Posts tagged Japan
Canon Marketing Campaign Highlights Green Hype Problem Among Electronics Manufacturers
Jul 13th
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Canon has launched a new campaign this month to boost its line of green products intended to green up office spaces. Called GreenNation, the line-up has made its way from Japan to the Philippines and hopes to keep spreading across Asia and beyond. From these “greener” materials to improvements in energy efficiency, Canon is surely hoping their new products will raise the bar much higher for the competition…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Japan’s Sewage Water As Commodity In New Trade Plan With Australia
Jul 9th
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Drought-stricken Australia needs water. Japan discharges billions of tons of treated sewage water into the ocean. Might cargo ships returning to Australia from Japan haul otherwise-wasted water to the dry continent in their ballasts instead of the usual seawater? It seems like a perfect trade that satisfies several needs, reduces waste, and even reduces the potential for invasive species to hitch a ride from Japan to Australia. The concept for this commercial trade in treated sewage water is going to be tested out within the next two…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Monkeys Cleverly Escape Primate Research Institute
Jul 7th
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At a primate research institute in Japan’s Kyoto University, recently a group of inventive monkeys managed to escape their enclosure despite the 17 foot tall electric fence in place to keep them in. With no obvious means of escape visible, the researchers were undoubtedly puzzled at how their high-tech security was breached — that is until they discovered the primates had figured out a way to catapult themselves….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Anti-whaling Campaigner Bethune Gets Suspended Sentence in Japan
Jul 7th
TOKYO, Japan, July 7, 2010 (ENS) – The trial of anti-whaling campaigner Peter Bethune, 45, of New Zealand concluded today in Tokyo. The environmentalist and captain of the Sea Shepherd ship Ady Gil…
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