http://www.artipot.com/authors/13264/chris-woolfrey/ Latest articles by Chris Woolfrey from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/200279/world-environmental-policy-and-the-performance-of-mega-cities.htm After the detailed media coverage that surrounded the Beijing Olympics highlighted the dubious effect that a highly populated nation can have on the world's environment, some of the earth's major cities are expected to come under the microscope with regards to their CO2 emissions policies. As population hubs, they represent more extreme examples of the human effect on the... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:27:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/200279/world-environmental-policy-and-the-performance-of-mega-cities.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/200278/olympic-aftermath-beijing-china-and-the-environment.htm With the post-Olympic headlines understandably focused on the sporting achievements of the likes of Usain Bolt and his domination of the sprint events, or team G.B's new record gold medal tally, it is perhaps expected that that which dominated media coverage before the event - the environmental policy of Beijing - has fallen temporarily to the sidelines. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:21:53 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/200278/olympic-aftermath-beijing-china-and-the-environment.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/185844/how-the-e-u-plans-to-combat-global-warming.htm Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each other, from environmental groups, and from individuals - to implement genuine and successful 'green' policy Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:47:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/185844/how-the-e-u-plans-to-combat-global-warming.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/185791/the-solar-decathlon-giving-solar-power-a-makeover.htm In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, DC Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:00:52 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/185791/the-solar-decathlon-giving-solar-power-a-makeover.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/185105/solaraid-bringing-sustainable-energy-to-the-developing-world.htm The growing concern over global warming and climate change is leading the world's most powerful governments into extensive research on the possibilities of sustainable and renewable energy Construction has already begun on 'Solar Tres', a solar thermal power tower in Spain that could generate 15MW of heat annually, and there are also proposed plans for the building of a... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:53:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/185105/solaraid-bringing-sustainable-energy-to-the-developing-world.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/184218/environmental-charities-an-introduction.htm When coverage and interest in an issue rises, so too do the organizations related to it, and the environment is no exception; there are a number of charities worldwide who all deal in problems relating to the environment Indeed, there are now so many that its hard to chart them Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:40:00 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/184218/environmental-charities-an-introduction.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/183676/london-reignited-battersea-power-station-goes-green.htm After 25 years off-line, Battersea Power Station is due for re-launch On behalf of systems manufacturer REO Ltd Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:08:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/183676/london-reignited-battersea-power-station-goes-green.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/182629/fashionable-sustainable-energy-photovoltaic-and-art.htm Only recently has care for the environment become truly trendy, and only recently has it become a mainstream issue The sway is perhaps best signified by the change of the Conservative Party logo under David Cameron; it has now changed from the traditional torch bearer, to a green tree with a royal blue trunk Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:56:07 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/182629/fashionable-sustainable-energy-photovoltaic-and-art.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/182626/universal-solar-power-solar-tres-and-commercial-solar-thermal-energy.htm After the success of Solar One - the world's first large-scale thermal solar power plant - and its update, Solar Two, Europe has now entered into the race for sustained solar power Solar Tres, located West of Ejica in the Andalusia district of Spain, has been modeled on the Solar One and Two projects, which were developed and updated in the Marstow Desert, California, in... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:46:50 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/182626/universal-solar-power-solar-tres-and-commercial-solar-thermal-energy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/182552/uni-solar-portable-solar-electric-light-panels-charging-laptops-the-green-way.htm Aren't laptops brilliant Comparatively equal in power to desktops, and portable, too Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:56:02 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/182552/uni-solar-portable-solar-electric-light-panels-charging-laptops-the-green-way.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/182253/times-square-goes-green-with-solar-powered-billboard.htm Ricoh Company Ltd, of Tyoko, has announced plans for a billboard to be powered by wind and solar power Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:22:11 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/182253/times-square-goes-green-with-solar-powered-billboard.htm