solarenergy8-09[May 28] German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through the midday hours of Friday and Saturday.

Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry in Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50% of the Germany's midday electricity needs.

coke_dasani_200Coca-Cola, Ford Motor, Heinz, Nike, and Procter & Gamble have now confirmed that they will work together on a new Plant Polyethylene Terephthalate Technology Collaborative, PTC, in order to accelerate the development and deployment of sustainable plant-based plastics.

common_ternA number of interesting articles published by the Bermuda Sun & Royal Gazette recently, highlighting threats to Bermuda's delicate ecosystem.

Invasive species pose a particular threat. Indian laurel is known as 'the strangling fig', feral chickens are destroying crops and habitats and slider terrapins are devastating pond ecosystems.

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