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Nikkei Ecology |
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January 2008Cover Story “Visualization” is the key word Evolving risk management of industrial waste Responsibilities of unvigilant waste-discharging firms are thoroughly pursued Putting innovative ideas into on-the-spot investigation of industrial waste management contractors Electronic manifest contributes to compliance with laws and regulations Selling safety and reassurance through “visualization” Focusing on the range and quality of industrial waste management An interview with Mr. Masayoshi Ishiwata, an expert in detecting illegal dumping of industrial waste: “Risky firms can be identified by analyzing financial data” Report Biodiversity and food problem Surviving the intensifying competition for fish resources Learn about Technologies First Step in Technology [Cellulosic ethanol] Technology to produce ethanol not from food but from waste wood is near completion, although the issue of cost remains Natural Energy [Spiral windmill] Windmill that generates lift force using spinning cylinders with spiral fins is commercialized by capitalizing on its quietness and safety Natural Energy [Bio battery] Bio battery that generates electricity by breaking down sugar with enzyme is to pursue even higher power output Learn about Environmental Laws Re-introduction: Easy-to-Understand Environmental Law [Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law] All firms are deemed as waste-discharging firms required to comply with the restrictions and to bear their responsibilities How to Read the Environmental Ordinance – Final Part Ordinances for restriction of bringing in industrial waste Many prefectures require prior consultation for bringing in industrial waste from other prefectures, and some prefectures ban final disposal Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law Q & A Worries concerning waste treatment consignment contract, such as how to revise the content and how to conclude a three-party contract This Month’s Environmental Law Metal waste recycling businesses are exempted from the requirement to acquire permission under the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law Easy-to-Understand REACH – Part 3 IUCLID5 and the definition of substance Trend and News Global Warming IPCC puts together the AR4 Synthesis Report, urging governments to make use of scientific accomplishments Environmental Technology Reuse Will the decisive outcomes of recycled cartridge suits have influence on reduction of environmental impact? Energy Conservation With the power consumption of IT devices endlessly soaring, the next focus of competition will be environmental friendliness in this age when IT technology has reached maturity Global Warming Will the COP13 held in Environmental Issue “Crisis will arrive earlier than 2020,” with the issue of depletion of resources becoming more serious than climate change Natural Energy Condominium complex in Biodiversity Wishing to create a common standard for legal timber validation shared by Europe, where people selectively buy furniture made with legal timber, and CSR Frontline Shifting to sustainable finance, which takes into account a wide range of themes ranging from environment to human rights issues Developing countries faced with difficulties in gaining access to medicinal drugs invoke WTO national emergency exception rule to circumvent patent licenses, rocking the pharmaceutical industry Climate Change Policies Q & A to understand climate change policies It is expected that CDM will continue to be adopted in the new framework beyond 2013 This month’s emission rights prices Learn about Environmental Issues Truth and False of Environmental Science [Energy-saving house] Is the high profile eco house really energy efficient? Junko Edahiro’s Eye-opening Facts on Environmental Terms in English [recycle-based society] Threats Waiting around the Corner The large number of Amami rabbit deaths is attributable to delayed designation of protection areas and exposure to the threat of dogs that have become nonnative species Column Souun Takeda, Calligrapher Challenge the Environmental Policies! – Final Part Making use of foreign media Contemplating with Environmental Thought – Part 7 Smog that created Dracula Cuisines of The village of oyaki is hard hit by soaring prices of farm produce THE ROOTS – [musenmai] The sight of the memorable sea being tainted by washed off rice bran prompts the development of musenmai (rice whose bran is washed off), based on an idea conceived from chewing gum Report Inside-Out [Is dioxin an issue of the past? – Part 3] Take a close look at the present situation of food contamination WorldWatch Institute To cope with the increasingly serious water shortage, From Business Week Engineers who fight friction Itaru Yasui’s “Eco Michelin” [The latest toilet bowl/seat] Instant heating of toilet seat is highly evaluated ECO Seminar Cure for the Headache of ISO Officers What are the points to take care of when establishing and operating integrated management systems (IMS)? Suggesting Eco-management Strategies to the Top Management – Final Part Eco management in New Environmental Study [CSR in Key Word Minamata disease / Roof/wall planting World Trend From EU PVC recycling expands as a result of the PVC industry’s success in its unique voluntary control From With the UN’s high-level meeting with the From Both distance and efficiency need to be taken into consideration in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by transportation From While biogas heating business picks up increasing momentum, financial aid to biogas firms holds the key to success From Responding to deteriorating water quality, the Chinese government will amend its Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law |
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