Posts Tagged ‘real estate development’
Chapter 49: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants – Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
As of January 2012, 138 civilian nuclear power reactors had been shut down in 19 countries, including 28 in the United States, 27 in the United Kingdom, 27 in Germany, 12 in France, 9 in Japan and 5 in the Russian Federation. Decommissioning is a complex process that takes years. The United Kingdom, for instance, completed its first [...]
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 [...]
Greenwashing is nothing but Hypocrisy
Dr. Mir F. Ali The Climate Greenwash awards are out! The Climate Greenwash Awards are organized by Corporate Europe Observatory, Attac Denmark, The Climate Movement, ClimaX and Friends of the Earth Denmark to challenge the corporate capture of the UN climate talks and to highlight the way in which big businesses are increasingly turning to [...]
Carbon Neutrality
Dr. Mir F. Ali An incredible number of businesses, universities, and governments around the world are totally committed to the principles of sustainability and they are going through the process of taking inventories of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the objective to set reduction targets for their respective organizations and [...]
Municipalities must be vigilant in setting GHG reduction targets
Dr. Mir F. Ali It seems to be a popularity context in the midst of some municipalities to set higher targets for reducing GHG emissions with the ambition to be recognized as a national or global leaders depending upon the size of their ego. There are two things appear to be profoundly wrong with this picture: Somebody forgot to tell those [...]
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 [...]
Carbon Credits vs. Carbon Tax
This is a follow up to the previous post. Guest Post by: Dr. Mir F. Ali It is no secret that the world opinion about global warming is divided into two categories – those who genuinely believe in global warming and those who think it as a big joke. At the same time, the world is becoming aware of the huge controversy among those who [...]
