Green Options » NATO http://greenoptions.com/tag/nato Posts tagged 'NATO' Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:47:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Israel and Jordan to Partner with NATO on Inland Water Desalination Plants http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/28/israel-and-jordan-to-partner-with-nato-on-inland-water-desalination-plants/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/28/israel-and-jordan-to-partner-with-nato-on-inland-water-desalination-plants/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:47:45 +0000 Amiel Blajchman http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/28/israel-and-jordan-to-partner-with-nato-on-inland-water-desalination-plants/ NATO’s Science for Peace program and the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) have awarded a team of three universities, one Jordanian, one Israeli and one American a grant to set up two parallel water desalination plants at one site each in Jordan and Israel. This grant is meant to promote collaboration across borders and between the two neighbouring countries, in a region not known for its congenial ties between neighbours.

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1. World — Earth Hour 2008

earth-hour.jpgAs the clock struck eight in the evening, people across each time zone turned off their lights on March 29. It’s activism en mass and it’s called Earth Hour. The purpose: to inspire people to take action on climate change and to demonstrate that massive and immediate action is possible.

Earth Hour began as a city-wide voluntary blackout in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. This year, they’ve moved the date ahead two days and invited the world to join in. Even Google’s joined in. People from roughly 35 countries participated in this global event, which has become a yearly call to action. Read more: EcoWorldy, CNN.

2. Asia — Japanese Man Crosses Pacific with Wave-Powered Boat

Gas 2.0A Japanese man named Kenichi Horie is attempting to be environmentally friendly by boating across the Pacific without sails and without fossil fuels.

How does he do it? With a wave-powered boat. Wave power has been discussed quite a bit recently, with a lot of applications including traditional grid energy generation. However, Kenichi is taking things to the next level by powering his ocean going vehicle with the very thing it bobs atop. Read more: Gas 2.0.

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