South Korea has made big moves on the solar front. Posco, the steel giant, is in talks to purchase a major supplier of silicon for solar panels. Korea’s solar business will only grow in the coming years.
Like other American innovations, other countries have hijacked this delicious treat and made it their own. Why do these countries offer such supurb frozen concoctions? First, fresh ingredients like fruit and cream help. Bulgaria, Hungary, Korea, Brazil, and Argentina top the list
I think I remember learning about tidal energy in grade school–we have been talking about it that long (whoa, aging myself here!) Here’s the 15 second description: Tidal energy is created by the motion of the water that shifts thanks to gravitational forces, or in sum, the sun and moon. Because the Earth’s tides are [...]
Fasten your seat belts! When I started GGP last year, I mentioned Korea’s potential for becoming a clean technology giant. One such technology I briefly discussed was online electric vehicle technology, or OLEV. Researchers at Korea’s top business and technology school, Korea Advanced Institute of Sclience and Technology (KAIST), have tested an [...]
We did not see much of the Vancouver Winter Olympics as we were in Brazil . . . though it was a delight to watch some events on Brazilian TV, which was uninterrupted by commercials! Whatever you may think of the Olympics, the athletic feats are impressive, the stories behind some of the Olympians are [...]
Two events occurred after I left Korea that I wished I could have witnessed. First, the 2002 World Cup, though being there in 1996 when Korea the bid with Japan was interesting for Koreans’ collective angst at having to settle for co-hosting that extravaganza. Second, last week much of Korea was buried in 10 inches [...]
When I lived in Korea during the mid-90s, one of the simple pleasures in life was having everything delivered. Whether it was the yogurt lady, adorned in yellow vinyl in case the tropical monsoon storms suddenly unleashed their fury; the dry cleaning cantor (when he came to our building, I thought he was loudly chanting [...]
It looks like today’s DME Wednesday. I just profiled BC’s Blue Fuel Energy, and came across an announcement from Korea’s natural gas monopoly, Korea Gas Corp (Kogas), stating that the company is investing US$338 million into a plant that will produce cooking fuel from DME. Long range plans call for Kogas to develop DME for auto [...]
Editor’s Note: Occasionally, GreenGoPost will take you on a global tour of other cities’ transportation systems. We’ll start in Seoul, South Korea. We believe one of the best ways to get familiar with a city, and learn a little about everyday life, is to get off of the tour bus and to take mass transit.
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Every Tuesday night when I put out my trash cans, I’m clench my teeth when I see the amount of trash that’s going to end up either in the Inland Empire or South Central—or wherever LA’s garbage ends up.
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There’s one little area of the world where man barely exists, where rare wildlife is actually abundant, and is a hope for some scientists to create a “gene bank” where wild animals could be reproduced and reintroduced to other parks and wildlife refuges?
Yosemite? Nope. ANWAR? Nope. (more…)
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