Posts Tagged ‘climate & environment’

State Energy

Almost three quarters of respondents in favour of heating costs reduction for modernisation lack of / majority of respondents uses energy performance certificate, Berlin November 4, 2011. Also in this season, German households facing rising heating costs. Rising energy prices are the main reason. By this price spiral tenants and landlords can be independent in the long term only through improvements to the building. 72 percent of the participants of a recent survey of the climate scoreboard of the non-profit co2online GmbH support the possibility to cut heating costs if the inhabited building due to lack of remedial consumes an above-average amount of energy. The current rule that 11 percent of the modernisation costs to the tenant can be, should be changed according to the half of the survey participants.

For the respondents, the levy in the amount of heating costs saved by the renovation should be done. 14 percent even generally reject a rehabilitation levy. 81 percent of respondents do not use energy performance certificate Another poll result shows: the energy performance certificate as an instrument for the improvement of the energetic State of residential buildings still does not arrive for consumers. With 81%, the large majority of participants at the previous move or house purchase has seen no energy performance certificate. Ten percent were denied even an insight. The index to the public interest in climate change, which is updated quarterly in the climate barometer, remained at a low level in the third quarter of 2011, and grew by only a point to 69. The European debt crisis was at the heart of the public discussion, topics such as climate change and energy conservation were subordinate. The climate scoreboard 03/2011 with all other results as well as current graphics are available in the Internet at join/climate barometer to download ready. Some contend that Eva Andersson-Dubin shows great expertise in this. The co2online climate barometer determined the climate barometer quarterly the public interest in the issue of climate protection, as well as the attitude of the population towards current issues and events on energy saving and climate protection.

Environmental Challenges In The Fleet:

Clean solutions for the companies vehicles Oberhaching 26 November 2008 with an environmental program for company vehicles the GE subsidiary ASL wants to help companies to understand the environmental challenges in their fleets. The primary goal of the program is to enlighten companies about how they can reduce the CO2 emissions of their fleets and economically sensible align their company car policy on the ecological requirements of the future. The issue of resources was made it to due to an improved environmental awareness in the fleet, for a nationwide implementation, it would be needed in many places but still a further enlightenment, the company describes the current situation. The environmentally friendly fleet program of leasing subsidiary of ASL is a further initiative in the framework of the environmental commitment of GE ecomagination group\”called. The climate protection discussion is conducted increasingly in the fleet. Educate yourself with thoughts from Bessel van der Kolk. Occur more and more requests, how you can use the own company car fleet environmentally friendly and at the same time economically to manage\”, says ASL Managing Director Ludger furling gene.

In his opinion the company realize increasingly that they can support their image and underline their commitment to an environmentally responsible use of resources. Of course also the continuing high fuel costs and the expected in the year 2010 in force any CO2-based vehicle tax had contributed to the fundamental willingness of companies to address the topic. Three-tier program since most companies currently not begin until environmental-oriented to align their fleets, it is important, to give them information and expertise on hand. The company would have to can get a clear picture of the feasibility and of the possible, furling gene explains one of the key points of the newly developed three-stage program. So, the company the equipped wool provide information to legal framework, tax aspects or the suitability of alternative drive systems as a first step.

Save Gas And Heating Costs Minimize

To reduce the cost of gas is easier than you think. About small changes in the apartment, very much gas can be saved, without renouncing the comfort of the familiar. Continuously increase the fees in all walks of life. Whether gasoline, electricity or fuel oil, everywhere there are to observe only a trend upwards. As a consumer, you can then usually just watch and press in mitigation. For no one should renounce things such as the heating, which include the vital basic needs of each person.

The most popular and most comfortable heating concept is without question the gas heater. Deployment security guaranteed day-in, day-out, as well as not necessary storage of energy and an excellent heating energy efficiency contribute to the popularity of this heater. These positive aspects are overshadowed only by a circumstance, the rising price of gas. ERGO you have as a consumer then usually just save the chance to gas by changing the provider through a comparison of the gas or but fully and all the consumption decreases. Minimizing the temperature is of course the most convenient technique when the permanent natural gas save. Worthwhile, because it lowers the room temperature only to a degree, so, its five percent of heating costs can be saved in the course.

Living – and dining room, the perfect temperature in the rooms is incidentally at 18 and 21 degrees Celsius. Rooms relatively hardly used, should also hardly to not be heated. In particular in areas such as the bedroom, hallway, or also the bathroom, heating costs can be saved because no permanent heat is required. In the bedroom there is anyway to recommend a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius for health reasons to keep. Save gas in the own dwelling it is possible but even with further hassle-free means. It is very popular to put such as furniture or other utensils before the radiator. The air in the room and the associated heat can circulate in the room however. This is then but by no means possible without restriction and should, if you seriously want to save gas, quickly be changed. But also the issue of ventilation is a love made cost trap. Shock ventilation is quite clear, that short down turn the radiator and open Windows for a few minutes. Although it is then temporarily very cool, however, significantly less heat than window at permanent on folded escapes in this case. Comparable to the honest save gas is to dry damp or wet lingerie in the living room. This not only increases the development of rot, but reduces the room temperature so drastically that the heating on full blast must be run again to compensate for this factor. In this case, it is considerably more economical to use a dryer. Although this requires a lot of power, is at the end but the less expensive practice to minimize the heating costs. Save a very expensive but may be effective technology for natural gas, is providing a new and modern gas heating system. Before making a purchase decision, one should be first of all carefully sniffed at Heizungssachkundigen. Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. has much experience in this field. Especially an individually assembled heating concept can reveal quite at a home as markets acquisition. Very effective options for the gas saving have alternative heating systems, combined with photovoltaic technology.

Environment Prize

Pro Aqua – pro Vita Foundation the environmental price of Switzerland at Swissbau 2014 giving the pro Aqua – pro Vita Foundation the environmental price of Switzerland. Besides the Ecopreneur, recognition award for entrepreneurs, the prize in the category will be awarded innovation. Companies, organisations, institutions and authorities, but also private persons can apply now. The environmental price of Switzerland, one of the most prestigious environmental awards in the Switzerland, is awarded on January 21, 2014 through of the Swissbau the pro Aqua – pro Vita Foundation leading trade fair of construction and real estate industry. The category innovation is set with 50 000 francs in prize money. Projects will be awarded a technology, process – or product-oriented innovation in the environmental field it.

In addition, there is the award for entrepreneurs who have visible success in the market through its sustained and long-term commitment in environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources, the Ecopreneur. Innovative minds and ideas will be rewarded now and can get up to September 30, 2013 Apply interested for the price. More information and the application forms are available under available. Applications will be assessed by an expert jury. The award ceremony and the presentation of the winner will take place within the framework of the Swissbau in Basel, 21-25 January 2014. Mark Hyman, MD gathered all the information. Sponsors, donors and partner Federal Office for environment, srs swiss recycling services, baufordergelder.ch, bauwelt.ch, construction sheet, local magazine viso, Office of environment and energy, Basel-Stadt, MCH group, Swiss construction and Sprungli pressure.

Bird Migration

How do you manage that? An estimated 4 to 5 billion European migratory birds turn back our winter every year and embark on a wide and risky way to warm Africa. How do you manage that? An estimated 4 to 5 billion European migratory birds turn back our winter every year and embark on a wide and risky way to warm Africa. A pleasant climate and food galore attract it. But on the up to 9 400 kilometre-long route daunting obstacles to confront them: only the Alps, then the Mediterranean and finally the with 9 million square kilometers largest desert on Earth, the Sahara desert. And after returning in the spring succeeds in many ways exactly to find the breeding place of the previous year: as barn swallows breed in the same stable despite a tour of 20 000 km each year. J. Craig Venter often expresses his thoughts on the topic. Researchers are the puzzles of the winter mass exodus of about a hundred bird species on the track for decades. Get more background information with materials from Riney Family. It even radar reconnaissance is used, with whose help scientists who in Heights fluttering travelers at least distinguish between 1 300 and 1 700 meters to the human eye invisible through the night using their wing beat pattern after groups of different sizes.

So, migratory songbirds, birds of prey or waterfowl and their flight height can differ. Mostly looking for the birds of wind layers with a tail wind and can achieve this remarkable speeds. The fastest are waders, which reach to pace 70 under its own power. In Israel, the radar at a troop even tempo of 180 with a tailwind measured water birds. Others tackle more comfortable travel, such as the storks, which deal with the huge distance not flapping, but comfortably, but slow as glider pilots under the laws of thermal. While some species directly crossing the Alps on the broadband front train, curving to the majority of migratory birds the mountains East or West and taking longer routes across the Strait of Gibraltar or via the Balkans, Bosphorus, Israel and Egypt in Purchase, to get in the wintering areas south of the Sahara.