Posts Tagged ‘Europe’
Fiber Optic Networks: Connect Communities
Image via Wikipedia Dr. Mir F. Ali Fiber optic technology advanced at an astonishing rate in the second half of the twentieth century. The discovery of fiber optics in 1966 was indeed a major landmark for which Charles Kao won a share of the Nobel Prize in physics in 2009. Working at the Old Standard Telecommunications Laboratories in [...]
The Cost of Building Green
Dr. Mir F. Ali Commercial real estate executives are increasingly seeking greener office space -- and are less inclined to pay premiums for it, according to a recent survey by CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle. "They are less willing to pay a premium for sustainable space because they understand that it doesn't cost the owner more to make [...]
American Clean Energy and Security Act
Here's another article by Dr. Mir Ali on the Obama Administration's attempt to reduce carbon emissions. It certainly is a change; but is it enough? American Clean Energy and Security Act Dr. Mir F. Ali The approach to limit or reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which was adopted by both the United Nations Framework [...]
Resolution to Banning Bottled Water in the Municipalities
Early bottled mineral water was so expensive that only the rich and upper classes could afford it. The situation began changing in the mid-1800s with the advent of the industrial revolution and shipping by railway. As early as the mid-20th century, worldwide production had already climbed to several hundred million bottles per year. Even [...]
