Fish crazy due to dioxide
Carbon dioxide is “driving fish crazy” Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found. Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the ocean by the end of this century will interfere with fishes’ ability to hear, smell, turn and...
Read MoreFish behaviour altered
Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function Predicted future CO2 levels have been found to alter sensory responses and behaviour of marine fishes. Changes include increased boldness and activity, loss of behavioural lateralization, altered auditory preferences and impaired olfactory function1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Impaired olfactory function makes...
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide Capture
Alain Goeppert,* Miklos Czaun, Robert B. May, G. K. Surya Prakash,* George A. Olah,* and S. R. Narayanan Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States Carbon Dioxide Capture from the Air Using a Polyamine Based Regenerable Solid Adsorbent Alain Goeppert, Miklos Czaun, Robert...
Read MoreMIT online learning initiative
‘MITx’ will offer courses online and make online learning tools freely available MIT today announced the launch of an online learning initiative internally called “MITx.” MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses through an online interactive learning platform that will: organize and present course material to enable students to learn at their own pace feature interactivity,...
Read MoreChina manufacturing tax
China ponders green manufacturing tax BEIJING — As the Chinese government struggles to meet several of its own environmental targets to 2015, China’s textile industry could face a new ‘green tax’, which together with higher wages and a slump in exports, puts additional pressure on an industry that is already facing big challenges. Within the last few weeks, the State Council of China has...
Read MoreGoogle Earth: Climate Change
Explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth and learn about solutions for adaptation and mitigation, in the context of the United Nations’s Climate Climate Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. With Google Earth you can view climate change scenarios, interact with narrated tours, investigate deforestation, and even dive into the depths of the...
Read MoreVintage Denim
Vintage Denim – At What Cost To Environment ? Readymade garment sector is booming world wide & specially in 3rd world countries, and garment processing has emerged as one of the important production routes towards meeting quick changing demands of the fashion market. In this article we look at processing of denim garments & its impact on environment. Brands seeking to improve their...
Read MoreCountries Carbon Footprint
Poorer countries overtake rich world’s consumption carbon footprint The financial crisis of 2009 saw the developing world’s carbon emissions from consumption shoot past the developed world’s years earlier than expected, new research shows The carbon footprint from consumption in the developing world has overtaken that of the developed world, according to research published on...
Read MoreCapturing CO2 Too Costly?
Capturing CO2 Too Costly to Combat Climate Change? Since a buildup of humanmade carbon dioxide is causing the planet to warm, why not just suck this greenhouse gas straight out of the atmosphere? That’s one strategy scientists have proposed to combat climate change. But a new analysis suggests that the approach may be neither economical nor practical. Before widespread industrial activity...
Read MoreEcomondo 2011
9-12 November 2011 Rimini Fiera – Italy 15th International Trade Fair of Material & Energy Recovery and Sustainable Devolopment. Flainox was there! Ecomondo is the biggest expo of green technologies and new lifestyles, a special forum where businesses in the environmental and sustainability sectors can meet institutional stakeholders, trade associations, local/central governments, NGOs...
Read MoreWorkshop in Natural Dyeing
Natural Dyes Stefano Panconesi 4-6 November 2011 The course aims to introduce the participants into the wonderful world of natural dyes will use the historical dyeing plants dried and wild plants collected in the territory; dye yarn and fabric in various fibers: wool, silk, cotton, linen, etc. we’ll see how the color will change with the variation of mordent, the pH of the bath. will dye...
Read MoreCarbon Capture Machine
David Keith is a bit fidgety. Maybe that’s because venture capitalists have asked to come see his carbon dioxide machine. Maybe it’s because the project is running months behind schedule, as experiments so often do. Maybe it’s because his critics say it’ll never work. Or maybe it’s a taste of excitement, because it seems entirely possible that the trailer-truck-size...
Read MoreChina mulls tax on resources
China is taking steps towards imposing a resources tax for the first time, countering assertions by the mining magnate Andrew Forrest at a rally in Perth yesterday. Mr Forrest, chief executive of the iron ore miner Fortescue Metals, held up China as an exemplary economy that was turning its back on communism by lowering resources taxes. ”In China right now there’s a fierce debate...
Read MoreClimate Change Trends
Climate Change Trends: Carbon Emissions Giants Right now, 10 countries — including the U.S., China and Russia — are responsible for 80 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. The United States is the world’s second largest emitter (China ranks no. 1), sending around 5.8 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere a year. That’s the equivalent to a year’s...
Read MoreFlainox’s YouTube Channel
We are pleased to announce that we’ve now opened our own YouTube Channel as well. Over the years we’ve collected some quite nice video material that we can now share with you. Right now, only a few video clips are available. We’ve already added a few video clips to some of our pages, and we will post new material as and when it becomes available. Click the following link to...
Read MoreThreats to Oceans and Reefs
A new report on the state of the world’s oceans is gaining considerable attention this week. The report by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature warns that combined threats to oceans are creating conditions where there is “a high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human...
Read MoreBlue Carbon Certification
Flainox s.r.l. has completed the environmental certification on the emission of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. The study commissioned to REXIZON was conducted in January 2011. It has been calculated the carbon foot print (total absolute emissions) of CO ₂ and GHG produced by the company in 2008, 2009 and 2010 according to ISO 14064-1 and 2 / 2006 and (PAS) 2050:2008. They were...
Read MoreSustainable Textile Industry
Sustainable Textile Industry Measure, Mitigation and Management of the Carbon Footprint of product, machinery and dyeing process for energy-saving and effluent-reducing. Carbon Footprint The Carbon Footprint is a measure of the relative global amount of carbon dioxide (CO2 in Kgs or tonnes) and other greenhouse gases emitted by a human activity or accumulated over the full life cycle of a...
Read MoreAfrica’s cotton and textile
The outlook is bright for Africa’s cotton, textile and apparel sector. The industry is undergoing a renaissance fueled by a global demand for cotton, diversification of sourcing and manufacturing locations around the world and an African middle class that is stimulating demand for African-made apparel. To capitalize on these trends, USAID East Africa’s Competitiveness and Trade Expansion...
Read MoreHow to source sustainably
In 2011 companies’ supply chains will gain greater importance, irrespective of the size of businesses involved. The primary driver of this trend is taking recognised measurements for water consumption, waste and greenhouse gas emissions and applying them to a company’s supply chain. But many businesses are finding this tricky for their overseas suppliers as the practical...
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