms in northern Europe: We're in the second month of the year and already receiving hints that 2012 may be shaping up to equal...

Uderstanding the developing trends in any market segment is critical to having a successful year. 2012 promises many changes in the insurance industry, but particularly in the environmental segment. Events are finally moving...

When John Fogerty musically asked "Who'll Stop the Rain?" 40 years ago, he was pondering the world's disquiet. But given the economic and insured damage from natural catastrophes that deluged the U.S. and...

All Risks LTD Insurer(s): Various carriers rated "A" or better. Coverages available for: Pollution legal liability, contractors' pollution liability, pollution/professional liability, pollution/CGL liability, storage tank liability insurance, lenders' liability. Other pollution risks accepted:...

HEADNOTE An improved combustion analysis process has shown to protect electrostatic precipitators from explosive events Bark boilers have been used by pulp and paper mills for many decades, but their importance is increasing....

Tokyo, Jan 31, 2012 - (JCN) - Nissan Motor Co. Ltd has unveiled the Nichioh Maru, an energy efficient coastal car carrier that features installations of solar power panels and is propelled by...

Fukuoka, Japan, Jan 30, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) today unveiled a concept ship design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) System. This concept design is...