Tag: island communities

Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: December 2023 Edition – CODATA, The Committee on Data for Science and Technology

Big Data December 4, 2023

The costs of shifting scenarios: Why the IPCC should maintain consistent vocabulary in climate assessments In this insightful article, Bapon Fakhruddin, esteemed hydro-meteorologist, and climate...

Orkney Islands become UK’s first location for drone mail deliveries

IOT August 1, 2023

The Most Significant Threat to Pacific Lives and Livelihoods: Climate Change

Zephyrnet May 24, 2023

Discovering the Importance of Automotive Safety on an Island

Zephyrnet May 3, 2023

DRS contract award will lead to ‘significant’ job losses and could increase carbon emissions

CleantechMarch 21, 2023

MSPs group joins industry body calling for rethink on Biffa contract award and launch delay The body representing Scotland’s SME resource and waste management...

What Is Marine Energy? (New Video)

CleantechJanuary 9, 2023

So, you have heard of solar power and wind energy, but what about their younger cousin, marine energy? Marine energy — which is clean energy...

How much money RI made in recreational marijuana sales since launching

CannabisDecember 20, 2022

Recreational marijuana users and medical patients now have a South County dispensary to patronize. Plant Based Compassionate Care, Inc., doing business as Sweetspot Dispensary,...

BluSky Philanthropic Event Raises $100,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs…

Real EstateSeptember 20, 2021

“I’m grateful for the Boys & Girls Clubs and the impact they have on kids. It’s a blessing to be...

BluSky Restoration Holds Trade Partner Appreciation Events Nationwide

Real EstateJune 20, 2021

BluSky and its trade partners are crucial for each other’s success, and these small businesses are large contributors to the...

Insular Areas Climate Change Act: Strengthen Territories’ Response to Climate Disasters & Protect the Most Vulnerable

CleantechMay 10, 2021

Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists By Juan Declet-Barreto, Climate Vulnerability Social Scientist, co-authored by Dr. Adi Martínez-Román with the University of Puerto Rico Resiliency...

This small Caribbean island fully embraces Bitcoin in absence of banks

BlockchainApril 30, 2021

Bequia, a small island in the Caribbean just 18 square kilometers in size, is primed to become the world’s first fully Bitcoin-enabled community, Euronews reported earlier this week.

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Residents of Caribbean island can conduct local transactions using Bitcoin

BlockchainApril 28, 2021

"The adoption of cryptocurrencies is far from being a gimmick,” said one of the entrepreneurs behind a project developing property on the island.

Watch: DOE will work with 11 vulnerable communities to bolster their energy infrastructure

EnergyApril 28, 2021

The Energy Department said that remote coastal and island communities often face high energy costs and vulnerable energy infrastructure due to their increased...

U.S. Announces Support for Islands-led Global Initiative for Climate Solutions

EnergyApril 23, 2021

HONOLULU, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced the United States' support for the Local2030 Islands Network during...

On Earth Day, Z Sphere Development LLC and WeSolar CSP Inc. Announce MOU Collaboration to Safeguard Island Communities From Natural Disasters

EnergyApril 22, 2021

ORLANDO, Fla., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Sphere Development LLC (www.myzsphere.com) and WeSolar CSP (www.wesolarcsp.com) are collaborating to bring the world's first...