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	UPT - Traction - Trackside Power Management Solutions
		The UPT Trackside Energy Management System has been specifically configured to help resolve these issues and is suitable for deployment on Light and Heavy Rail, Tram and Trolley Bus systems.
		The modular nature and compact design of the UPT Trackside Energy Management System offers a flexible alternative solution to these issues.
		Although energy consumption patterns are complex and demanding, using system modelling, it is possible to evaluate and predict the impact of the UPT Trackside Energy Management System on energy flows and voltage variations within a system, over a given period.
	www.uptenergy.com /eng/applications/traction (859 words)

	Ontario Clean Air Alliance: Resources
		Members will assist the Government in its deliberations on important issues affecting emissions and opportunities for renewable energy and energy efficiency in a competitive electricity market, by bringing forward perspectives of both industry and the environment.
		To assist the Government in developing energy-sector regulations and policies affecting the environment, Energy, Science and Technology Minister Jim Wilson and Environment Minister Tony Clement have created a new Environment Sub-Committee under Minister Wilson's Electricity Transition Committee.
		Jack Gibbons, the Chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, has been appointed to the Environment Sub-Committee by Ontario's Minister of the Environment, Tony Clement and Ontario's Minister of Energy, Jim Wilson.
	www.cleanair.web.net /resource/res11.html (859 words)

	UK Government Sustainable Development
		Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett�s keynote speech: Delivering Johannesburg sustainable energy commitments at the International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEP) global launch
		Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett�s speech on Sustainable Consumption and Production at the Institute of Public Policy Research and Environment Agency conference.
		Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell�s speech at the launch of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEP)
	www.sustainable-development.gov.uk /speecha.htm (859 words)

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		Cooke, P et al,., 1997, 'An energy and environmental prediction model for cities;, in Brandon, P.S. (ed.), 'Evaluation of the Built Environment for Sustainability', E and FN Spon, London.
		Collier, Ute, 1994, 'Energy and Environment in the European Union: The challenge of integration', Avebury, Aldershot, Hampshire.
		'Coal and the Environment: The Government's Response to the Commission on Energy and the Environment's Report', Cmnd.
	www.nottingham.ac.uk /sbe/planbiblios/bibs/Greenis/A/07/07(A-G).html (859 words)

	www.areed.org
		The United Nations Environment Programme's Rural Energy Enterprise Development (REED) initiative operates in Africa as AREED to develop new sustainable energy enterprises that use clean, efficient, and renewable energy technologies.
		These new enterprises can meet the energy needs of under-served populations while reducing the environmental and health consequences of existing energy use, particularly low quality biomass fuels such as wood and dung.
		AREED is featured as a best-practice example at the Bonn Conference for Renewable Energies.
	www.areed.org (194 words)

	Environment Leaders' Summit of the Eight Miami, Florida, May 5-6, 1997
		The Environment Leaders stressed the overwhelming scientific evidence that links the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to changes in the global climate system, and the likelihood that these climate changes will lead to unacceptable impacts on human health and the environment in all nations.
		As part of this effort, they stressed that there is a need for continued integration of environmental, economic, and social issues, rapid progress in the eradication of poverty, and recognition that good governance, protection of human rights, and democracy are essential elements of sustainable development.
		Energy: The Special Session should initiate a process coordinated in the CSD for promoting sustainable energy use, focusing on energy efficiency and the use of renewables, while addressing the needs of people without access to energy services.
	www.g7.utoronto.ca /environment/1997miami/summary.html (1309 words)

	Earth and its Electromagnetic Environment
		When this energy from the sun arrives at Earth as 'solar wind' it interacts with our planetary magnetic field and our atmosphere to create a magnetically confined plasma which partially shields the fragile life on Earth surface from the harsh electromagnetic environment in space.
		Our sun's electromagnetic environment fluctuates constantly in cycles of 27 days, 11 years, and 22 years, along with abrupt and unpredictable disturbances including solar flares, magnetic storms, and Coronal Mass Ejections, all of which lash at the Earth.
		It's a rough environment 'out there!' We are now in Solar Cycle 23 which began in May 1996, is at its peak 1999 thru 2002, and is expected to end sometime around 2007.
	www.altair.org /atmoelec.html (1813 words)

	Traction - Flywheel Case Study - London Underground
		The trials clearly showed that the UPT Kinetic Energy Storage System captured braking energy from the train and reduced the power requirements during the acceleration by transferring the recovered energy to the train.
		The purpose of the trails were to demonstrate the effectiveness of the UPT Flywheel system in the traction industry both improving power quality and reducing power losses by capturing the regenerative braking power.
		The ability for the UPT KESS flywheel to capture energy is also shown with a reduced peak regenerative voltage during braking.
	www.uptenergy.com /en/traction/casestudy1.htm (444 words)

	Haskayne School of Business - Talisman Energy Scholarships
		Applicants must submit an essay (maximum of 1000 words) summarizing their interest in studying in the field of energy, the environment and the economy and demonstrated potential for advanced study and research in the field of energy, the environment and the economy.
		Awards are granted on the basis of academic standing and demonstrated potential for advanced study and research in the field of energy, the environment and the economy.
		The Haskayne School of Business is seeking applications for the Talisman Energy Inc. Scholarships in Energy, Environment, and the Economy.
	www.haskayne.ucalgary.ca /students/scholarships/talisman_scholarship.html (444 words)

	Edmunds, P. J.
		An energy budget was determined for the coral Porites porites living in a stressed environment for comparison of the energy inputs and expenditure with those of the same species living in an adjacent clear water fore reef environment.
		Zooplankton ingestion was found to be an insignificant component of the energy intake: the coral is fully autotrophic under stress conditions.
		The stressed site was characterised by higher sedimentation and lower irradiances than at the fore reef site.
	www.coral.noaa.gov /bib/abstracts/author-e/edmunds2.html (142 words)

	Nevada Power - Reducing Peak Power Demands To Benefit Environment, Consumers
		A pilot program launched by Nevada Power in the summer of 2003 will test the ability of a new energy management system to help its customers to control their electrical demand--from air conditioners to future "smart" appliances--automatically in response to real-time price signals.
		The environment benefits as well from lower overall energy use.
		The GoodWatts™ system works by shifting large household energy loads from peak to off-peak times of the day (when energy is usually less expensive for the utility to generate or purchase).
	www.eei.org /industry_issues/environment/voluntary_efforts/electric_customer_stories/nevada_power.htm (142 words)

	EDIRC: Resource and Environmental Economics
		Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Faculteit Economische en toegepaste economische wetenschappen (Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics), Energy, Transport and Environment Workgroup
		Université de Montpellier I, Montpellier, Faculté de sciences économiques (Faculty of Economics), Centre de Recherche en Économie et Droit de l'Énergie (Research Center on Energy Economics and Law)
		Universität St. Gallen (University of St. Gallen), Sankt Gallen, Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung (Department of Economics), Institut fü Wirtschaft und Ökologie (Institute for Economy and the Environment)
	ideas.uqam.ca /EDIRC/resource.html (2250 words)

	Construction Industry Development (Annual Research '94)
		These sub-projects are part of the Programme of Asian Cooperation on Energy and the Environment (PACE-E) of UNDP/ESCAP to assist countries in their energy/environment planning and policy activities by analyzing their energy systems as well as the impacts on the environment.
		This project was contracted by the Asian Development Bank to a consulting team consisting of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe), AIT and other firms in order to assist the Malaysian Government in conducting an energy conservation study in industries.
		The objective of this study is to help formulate a comprehensive policy framework for the orderly development and management of the energy sector in relation to the overall economic development of Malaysia with a reference framework for decision-making pertaining to strategic energy sector issues to support the development emanating from the country's vision 2020 program.
	www.ait.ac.th /AIT/research/1994/resener.html (2250 words)

	Petition No. 58 - Joint Response: Environment Canada (EC), Finance Canada - Department of (FIN), Industry Canada (IC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)
		About 16.5 percent of Canada's primary energy supply is from renewable sources, mostly hydroelectricity and biomass waste, compared to an average of 6 percent among countries of the Organization for Economic Development (OECD).
		Notwithstanding these challenges, the Government of Canada remains committed to further expanding the use of renewable energy to achieve its climate change and sustainable development objectives.
		The stated objective of this review was to provide Parliament with comprehensive information on the support provided by government for energy investments, particularly through the tax system, and to determine whether this support favours the non-renewable energy sector.
	www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/petitions.nsf/viewe1.0/8068B63DD46AE37285256DA2005C4308 (2221 words)

	LGs failed to implement Environment Act: minister -DAWN - National; 14 January, 2005
		The objective of the project is to create awareness and inculcate the habit among people for conservation of energy and care for their own environment by efficient use of fuel and energy in the country, he said.
		The minister said the government had provided another Rs40 million for the project titled National Awareness Campaign on Energy Efficiency and Environment Protection.
		The workshop, 'Strengthening the Institution of Motor Vehicle Examiner (MVE) in Pakistan', was jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and National Energy Conservation Centre (Enercon).
	www.dawn.com /2005/01/14/nat20.htm (436 words)

	Environment News Service (ENS)
		In response to a campaign by the nuclear industry promoting new nuclear reactors as a solution to global warming, nearly 300 international, national, regional and local environmental, consumer, and safe energy groups have issued a declaration rejecting nuclear power as a solution to Earth's warming climate.
		Environment News Service for the latest environmental news, current issues, climate, water, food, forests, species, energy, education.
		Duke Power, a business unit of Duke Energy, is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving more than two million customers in North Carolina and South Carolina.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jun2005/2005-06-17-09.asp (3566 words)

	10.htm
		The Beijer Institute - The International Institute for Energy, Ressources and Human Environment - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockolm, Sweden, 23 p.
		Proceedings of the "International Conference on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Environment", Athens, Greece, April 22-26 1991, 850-854.
		World Conference on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Environment, Havanna, January 1995, 7 p.
	cra.wallonie.be /cra/pub/10.htm (2005 words)

	DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC
		Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences (NSEES) is pleased to announce its search for the first of two Jeffrey and Martha Gendell Chairs in Energy and the Environment.
		Candidates should possess a strong interest in teaching and mentoring students, and they should be capable of playing a leadership role in the School's new Energy and Environment Program.
		We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to and proven record of interdisciplinary collaboration on problems at the intersection of energy and economics, and energy and climate.
	www.aeaweb.org /joe/0602d/html/joe007.html (279 words)

	Wiley::Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment, 4 Volume Set
		This first in the Wiley Encyclopedia Series in Environmental Science, this valuable resource features extensive illustration, photographs, tables, and a list of environmental and conversion organizations.
		Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment, 4 Volume Set
		Wiley::Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment, 4 Volume Set
	www.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471544582.html (212 words)

	International Railway Journal: Flywheels can solve power supply problems - Power Supply Innovations
		UPT Kess, based on a carbon and glass composite rotor, is designed to deal with a number of trackside energy management issues.
		The UPT Kess minimises the amount of waste heat losses and creates a cleaner operational environment.
		Based upon centrifuge principles (Urenco has considerable experience in the manufacture of high-speed centrifuges for the uranium enrichment industry), the UPT Kess provides a very effective means of using kinetic energy and then converting and delivering it as electrical power over a range of power and duration requirements.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_3_43/ai_98880434 (1307 words)

	Assistant Secretary For Environment, Safety and Health
		The Office of Environment, Safety and Health advises the Secretary and senior management on the status of environment, safety and health within the Department and is the Departmental advocate for excellence in programs to protect the environment, the health and safety of workers and the public at Department of Energy facilities.
		The Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to protection of the environment, workers, and the public from hazards posed by Department of Energy facilities and operations.
		Establishment and management of an integrated and state-of-the-art information management program that will facilitate the accomplishment of environment, safety, and health oversight, corporate programs, and administrative missions, and facilitate the communication of information across the Office of Environment, Safety and Health throughout the Department, and to other stakeholders.
	tis.eh.doe.gov /eshorg/eh-1.htm (1307 words)

	Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies
		The four thermodynamic potentials are related by offsets of the "energy from the environment" term TS and the "expansion work" term PV.
		The Helmholtz free energy is then a measure of the amount of energy you have to put in to create a system once the spontaneous energy transfer to the sytem from the environment is accounted for.
		They are internal energy, the enthalpy, the Helmholtz free energy and the Gibbs free energy.
	hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu /hbase/thermo/helmholtz.html (440 words)

	NAVITAS - Homepage
		a cleaner environment." Investing in wind energy ensures a cleaner future for us all and will pay dividends in clean air for future generations.
		We sell wind energy to electric utilities, co-ops and municipals who want to give their customers the "power to choose...
		Navitas Energy generates a cleaner environment with each wind farm that we build.
	windpower.com (440 words)

	China: Environmental Issues
		Current efforts by China to offset coal consumption include the development of natural gas and coalbed methane infrastructure, increasing the number of combined heat and power plants, adding approximately 3,000 megawatts (MW) of hydropower annually, and developing renewable energy resources such as wind and photovoltaics for electricity generation.
		One of China's main priorities as it enters the 21st century is developing and utilizing technologies to solve the major environmental challenges it is currently facing and will face in the future.
		In other words, policies are enacted to cut energy costs and reduce local pollution, while having the auxiliary benefit of reducing carbon emissions.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/chinaenv.html (1761 words)

	E&E DAILY: The Best Way To Track Congress
		Environment and Energy Publishing is pleased to announce that Greenwire, Environment and Energy Daily and Land Letter are all getting a cleaner, leaner look and several great new features.
		Click here to view the Budget and Appropriations Special Report, which includes updated budget tables for the federal agencies with environment and energy oversight.
		Shooting a hole in efforts to move an energy bill this week, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) yesterday said he is preparing for "one last shot" at a comprehensive energy bill to be worked on early in the next congressional session, which begins in January.
	www.eedaily.com (1761 words)

	Xerox and the Environment
		Xerox has also introduced many product innovations that conserve energy and reduce waste, such as two-sided copying and printing, energy saving modes in products, and on-demand printing made possible by high-speed masterless duplicators, laser printers, and the recently introduced Xerox DocuTech Publishing Series.
		Xerox Corporation is committed to the protection of the environment and the health and safety of its employees, customers and neighbors.
		Xerox has taken the position that pollution prevention and conservation of natural resources are major elements in our drive for continuing leadership status as a total quality company.
	www.aossales.com /partner/Environment_Xerox.htm (1761 words)

	Toronto's electricity @ workopolis.com
		But the Liberals are ignoring these kinds of energy projects -- which would give our pocketbooks and the environment a break -- to cater to gas interests.
		MARILYN CHURLEY, PAULA FLETCHER, JACK LAYTON - MPP for Toronto-Danforth and NDP provincial environment critic; Toronto city councillor, Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth; MP for Toronto-Danforth, NDP federal energy critic (respectively)
		-- MPP for Toronto-Danforth and NDP provincial environment critic; Toronto city councillor, Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth; MP for Toronto-Danforth, NDP federal energy critic (respectively)
	www.workopolis.com /servlet/Content/qprinter/20050318/LETTERS18-12 (265 words)

	Primer on the Solar Space Environment
		During a geomagnetic storm, portions of the solar wind's energy is transferred to the magnetosphere, causing Earth's magnetic field to change rapidly in direction and intensity and energize the particle populations within it.
		When a satellite travels through this energized environment, the charged particles striking the spacecraft cause different portions of the spacecraft to be differentially charged.
		It is a prodigious energy machine, manufacturing about 3.8 x 10
	www.sec.noaa.gov /primer/primer.html (3116 words)

	Governments of Ontario and Canada agree to cooperate on Climate Change - News Release - Government of Canada
		The governments of Ontario and Canada have agreed to explore cooperation on: electricity supply and renewables; energy efficiency, conservation and fuels; environmental management; innovation and technology; land resources and agriculture; impacts and adaptation, and, public awareness and education.
		"Ontario is committed to protecting the environment and human health by reducing air emissions from all sectors," said Minister Dombrowsky.
		"Ontario is building a culture of conservation where we encourage the cleanest, most efficient energy solutions for our homes and businesses," said Ontario Energy Minister Dwight Duncan.
	www.climatechange.gc.ca /english/newsroom/2004/20040521_ontario.asp (3116 words)

	BBC NEWS England Cumbria Irish press for Sellafield closure
		Newspaper reports said a confidential warning on the issue was sent by Sir John Harman, chairman of the Environment Agency, to Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett and Health Secretary Alan Milburn.
		Environment Minister Martin Cullen was meeting his UK government counterpart Brian Wilson on Wednesday to express his concerns about the site.
		The Irish government has campaigned for the closure of Sellafield and has started legal moves to stop it operating.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/cumbria/2943218.stm (3116 words)

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