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Comment on: Can nuclear power be part of the solution?

Comment on: Can nuclear power be part of the solution?

In its recent edition, The Solutions Journal asks this question in the context of the Fukushima disaster (Vol. 2, Issue 3, Apr 05, 2011 ). The authors R. Costanza, C. Cleveland, B. Cooperstein and I. Kubiszewski argue that the external costs of the nuclear need to be...
Comment on: Can nuclear power be part of the solution?

Fish production in the “city of the future”?

The potential of urban farming to help feed future generations is more and more recognized today. Rooftop- or backyard gardening, small and medium-scale aquaponic facilities run near waste heat sources, urban community gardening or even multi-stories farming in urban...
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Vertical Farming – an update in “The Economist”

“The Economist” of Dec. 9, 2010, critically analyzes the Vertical Farm concept, as it is being promoted by Dr. Dickson Despommier. The authors highlight the claims and difficulties of this daring vision and point ways how parts of it could be realized in...
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New centre for sustainable water management services

cewas will be officially inaugurated in Willisau, close to Lucerne (Switzerland), on 18 of May 2011. The centre aims to combine advanced education and support to start up a business. It builds up SMEs that can offer expertise in the field of sustainable sanitation and...