http://jkhanok.com Australasia, South Pacific, Asia & the World Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:28:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Edward P. Flaherty, Esq., Schwab, Flaherty & Associés, Geneva, Switzerland Telephone Number: +4122 840 5000 Fax Number: +4122 840 5055; Email Address: Flaherty@sfalegal.com Web site address: www.iowatch.org ; www.unreform-now.org WMO Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $500,000 UN Weather Office Found to have Harassed, Defamed and Wrongfully Terminated Chief ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/10/unwmo-whistleblower-awarded-nearly-500000/ The final details of the Government’s scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions have been unveiled today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme is a new regulatory incentive to improve energy efficiency in large public and ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/10/uk-organisations-will-save-1billion-and-more-than-4mtco2-each-year-by-2020/ Water recovery and re-use technology could become a key risk management tool for London’s businesses as changing weather patterns, population growth and evolving regulation increase the potential for UK plc to face a future ‘water crunch’. The warning comes from sustainability experts Envirowise and follows research which found that 70% of ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/10/is-london-heading-for-a-water-crunch/ Global warming continues to pose a real threat that should not be ignored — a claim reinforced in a new study by scientists reported in a supplement of the August issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. This is despite very small global temperature rises over the last ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/09/global-warming-set-to-continue/ The Government’s last-minute changes to the Resource Management Act - released today - will hasten the chop for protected trees, despite public outcry and the Green Party’s efforts to negotiate a compromise. "While the Greens have suggested slowing down controversial cuts to tree protection, National are hell bent on fast tracking ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/09/ring-fence-not-ring-bark-tree-protection/ New Zealanders will have a chance to speak out against mining in their national parks, marine reserves and wildlife sanctuaries through a Green Party petition announced today. The petition will ask the Government to halt any plans for mining New Zealand's most highly-protected land and water. "Kiwis who care about their natural ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/09/kiwis-can-speak-out-on-mining/ The Government’s plan for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will mean that ordinary kiwis will have to pay twice for their emissions, the Green Party said today. “Far from choosing the most cost effective option, the Government is planning for failure, with kiwis picking up the tab,” said Jeanette Fitzsimons, Green ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/09/government-wants-taxpayers-to-pay-twice-for-emissions/ Building For Balance with Pat Rahming The Earth is home to countless living things, all of whom depend for their continued existence on the extent to which we provide for their sustained presence. The key to all our survival is the extent to which we learn the lessons of the ancients, ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/06/equilibrium-equiliborg-launched-today-by-award-winning-architect-patrick-rahming/ The government launched a consultation today on revising insolvency rules to help businesses facing financial difficulties. The key proposals are: To give absolute priority to new money lent to companies in difficulty. This would make it more attractive to lend to businesses in this situation, allowing them to access the funding they ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/06/consultation-on-measures-to-help-companies-in-distress/ BONN, GERMANY, June 8, 2009 – Climate change experts from leading non-governmental organizations today unveiled their blueprint for a legally binding Copenhagen agreement. This will serve as the benchmark for governments negotiating a new climate deal this year and shows how major differences between rich and poor nations can be ... http://jkhanok.com/2009/06/wwf-other-ngos-draft-benchmark-copenhagen-climate-treaty/