The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says. Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world’s soaring food prices, which hit the poor hardest.
Archive for June 25th, 2008
As part of an EU funded study into dam vulnerability, scientists breached a dam in Norway to observe the results. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7472193.stm
Italian architect David Fisher has unveiled his plans to create the world’s first revolving skyscraper. Taller than the Empire State Building, the so-called Dynamic Tower will be built in Dubai, with a second version featuring a retractable helicopter pad, later planned for Moscow.
“Urgent and fundamental changes” are needed to improve flood defences, the report into last summer’s floods says.
Sir Michael Pitt, who carried out the independent review, said building regulations must be stricter in flood-prone areas and planning better.
