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The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises, covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian ... keep reading
Written by John C.K.Daly in January, about Coal & Oil, Events, Ocean, Trade, Transport, War

FARM:shop will be using an empty retail unit to see how much food they can grow in an urban shop.Urban Farming has been a hot topic recently, with the rooftops of homes and supermarketsbeing transformed into fruit and vegetable gardens. Now the London FARM: shop project in ... keep reading
Written by Springwise in November 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Design, Farming, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Innovation, Trade (1 comment)

It's taken till 9pm tonight to be able to get anywhere near the opening of the Restart project which encompasses Cashel Mall from the Bridge of Remembrance to Colombo Street.So the pictures are taken in the dark.Earlier in the day traffic was too heavy to get anywhere ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Children and Families, Christchurch, Earthquake, Renewals, Retail, Trade (1 comment)

Walmart is a retail giant in the U.S. that is more well-known for selling personal goods and appliances. Some of its stores can stretch to up to a massive 150,000 square feet, which is nearly the size of three football fields. However, this is about to change as ... keep reading
Written by Yi Chen in October 2011, about Branding, Children and Families, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Retail, Trade (3 comments)

So you’ve developed a brilliant new clean technology? Its widespread use will benefit humankind greatly but you are loath to simply give the technology away without some form of compensation for your efforts. The answer? A patent. What is a patent? The traditional view of a patent is that ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan Lucas in August 2011, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law, Trade, Trade Marks

Our story last week on John Key’s uncomfortable interview with Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur generated a healthy dose of commentary from Celsias readers. In that interview, Sackur put Key under a flaming hot spotlight with regards to the clean and green image on which New Zealand, somewhat inaccurately, markets ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in May 2011, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Farming, Politics & Government, Tourism, Trade (3 comments)

A Honda New Zealand Ltd project in New Zealand 
For every new car sold, Honda funds the planting of ten native trees. In 2004, Honda New Zealand initiated the ... more »
New Zealand 
The Honda Motor Co Ltd is recognised internationally as being one of the leading manufacturers of automobiles, motorcycles and power ... more »