Irish business leaders supports low-carbon economy, environmental sustainability, reducing carbon footprint for competitive edge!

Highlights from the CDP Ireland Report 2011:
> 33 Irish companies responded this year, compared with 29 responses in 2010 (and 16 in 2009).
> 19 of the largest businesses listed on the ISEQ participated in the project.
> Eight Irish businesses scored over 75pc for the quality of their disclosures, including: Bewley's; Bord na Mona; CRH plc; DCC; Diageo plc; Endesa; Smurfit Kappa Group plc; and Tesco plc.
> 90pc of respondents have emissions reduction actions in place; although only 48% have set themselves reduction targets.
> 74pc of ISEQ companies that responded published additional information (such as CSR and Sustainability Reports), indicating that larger Irish organisations are giving increased attention to the management of climate change issues well beyond the completion of the CDP questionnaire, said CDP Ireland today."

Irish firms start to see fiscal benefits of carbon reporting - Green Tech - Green Tech | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service: "

The 2011 CDP report for Ireland was launched in the Convention Centre Dublin. A key theme from the 'Preparing for the Low Carbon Economy' report is that the 'tone at the top' influences the wider organisation's view and commitment to addressing climate change. In all 72pc of respondents reported that responsibility for climate change issues rested at board level, demonstrating the significant importance of this issue to Irish companies.

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Tip: Sleep Well, Avoid: prolonged stress, eating late, arguing w/spouse, watching intense movie, overdoing mentally challenging work, exercising late

Sleep and low energy: Insomnia is often associated with pineal gland dysfunction because this is where melatonin (often known as the sleep hormone) is secreted. While this is true, sleep problems reflect hormonal imbalances between cortisol, growth hormone and melatonin.

Cortisol is an important hormone secreted by our adrenal glands (also known as the 'stress' glands). Under normal health conditions, cortisol is highest in the morning giving the pick-up and go that is needed and should be lowest in the evening when it is time to relax before bed. In conjunction with our nervous system, it enables our body and mind to shut down for the night. When its 24-hour rhythm is offset, common symptoms can include feeling tired upon waking and feeling 'wired' in the evening before bed.

Different types of stressors have a 'trickle down affect' and can affect our bodies at one of more levels of the hypothalamus (also known as the control center), the pituitary gland, the adrenal gland, and/or the nervous system.

Our state of mind, whether relaxed or stressed, directly affects hormone balance."
timestranscript.com - Optimal health requires understanding of hormones | by DR. MARTIN GLEIXNER - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada: "
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: International Renewable Energy Community

"The world's premier event for the renewable energy technology industry hosted 26 foreign buyer delegations as part of its participation in the U.S. Department of Commerce International Buyer Program, and close to 400 people attended RETECH's new International Reception. RETECH will be returning to Washington, DC next year, and has been scheduled for Oct. 17-19, 2012 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

"We are thrilled at the worldwide appeal of RETECH and the continued growth of our foreign visitors," said Mark Glazer, RETECH Renewable Energy Director. "RETECH's ability to draw Government, Finance, Utility and Technology leaders from across the globe is one of the key reasons it is the preeminent meeting place for the renewable energy business. Working in partnership with the event's founder, The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), we will continue to build on this success and create more value for all stakeholders with RETECH 2012.""
International Renewable Energy Community Flocks to RETECH 2011; Dates Announced for 2012 - MarketWatch: Among the 26 foreign delegations was a group from Russia organized by the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council which included representatives from the Kirov Region - one of Russia's leading alternative energy regions, and representatives of Russian entrepreneurial companies. The complete list of delegations included: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Costa Rica, Denmark & Faroe Islands, Ecuador, European Union Office, Finland, Honduras, Hungary, Latvia, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
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Climate Change Update: Canadian companies sees cap-and-trade regulations could provide a significant market opportunity

The recent survey of 108 large Canadian companies is part of the annual worldwide study conducted by the non-profit CDP on behalf of more than 500 institutional investors. Over the past decade, the group has cajoled more and more global firms to disclose their policies and initiatives related to climate change and water usage.

More than half of the companies that responded to the survey said they sell at least some products or services that help clients reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. At the same time, more than 85 per cent said they have a program in place to reduce their emissions – usually by cutting energy use in their buildings or plants.

“Large organizations … are seeing climate change as a business imperative that needs to be dealt with,” said Zoe Tcholak-Antitch, North American director of CDP. “Climate change represents the first-ever predictable industrial revolution, and I think a lot of companies are really beginning to see that.”"
Canadian firms warming to climate-change measures - The Globe and Mail: "
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Tip: BODY should develop a good resistance to diseases, build a muscle mass because fitness is dependent on gender, food and age

"Komal Shah, a yoga instructor says, "Everybody is aiming on reducing their certain body part which will enable them to wear dresses like the female actors. But they don't understand that what is important is overall fitness." Says Mumbai based Ashtanga vinyasa yoga expert Dipika Mehta "The west has much more regulated stuff for personal weight reduction regimes. People read in books about Kareena Kapoor's suryanamaskars and start doing the same. What is important is the alignment during the suryanamaskars." Not every workout works great on all people at the same time is what people are now slowly getting a grip of. Anything is achievable but the ultimate aim should always be a healthy body."
Know your fitness style for healthy body - Times Of India:
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: Low Carbon Aviation Fuel from steel is only half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel

According to Virgin Atlantic, the "breakthrough aviation fuel technology" will see waste gases from industrial steel production being captured, fermented and chemically converted using Swedish Biofuels technology for use as a jet fuel. India, which is among the world's largest steel producers, will be one of the first countries where the fuel will be produced as Lanzatech and partners develop facilities there and with three years and Virgin Atlantic hopes to fly Delhi to London Heathrow on the new fuel sometime in 2014.

The "revolutionary fuel production" will enable airlines to dramatically reduce their carbon footprint by reusing gases that would otherwise have been emitted directly into the atmosphere and promote sustainable industrial growth, as the process enables manufacturing plants to recycle their waste carbon emissions, a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said.

Virgin President Richard Branson has termed the partnership with LanzaTech a breakthrough in aviation fuel technology and a major step toward radically reducing our carbon footprint. The technology is currently being piloted in New Zealand and following successful implementation, a wider roll-out could include operations in the UK and the rest of the world."
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Climate Change Update: ASIA: Links between Continental-Scale Weather Events and Global Risks to Food Availability"

It is more than a year since the devastating July and August 2010 floods in Pakistan that affected about 20 million people and killed an estimated 2,000. Many believe that the disaster was partially fuelled by global warming, and that there is a real danger that Pakistan, and the Indian subcontinent in general, could become the focus of much more regular catastrophic flooding.

Indeed, right now Pakistan is again experiencing massive flooding. The UN asserts that, already, more than 5.5 million people have been affected and almost 4300 are officially reported dead, 100 of them children.

Last year’s calamity, in particular, highlights the vulnerability of much of Asia to climate change, and has helped elevate this into one of the most important and pressing political and social issues in the region. Indeed, an increasingly prevailing view is that the impact of climate change could be worse in the region than all previous social, health and conflict disasters of the past."
Pakistan floods show Asia’s vulnerability to climate change | The Great Debate UK: "
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